Jackie van Beek
Born: 1976-01-01 in Wellington, New Zealand
Known For: Directing
Biography
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.
Filmography
2025
2024
- Time Bandits ... (Director)
- Audrey as Ronnie Lipsick
- The Office ... (Executive Producer)
2022
- Nude Tuesday as Laura
2020
- Taskmaster NZ as Self
2019
- What We Do in the Shadows ... (Director)
- Educators as Robyn Duffy
2018
- Wellington Paranormal ... (Director)
- Anika Moa Unleashed as Self
- The Breaker Upperers as Jen
2017
- The Inland Road ... (Director)
2015
- 800 Words as Gloria
- Funny Girls as Pauline
2014
- What We Do in the Shadows as Jackie
- Coverband as Stacey
2012
- In Safe Hands ... (Director)
2007
- Eagle vs Shark as Burger Staff
2001
- Love Mussel as Fiona Mathieson