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Madeleine Sami

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  • Director
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Madeleine Sami
Deadloch (Australia)
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Deadloch (2023– )
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Madeleine has written, directed and starred in upcoming movie 'The Breaker Upperers' produced by Taika Waititi's company, Piki Films. Its about two women who make a living breaking unhappy couples up.

Madeleine has created, co-written and starred in two seasons of critically acclaimed New Zealand comedy 'Super City'. Super City was piloted by US network ABC in which Madeleine also starred.

Madeleine directed two seasons of the hit sketch comedy show 'Funny Girls' (named the top NZ TV show of 2016 by The Spin Off).

As an actor Madeleine has starred in 'Sione's Wedding' and 'Sione's Wedding Two', Taika Waititi's 'Eagle vs Shark' and 'What We Do in The Shadows', and most recently in the western 'Slow West'. She has numerous TV acting credits including 'Outrageous fortune', 'The Jaquie Brown Diaries' and Jane Campion's series, 'Top of the Lake'.
BornMay 10, 1980
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BornMay 10, 1980
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      • 2 wins & 5 nominations total

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    Known for

    Madeleine Sami, Kate Box, Tom Ballard, and Nina Oyama in Deadloch (2023)
    Deadloch
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Eddie Redcliffe
    Super City (2011)
    Super City
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Azeem
    • Georgie
    • Jo
    • Linda
    • Pasha
    • Levi
    • Mary
    • Ofa
    • Ray
    Madeleine Sami and Jackie van Beek in The Breaker Upperers (2018)
    The Breaker Upperers
    5.9
    • Mel
    • 2018
    Sione's Wedding (2006)
    Sione's Wedding
    6.3
    • Tania
    • 2006

    Credits

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    Actress



    • Deadloch
      • Eddie Redcliffe
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2023



    • Badjelly (2025)
      Badjelly
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Terry
      • 2025
    • Lesbian Space Princess (2024)
      Lesbian Space Princess
      7.1
      • (voice)
      • 2024
    • Antonia Prebble and Madeleine Sami in Double Parked (2023)
      Double Parked
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Nat
      • 2023–2024
    • Taika Waititi and Rhys Darby in Our Flag Means Death (2022)
      Our Flag Means Death
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Archie
      • 2023
    • Madeleine Sami, Kate Box, Tom Ballard, and Nina Oyama in Deadloch (2023)
      Deadloch
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Eddie Redcliffe
      • 2023
    • My Life Is Murder (2019)
      My Life Is Murder
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Lena
      • 2021
    • Baby Done (2020)
      Baby Done
      6.0
      • Hospital Midwife
      • 2020
    • Weirdoes
      • Latrina
      • 2020
    • Tales of Nai Nai (2019)
      Tales of Nai Nai
      8.8
      TV Series
      • Akshara (voice)
      • 2019
    • Golden Boy (2019)
      Golden Boy
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Claire
      • 2019
    • Educators (2019)
      Educators
      7.9
      TV Series
      • ERO Inspector #1
      • 2019
    • Elijah Wood and Stephen McHattie in Come to Daddy (2019)
      Come to Daddy
      6.0
      • Gladys
      • 2019
    • The Bad Seed (2018)
      The Bad Seed
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Marie Da Silva
      • 2019
    • Kate McCartney and Kate McLennan in Get Krack!n (2017)
      Get Krack!n
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Amy Bryan
      • 2019
    • Madeleine Sami and Jackie van Beek in The Breaker Upperers (2018)
      The Breaker Upperers
      5.9
      • Mel
      • 2018

    Director



    • Antonia Prebble and Madeleine Sami in Double Parked (2023)
      Double Parked
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2023–2024
    • Rachel Griffiths, Moana Johnson, Johanna Cosgrove, and Ariana Osborne in Madam (2024)
      Madam
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2024
    • Claire Lovering and Danielle Walker in Gold Diggers (2023)
      Gold Diggers
      6.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Raised by Refugees (2022)
      Raised by Refugees
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Frickin Dangerous Bro on the Road (2021)
      Frickin Dangerous Bro on the Road
      TV Series
      • segment director
      • 2021
    • Rose Matafeo and Laura Daniel in Funny Girls (2015)
      Funny Girls
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2016–2018
    • Madeleine Sami and Jackie van Beek in The Breaker Upperers (2018)
      The Breaker Upperers
      5.9
      • Director
      • 2018

    Writer



    • Madeleine Sami, Kate Box, Tom Ballard, and Nina Oyama in Deadloch (2023)
      Deadloch
      7.5
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 2023
    • Madeleine Sami and Jackie van Beek in The Breaker Upperers (2018)
      The Breaker Upperers
      5.9
      • Writer
      • 2018
    • Super City (2011)
      Super City
      7.2
      TV Series
      • creator
      • writer
      • 2011–2013

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    Come to Daddy
    Trailer 2:11
    Come to Daddy
    Come to Daddy
    Trailer 2:11
    Come to Daddy
    Under The Mountain
    Trailer 1:10
    Under The Mountain
    Perfect Strangers
    Trailer 1:38
    Perfect Strangers
    Deadloch (Canada)
    Trailer 1:50
    Deadloch (Canada)
    Deadloch (Australia Red Band)
    Trailer 1:47
    Deadloch (Australia Red Band)

    Personal details

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    • Height
      • 1.65 m
    • Born
      • May 10, 1980
      • Auckland, New Zealand
    • Spouse
      • LadyhawkeJanuary 9, 2015 - 2023

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      She is of Irish and Fiji Indian heritage.

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