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Jackie van Beek

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Jackie van Beek

Born
(age 50)
Birthplace
Wellington, New Zealand
Credits
23 titles

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.

Latest project Best work, ranked IMDb

Signature work

Known For

Acting credits 16

YearTitleRole
2026 Zombucha! Film
2026 Mum, I'm Alien Pregnant Film Ann
2026 New Zealand Spy TV Ruth (1 ep)
2024 Audrey Film Ronnie Lipsick
2023 Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont Spelling Bee TV Self (1 ep)
2022 Nude Tuesday Film Laura
2020 Taskmaster NZ TV Self, Self (voice recording) (10 ep)
2019 Educators TV Robyn Duffy (32 ep)
2018 Anika Moa Unleashed TV Self (13 ep)
2018 The Breaker Upperers Film Jen
2015 Funny Girls TV Pauline (18 ep)
2015 800 Words TV Gloria (15 ep)
2014 Coverband TV Stacey (6 ep)
2014 What We Do in the Shadows Film Jackie
2007 Eagle vs Shark Film Burger Staff
2001 Love Mussel Film Fiona Mathieson

Crew credits 10

YearTitleJob
TBA Hope Film Director
2024 The Office TV Executive Producer, Director, Creator (8 ep)
2024 Time Bandits TV Director (1 ep)
2022 Nude Tuesday Film Screenplay
2019 Educators TV Writer, Creator (32 ep)
2019 What We Do in the Shadows TV Director (2 ep)
2018 Wellington Paranormal TV Director (6 ep)
2018 The Breaker Upperers Film Director, Writer
2017 The Inland Road Film Writer, Director
2012 In Safe Hands Film Director, Writer
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