Photo: Eva Rinaldi / CC BY-SA 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Rena Owen's path from nursing to acting already wins my curiosity, and her range seals my admiration. From the Bay of Islands, she delivered a shattering Beth Heke in Once Were Warriors, then turned around and voiced the alien Taun We in Attack of the Clones. Carrying raw human pain and uncanny otherworldliness with equal conviction is the real proof of an actor's reach. I read her Māori heritage and clinical background as more than trivia; they give her work a lived-in depth that no theory of acting can teach. I hold her in genuine esteem.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Rena Owen
- Name (Japanese)
- レナ・オーウェン
- Reading
- れな・おーうぇん
- Born
- July 22, 1962 (age 63)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Tiger
- Origin
- Bay of Islands, New Zealand
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / nurse / film actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- Benny Award
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Rena Owen born?
Born July 22, 1962 (age 63).
Where is Rena Owen from?
Rena Owen is from Bay of Islands, New Zealand.
What does Rena Owen do?
Rena Owen works as actor, nurse, film actor.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-20
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.