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Madeleine Sami
Born: 10th May 1980 Auckland, North Island, New Zealand
Dept: Acting
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.
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Film and Tv Credits
Total number of credits listed: 33
Film: 14 (42%)
Television: 19 (58%)
Remaining genres not in graph: Reality, Western, Fantasy, News, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Filmography
2025
A space princess is thrust out of her sheltered life and into a galactic quest to save her bounty hunter ex-girlfriend from evil incel aliens. ... view
Character:
Queen Anne (voice)
Jun 2023 (first aired)
Young lesbian couple Nat and Steph are left dumbfounded when a 'disappointing' trip to the IVF clinic and a 'botched' home insemination job actually l ... view
Character:
Nat (16 ep.)
Jun 2023 (first aired)
Two vastly different female detectives are thrown together to solve the murder of a local man in the sleepy seaside hamlet of Deadloch. ... view
Character:
Eddie Redcliffe (14 ep.)
Mar 2022 (first aired)
After trading in the seemingly charmed life of a gentleman for one of a swashbuckling buccaneer, Stede Bonnet becomes captain of the pirate ship Reven ... view
Character:
Archie (8 ep.)
Apr 2021 (first aired)
The fast-paced comedy panel show will see each country’s greatest comedian’s pitted against each other to find out who knows their country best, w ... view
Character:
Contestant (1 ep.)
2020
Wannabe-adventurer Zoe freaks out when she falls pregnant to her long-term boyfriend Tim. As Tim embraces the prospect of fatherhood, Zoe attempts to ... view
Character:
Hospital Midwife
Oct 2020 (first aired)
Jeremy Wells and his loyal assistant Paul Williams torment some of Aotearoa's best, brightest, and most available comedians. Who will earn the Taskmas ... view
Character:
Self (13 ep.)
Jul 2019 (first aired)
New Zealand's best and brightest comedians showcase their current affairs prowess unpacking the hot topics of the week: politics, sports, pop culture ... view
Character:
Panellist (5 ep.)
Jul 2019 (first aired)
Investigator Alexa Crowe, cannot help fighting the good fight – whether it is solving murders or combatting the small frustrations of everyday life. ... view
Character:
Lena (1 ep.)
Jul 2019 (first aired)
Follow the hilarious life of small town girl Mitch as she lives in the constant shadow of her rugby star brother Tama. ... view
Character:
Claire (8 ep.)
May 2019 (first aired)
Set behind the scenes of an ordinary Kiwi secondary school, following the hopelessly and hilariously inept people in charge of educating the next gene ... view
Character:
ERO Inspector #1 (1 ep.)
2019
After receiving a cryptic letter from his estranged father, Norval travels to his dad’s oceanfront home for what he hopes will be a positive experie ... view
Character:
Gladys
Apr 2019 (first aired)
Two brothers from the same dysfunctional family, having escaped the desperate days of their early childhood, find their newly ordered lives falling ap ... view
Character:
Detective Marie Da Silva (5 ep.)
Oct 2018 (first aired)
From biscuits to bread, pies to pavlovas, 12 amateur Kiwi bakers have their skills put to the test. Will they rise to the challenge? ... view
Character:
Self - Presenter (27 ep.)
Mar 2018 (first aired)
Anika's on the loose again, ready to go deep and laugh hard with well-known Kiwis. Her infectious honesty opens the hearts of all she meets - and befo ... view
Character:
Self (13 ep.)
2018
Two women run a business breaking up couples for cash but when one develops a conscience their friendship unravels. ... view
Character:
Mel
2016
It's a tough day for the phone reps at the Time Travel Centre. Charlie is adept at solving time zone problems for her clients, helping one jump from a ... view
Character:
Donna
2015
In the Old West, a 17-year-old Scottish boy teams up with a mysterious gunman to find the woman with whom he is infatuated. ... view
Character:
Marimacho
2014
Vampire housemates try to cope with the complexities of modern life and show a newly turned hipster some of the perks of being undead. ... view
Character:
Morana
May 2013 (first aired)
A cartoon that follows the adventures of the Hook family as they navigate the complex and hilarious circumstances growing up in a bicultural and eclec ... view
Character:
Mum Hook / Angeline Hook / Aunty Winny (voice) (22 ep.)
2012
Fast-forward five years and things havent quite gone as the boys might have planned: Albert is now married to Tania and they are living in suburbia, b ... view
Character:
Tania
Feb 2011 (first aired)
Super City was a New Zealand television comedy series starring Madeleine Sami. Season one was directed by Taika Waititi while season two was directed ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (14 ep.)
May 2010 (first aired)
Radiradirah was a New Zealand comedy sketch show that originally aired from the 21 May to the 9 July 2010, with a total of 8 episodes.
It featured se ... view
Character:
Various (8 ep.)
2010
Boy, an 11-year-old child and devout Michael Jackson fan who lives on the east coast of New Zealand in 1984, gets a chance to know his absentee crimin ... view
Character:
Beat It Gang
2009
Teenage twins battle dark forces hidden beneath Auckland's volcanoes. ... view
Character:
Constable Wood
Aug 2009 (first aired)
7 Days is a New Zealand comedy gameshow similar in some ways to the British program Mock the Week, hosted by Jeremy Corbett and created by The Down Lo ... view
Character:
Team Leader (6 ep.)
Panelist (7 ep.)
Jul 2008 (first aired)
The Jaquie Brown Diaries is a satirical New Zealand sitcom in which real-life television personality Jaquie Brown plays a fictionalised, over-ambitiou ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (6 ep.)
Serita Singh (14 ep.)
2007
Love blossoms for Lily over double Meaty Boy burgers at mid-day when uber-computer nerd Jarrod comes in and leaves with free extra large fries. After ... view
Character:
Burger Girl Customer
2006
Meet best friends Michael, Albert, Stanley and Sefa; the ladies' man, the good boy, the weird one and the party boy. They're staring down the barrel o ... view
Character:
Tania
May 2004 (first aired)
The Insiders Guide To Happiness is a New Zealand drama series that explores the lives of a group of six previously unconnected people. Each life is co ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (13 ep.)
2003
When Melanie goes home from the pub with a handsome stranger, she’s captivated by his charm and attentiveness. He sails her away to his ‘castle’ ... view
Character:
Andrea
2000
In this alarming early short from Gregory King a 13-year-old boy's shoplifting escapade is narrated brilliantly by actress Madeleine Sami who performs ... view
Character:
Narrator
Sep 1995 (first aired)
Xena is an infamous warrior on a quest to seek redemption for her past sins against the innocent. Accompanied by her comrade-in-arms Gabrielle, the ca ... view
Character:
Tyro (1 ep.)