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Keisha Castle-Hughes

Twelve-year-old Keisha Castle-Hughes found fame when her first film Whale Rider became an international hit. Her performance as the spirited Māori girl Pai won her an Oscar nomination, and many awards. She followed it with the leading role of Mary in the biblically-themed Nativity Story, and in 2009 won a Qantas award for playing a pregnant teenager in tele-movie Piece of My Heart. The upcoming Vintner's Luck sees Castle-Hughes reuniting with Whale Rider director Niki Caro. 

Castle-Hughes, who's never acted before, is totally beguiling. She possesses an innate grace that makes her transformation from outcast adolescent to spiritual warrior seem utterly natural. 
 
 

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