Madeleine Sami
Also Known As: 마들렌 사미, Madeleine Nalini Sami
Biography: Actor Madeleine Sami won international acclaim starring in two Toa Fraser plays: 1998's Bare and solo show No 2. Aged 18, she debuted on screen on Shortland Street and Pio. Following Insiders Guide to Happiness, she played Oscar Kightley's romantic interest in Sione's Wedding. Sami went on to win an NZ acting award for Super City, in which she created and played multiple characters. In 2018 comedy The Breaker Upperers hit cinemas; Sami co-wrote, co-directed and co-starred with Jackie van Beek.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Auckland, New Zealand
Birthday: May 10, 1980
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Gender: Female
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Sione's Wedding
Overview: Meet best friends Michael, Albert, Stanley and Sefa; the ladies' man, the good boy, the weird one and the party boy. They're staring down the barrel of their thirtieth birthdays, but still act as if they're sixteen; they get drunk, they chase the wrong women and they have a remarkable record of misbehaving and causing chaos at every wedding they attend. But now Michael's younger brother Sione is getting married, and everything is about to change. Sione is their boy, the kid they used to look after, who grew up while they were still partying. And to ensure his big day isn't spoiled by his boys and their idiot antics, Sione has issued an ultimatum; the guys all have to bring dates to the wedding. And not just any dates; real girlfriends, someone they've made a commitment to. They have one month. So just how hard can it be to get a date for your best boy's wedding?
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-03-29
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Teach You a Lesson
Overview: In this alarming early short from Gregory King a 13-year-old boy's shoplifting escapade is narrated brilliantly by actress Madeleine Sami who performs the teenage boy incarnation of the Adult Man whose account of domestic abuse this is, while adult actors play the kids in the remembered story. What starts out as teen shenanigans (a porn stash is accrued with the five-finger discount) turns unsettling as a beating is doled out by Dad as punishment. The contrast between the naive voice and what is seen on screen - shot in hand-held close ups - is something unforgettable.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-07-01
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Perfect Strangers
Overview: When Melanie goes home from the pub with a handsome stranger, she’s captivated by his charm and attentiveness. He sails her away to his ‘castle’- a rundown shack on a deserted island. But when seduction becomes deception and passion becomes possession, Melanie realizes that she has been kidnapped. Torn between fear and desire, Melanie must escape – but her ardent admirer has other plans.
Genres: Drama Thriller Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-10-09
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What We Do in the Shadows
Overview: Vampire housemates try to cope with the complexities of modern life and show a newly turned hipster some of the perks of being undead.
Genres: Comedy Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-06-19
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Slow West
Overview: In the Old West, a 17-year-old Scottish boy teams up with a mysterious gunman to find the woman with whom he is infatuated.
Genres: Western Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-05-15
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Eagle vs Shark
Overview: Love blossoms for Lily over double Meaty Boy burgers at mid-day when uber-computer nerd Jarrod comes in and leaves with free extra large fries. After gatecrashing Jarrod's party and proving her skills on the game console, Lily goes down to Jarrod's home town with him so he can settle an old score with a past school bully.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-07-15
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Under the Mountain
Overview: Teenage twins battle dark forces hidden beneath Auckland's volcanoes.
Genres: Fantasy Adventure Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-12-10
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Boy
Overview: Boy, an 11-year-old child and devout Michael Jackson fan who lives on the east coast of New Zealand in 1984, gets a chance to know his absentee criminal father, who has returned to find a bag of money he buried years ago.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-03-25
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Sione's 2: Unfinished Business
Overview: Fast-forward five years and things havent quite gone as the boys might have planned: Albert is now married to Tania and they are living in suburbia, both working in insurance and also trying (unsuccessfully) to have a baby; Sefa and Leilani are still together and now have two kids although despite Sefas proposal, theyre still not married. And while Sefas business is falling apart, Leilani seems to be living life to the full; Stanley is now a trainee Deacon in the Future Church; Michael has moved to Australia but the boys dont hear from him often; and Bolo has thrown in his job with Sefa and taken up work with Sione, Michaels younger brother.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-03-01
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The Breaker Upperers
Overview: Two women run a business breaking up couples for cash but when one develops a conscience their friendship unravels.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-03-10
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Come to Daddy
Overview: After receiving a cryptic letter from his estranged father, Norval travels to his dad’s oceanfront home for what he hopes will be a positive experience. If only he’d known the dark truth about his old man beforehand.
Genres: Comedy Horror Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-04-25
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Baby Done
Overview: Wannabe-adventurer Zoe freaks out when she falls pregnant to her long-term boyfriend Tim. As Tim embraces the prospect of fatherhood, Zoe attempts to rush through her dreams.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-10-22
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(Time) Travel Centre
Overview: It's a tough day for the phone reps at the Time Travel Centre. Charlie is adept at solving time zone problems for her clients, helping one jump from ancient Egypt back to present day Auckland. Cynical colleague Grant is less patient. When Grant sends an unhappy client Charlie's way, a glitch hits the system.
Genres: Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-09-16
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Lesbian Space Princess
Overview: A space princess is thrust out of her sheltered life and into a galactic quest to save her bounty hunter ex-girlfriend from the Straight White Maliens.
Genres: Animation
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2025-09-11
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