Keisha Castle-Hughes
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| Keisha Castle-Hughes | |
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| Born | March 24 1990 Image:Flag of Australia.svg Donnybrook, Western Australia, Australia |
Keisha Castle-Hughes (born March 24, 1990) is a New Zealand actress, best-known for her first role, as Paikea in Whale Rider. She became the youngest female ever nominated for the Academy Awards' Oscar for Best Actress, for this role.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Personal life
Born on March 24,1990 in Donnybrook, Western Australia to Desrae Hughes, a Māori mother and Tim Castle, an English-Australian father, Keisha Castle-Hughes was 18 months old when her family moved to New Zealand; her parents (who had never married) later separated. Castle-Hughes became a New Zealand citizen in 2001. She has three younger brothers and a younger sister. Her siblings include Rhys, Liam, Maddisyn, and Qayde. She is currently living in Papakura, Auckland and was once a student of Penrose High School, and Rosehill College, both in Auckland. On April 25 2007, she gave birth to a daughter, Felicity-Amore, at just seventeen. The baby's father is Hughes' boyfriend of four years, Bradley Hull, 20.[1]
[edit] Career
On January 27, 2004, Castle-Hughes became the youngest female ever nominated for the Academy Awards' Oscar for Best Actress, for her portrayal of Paikea Apirana (Pai) in the independent film Whale Rider. Despite not having had any previous acting experience, the then 11-year-old actress went directly from her Auckland classroom to the set when the film began shooting in New Zealand in late 2001, and received widespread critical acclaim for her performance. She soon followed the role by appearing in Prince's controversial music video for his song "Cinnamon Girl" and with a shoot in Vanity Fair magazine. In 2004, Castle-Hughes was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.[2]
Castle-Hughes' most recent film roles were as Queen Apailana in Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith and the Virgin Mary in The Nativity Story, released in 2006. New York Times critic A. O. Scott said that she "seems entirely unfazed by the demands of playing Mary. She has the poise and intelligence to play the character not as an icon of maternity, but rather as a headstrong, thoughtful adolescent transformed by an unimaginable responsibility." [3] She will next be seen as Sunni in Hey, Hey, It's Esther Blueburger, which was filmed in late 2006. [4]
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2002 | Whale Rider | Paikea | |
| 2005 | Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith | Queen of Naboo | |
| 2006 | The Nativity Story | Mary | |
| 2007 | Hey, Hey, It's Esther Blueburger | Sunni | post-production |
[edit] References
- ^ Whale Rider's Keisha Castle-Hughes Has Baby Girl. People (2007-04-29). Retrieved on 2007-04-30.
- ^ http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2004/04.06.28.html
- ^ The Virgin Mary as a Teenager With Worries The New York Times. December 1, 2006.
- ^ For Keisha, the show must go on The Adelaide Advertiser. October 23, 2006.
[edit] External links
- Keisha Castle-Hughes at the Internet Movie Database
- The Nativity Story Official websitede:Keisha Castle-Hughes
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