
Biography
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.
Acted in 30
2020s
- 2026
- 2025
- 2023
Double Parked
Nat · 16 episodes
- 2022
- 2021
Patriot Brains
Contestant · 1 episode
- 2020
2010s
- 2019
- 2018
- 2016
(Time) Travel Centre
Donna
- 2015
- 2014
- 2013
- 2012
Sione's 2: Unfinished Business
Tania
- 2011
Super City
TV
- 2010
Radiradirah
Various · 8 episodes
2000s
- 2009
Under the Mountain
Constable Wood
- 2008
The Jaquie Brown Diaries
Serita Singh · 6 episodes
- 2007
Eagle vs Shark
Burger Girl Customer
- 2006
- 2004
The Insider's Guide To Happiness
TV
- 2003
Perfect Strangers
Andrea
1990s
- 1995
Directed 5
2020s
- 2023
Double Parked
Director
- 2022
Raised by Refugees
Director
2010s
- 2018
- 2015
Funny Girls
Director
No release date
Hope
Director
Wrote 3
2020s
- 2023
2010s
- 2018
- 2013
Appearances5
2020s
- 2023
- 2020
2010s
- 2018
The Great Kiwi Bake Off
Self - Presenter · 27 episodes
Anika Moa Unleashed
Self · 13 episodes