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Jackie van Beek

ジャッキー・ヴァン・ビーク

Jakkī van Bīku

Aliases: Jacqueline van Beek

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1976-05-10 (Twizel, New Zealand)
Nationality
New Zealander
Languages
English
Residence History
Twizel, New Zealand → Wellington, New Zealand → Auckland, New Zealand → Australia

Career

Occupations
film director, screenwriter, actress, producer, playwright
Active Years
1998-2024

Education

Onslow College
Country: New Zealand
Attended high school
Wellington Performing Arts Centre
contemporary dance
Country: New Zealand
Studied contemporary dance
Victoria University of Wellington
linguistics
Degree: 学士
Year of Graduation: 1998
Country: New Zealand
Linguistics degree
Ohio Northern University
Period: 1年間
Country: United States
Writer-in-residence

Awards

SPADA New Filmmaker of the Year
2013
Organization: SPADA
Result: winner
Best Supporting Actress, New Zealand Film Awards
2014
Work: What We Do in the Shadows
Organization: New Zealand Film Awards
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

My Brother and I are Porn Stars

2005 play

Comedy play about siblings who are porn stars.

familycomedy

The Breaker Upperers

2018 film

Two women start a business to break up couples for a living.

friendshipbreakupscomedy

Nude Tuesday

2022 film

A couple attends a nudist retreat.

relationshipsself-discovery

The Inland Road

2017 film

Drama about women traveling rural roads.

lossjourney

Bibliography

  • The Swimming Lessons
  • The Mayfly
  • Space Migrant
  • The Inland Road
  • The Breaker Upperers
  • Nude Tuesday

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Improvised comedy styleHumorous dialogue
Recurring Motifs
breakdowns in relationshipssatire

Legacy

Prominent New Zealand filmmaker, writer, and actress known for comedic works and award-winning films.

Trivia

  • Married to comedian Jesse Griffin; they have three children.
  • Cousin of writer Kathryn van Beek.