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Madeleine Sami

Madeleine Sami

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

Lesbian Space Princess
Lesbian Space Princess
2025 • Queen Anne (voice)
Baby Done
Baby Done
2020 • Hospital Midwife
Come to Daddy
Come to Daddy
2019 • Gladys
The Breaker Upperers
The Breaker Upperers
2018 • Mel
(Time) Travel Centre
2016 • Donna
Slow West
Slow West
2015 • Marimacho
What We Do in the Shadows
What We Do in the Shadows
2014 • Morana
Sione's 2: Unfinished Business
Sione's 2: Unfinished Business
2012 • Tania

Full filmography

Lesbian Space Princess
Lesbian Space Princess
2025 • Queen Anne (voice)
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Baby Done
Baby Done
2020 • Hospital Midwife
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Slow West
Slow West
2015 • Marimacho
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Boy
Boy
2010 • Beat It Gang
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Under the Mountain
Under the Mountain
2009 • Constable Wood
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Eagle vs Shark
Eagle vs Shark
2007 • Burger Girl Customer
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Madeleine Sami – Biography, Known For & Filmography