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.
Screenography
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.
Awards
2023 New Zealand Television Awards/Ngā Taonga Whakaata O Aotearoa
Best Comedy (with Jesse Griffin, Rachel Jean, Jonny Brugh, Kelly Martin and Chris Bailey): for Educators
2020 New York Festivals
Bronze World Medal - Streaming Comedy category (with Jesse Griffin, Rachel Jean, Jonny Brugh, Kelly Martin and Chris Bailey): 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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