Jackievan Beek
- Actor
- Director
- Writer
The multi-talented Jackie van Beek emerged from Wellington’s theatre scene in the 1990s. After directing a run of award-winning shorts, her first feature The Inland Road was invited to the 2017 Berlin Film Festival. She went on to co-write, co-direct and co-star in The Breaker Upperers with Madeleine Sami, and helm multiple roles on other comedies; film Nude Tuesday, series Educators and the Australian adaption of The Office.
Biography
Even as a child, Wellingtonian Jackie van Beek had her fingers in several pies. The keen performer had "incredibly generous" parents who let her learn recorder, flute, piano, gym, ballet, tennis and swimming ... the list goes on. In one year, soon after leaving high school, she found herself studying linguistics and contemporary dance full-time, as well as writing and directing plays.
Screenography
Awards
2026 New Zealand Screen Awards/Ngā Taonga Whakaata O Aotearoa
Nominated for Best Comedy (with Rachel Jean, Jesse Griffin, Jonny Brugh, Kelly Martin, Andrew Szusterman & Sally Campbell): for Educators
“A bit of panic excites me, actually. You learn to be bold and to fail and to carry on. That’s when you truly feel alive.”
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