Rachel Jessica Te Ao Maarama House, ONZM is a New Zealand actress, voice actress, acting coach, and director. She is well-known for her role as Joycie Waru in the TV-mini-series Hope and Wire.
For Disney, she voiced Gramma Tala in Moana, Terry in Disney/Pixar's Soul, Parisia in Amphibia, and Mama Binturong in The Lion Guard. She also played Topaz in Thor: Ragnarok and What If...? She currently voices Mary Buns in Kiff. She is also set to voice Gramma Taller in Zootopia 2.
Additionally, she also voices Janine and Louise in the Hulu series Koala Man. She also played Ruth in the Searchlight Pictures film Next Goal Wins.
Roles[]
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Rachel House behind the scenes of Moana.
Trivia[]
- She and Jemaine Clement have co-starred in Eagle vs. Shark, which was written and directed by his friend and Moana writer Taika Waititi.
- Her first major career, Whale Rider in 2002, has been pointed out to have influenced the production of Moana and Avatar: The Way of Water,[1][2][3] and the 2002 film was directed by Niki Caro, also known for her Mulan in 2020.[4][5][6][7]
References[]
- ↑ Kylie Klein-Nixon (2022-11-27). "Avatar: The Way of Water was a 'spiritual experience' for Kiwi star Cliff Curtis".
- ↑ Luke Y. Thompson (2022-12-13). "Avatar: The Way of Water Review – Whalers on the Moon". SuperHeroHype.
- ↑ Liam Gaughan (2023-06-08). "Does 'Avatar: The Way of Water' Appropriate Maori Traditions?". Collider.
- ↑ Belinda Du Plooy (2019-12-31). "Sheroes of the Sea: A Comparative Reading of the Girl-Centred Films Moana and Whale Rider". Unisa Press Journals.
- ↑ Kyle Lee (2019-03-20). "Hidden Gems: Whale Rider". Box Office Prophets.
- ↑ Kristen Grote (2020-09-12). "Whale Rider is the best princess movie Disney never made". Polygon.
- ↑ "Here's the movie Auliʻi Cravalho recommends #Moana2 fans should add to their watchlist: ✨Whale Rider✨ streaming now on TVNZ+". Instagram. TVNZ (2024-11-28).
