Directing
Jackie van Beek
Wellington, New ZealandBorn 1976 (50 years old)
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.
6
Films
6
TV Shows
8
Crew Credits
Known For
12 Credits
Taskmaster NZ
as Self
2020
800 Words
as Gloria
2015
What We Do in the Shadows
as Jackie
2014
Educators
as Robyn Duffy
2019
Anika Moa Unleashed
as Self
2018
Nude Tuesday
as Laura
2022
Funny Girls
as Pauline
2015
Coverband
as Stacey
2014
Eagle vs Shark
as Burger Staff
2007
Audrey
as Ronnie Lipsick
2024
The Breaker Upperers
as Jen
2018
Mum, I'm Alien Pregnant
as Ann
2026
