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Jackie van Beek

Jan 01, 1976 (49 years old) in Wellington, New Zealand

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.

Known For

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Eagle vs Shark
Burger Staff
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What We Do in the Shadows
Jackie
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Taskmaster NZ
Self
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800 Words
Gloria
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The Breaker Upperers
Jen
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Funny Girls
Pauline
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Educators
Robyn Duffy
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Nude Tuesday
Laura
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Coverband
Stacey
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Audrey
Ronnie Lipsick

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