Comments on At the Bar: Underappreciated Actress of Color #15: Mamaengaroa...

I cried watching the rape scene as well and I am a...

2010-12-04T17:44:47.431-05:00

I cried watching the rape scene as well and I am a crusty old dude. What an amazing young talent. Why she hasn't been in many more films since is beyond me though I don't doubt that race has something to do with it. No pictures of her, very little bio available about her, and the last thing she is listed as having acted in was 2002. Just whets my curiosity rather than assuaging it. This dearth of information also makes me hope she is doing well in her life, that she is prospering and growing.

@ leigh204, I couldn't believe it either. I ...

2010-04-08T08:26:07.730-04:00

@ leigh204,

I couldn't believe it either. I was shocked at how different the rules are in New Zealand. I didn't know a they'd let a 16-year-old do all that in a movie!

I think she's glorious. I'd love to know what she looks like now. I bet she's stunning.

The brutal rape scene of Mamaengaroa Kerr-Bell'...

2010-04-07T22:17:50.793-04:00

The brutal rape scene of Mamaengaroa Kerr-Bell's character brought me to tears. I can't believe she was only 16 years-old at the time. She was very convincing.

LOL - Probably because his name is waaaay easier t...

2010-02-15T13:08:06.218-05:00

LOL - Probably because his name is waaaay easier to say. Thanks for stopping by!

Oh man. "Once Were Warriors" is one hell...

2010-02-15T08:41:38.755-05:00

Oh man. "Once Were Warriors" is one helluva film. It's not often that I get teary in a movie, but seeing what happens to Grace Heke is one of those times.

Regarding lack of further success in films, I wonder if it hurts her to have a name that wouldn't easily roll off the tongue for most audiences. I figure that's part of the reason why actors like Chiwetel Ejiofor and Adewale Akinnouye-Agbaje aren't household names.
Nice to see that Temuera Morrison got some Hollywood love out of that movie though.