2014Winner
Best Performance
What We Do in the Shadows
Jackie van Beek
Actor · Director · Writer
Wellington, New Zealand
January 1, 1976
Biography
Jackie is a New Zealand actress, writer and director best known for The Breaker Upperers, a buddy comedy that she co-wrote, directed and starred in with Madeleine Sami. Her first feature film, The Inland Road, premiered in competition at the 2017 Berlin Film Festival. She played Jackie, the desperate familiar, in Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement's What We Do in the Shadows and now directs on two of the film's spin-offs: Wellington Paranormal and the Shadows FX series.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2007Nominee
Best Performance
Eagle vs Shark
2018Nominee
Best Performance
The Breaker Upperers
Career Highlights
2022Highlight
Best Performance
Nude Tuesday
2026Highlight
Best Performance
Mum, I'm Alien Pregnant
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What We Do in the Shadows
Eagle vs Shark
The Breaker Upperers