Madeleine Sami
Acting
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.
Known for
2025Lesbian Space Princess
Queen Anne (voice)
2020Baby Done
Hospital Midwife
2019Come to Daddy
Gladys
2018The Breaker Upperers
Mel
2015Slow West
Marimacho
2014What We Do in the Shadows
Morana
2012Sione's 2: Unfinished Business
Tania
2010Boy
Beat It Gang
2009Under the Mountain
Constable Wood
2007Eagle vs Shark
Burger Girl Customer
2006Sione's Wedding
Tania
2003Perfect Strangers
Andrea
