Niki Caro

New Zealand film director, film producer and screenwriter

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Born 1967 · age 59New Zealand

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Rank in New Zealand
#185
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Age
59
Born 1967
Known for
Mulan
2020

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Updated 2026-06-19

Nikola Jean Caro is a New Zealand film, television, and music video director and screenwriter. Her 2002 film Whale Rider was critically praised and won a number of awards at international film festivals. She directed the 2020 live action version of Disney's Mulan, making her the second woman and the second New Zealand director hired by Disney to direct a film budgeted at over $100 million. Caro's works ranged from music videos, commercials, television dramas, and films, etc.