Jackie van Beek
- Directing
- January 1, 1976 · Wellington, New Zealand
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.
Known for
Filmography
- Zombucha!
- Mum, I'm Alien Pregnant · Ann
- New Zealand Spy · Ruth
- Audrey · Ronnie Lipsick
- The Office · Executive producer, Director
- Time Bandits · Director
- Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont Spelling Bee · Self
- Nude Tuesday · Laura, Screenplay
- Taskmaster NZ · Self
- Educators · Robyn Duffy, Writer
- What We Do in the Shadows · Director
- Wellington Paranormal · Director
- Anika Moa Unleashed · Self
- The Breaker Upperers · Jen, Director
- The Inland Road · Director, Writer
- Funny Girls · Pauline
- 800 Words · Gloria
- Coverband · Stacey
- What We Do in the Shadows · Jackie
- In Safe Hands · Director, Writer
- Eagle vs Shark · Burger Staff
- Love Mussel · Fiona Mathieson
- Hope · Director