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Jackie van Beek

Jackie van Beek

Born: 1976-01-01 • Wellington, New Zealand

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
Mum, I'm Alien Pregnant poster
Mum, I'm Alien Pregnant
2026 • Ann
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Zombucha!
2025
Audrey poster
Audrey
2024 • Ronnie Lipsick
Nude Tuesday poster
Nude Tuesday
2022 • Laura
The Breaker Upperers poster
The Breaker Upperers
2018 • Jen
What We Do in the Shadows poster
What We Do in the Shadows
2014 • Jackie
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Eagle vs Shark
2007 • Burger Staff
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Love Mussel
2001 • Fiona Mathieson