Keisha Castle-Hughes
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in New ZealandKeisha Castle-Hughes is a New Zealand actress. She made her acting debut in the drama film Whale Rider (2002), for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress, making her the second-youngest nominee in this category.
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I thought 'I can't be an actor, I can't'. Then this film came up and it was like someone saying to me, 'You can, don't give up'.
On getting her role as "Paikea" in Whale Rider, as quoted in the actor profiles at the official Whale Rider site.
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Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Wellwood
Red Dog
Thank You for Your Service
Whale Rider
The Nativity Story
Tone-Deaf
Vampire
Rewind
Game of Thrones: A Day in the Life
The Vintner's Luck
Hey Hey It's Esther Blueburger
Queen of Carthage
Piece of My Heart
Toxic
Housewife
In the Palm of Her Hand30 credits on file
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Game of Thrones
The Walking Dead
FBI
FBI: Most Wanted
Star Wars: The Bad Batch
Legend of the Seeker
The Oscars
Manhunt
Roadies
On The RopesConnected to Keisha 6
About this person
Keisha Castle-Hughes is a New Zealand actress. She made her acting debut in the drama film Whale Rider (2002), for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress, making her the second-youngest nominee in this category. Her subsequent films include the biblical drama film The Nativity Story (2006) and the teen film Hey, Hey, It's Esther Blueburger (2008). On television, she had appeared as Obara Sand in Game of Thrones (2015-2017), and starred as Special Agent Hana Gibson in all six seasons of FBI: Most Wanted (2020-2025).
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