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.
Lesbian Space Princess
2025
Double Parked
Nat · (16 episodes)
2023
Deadloch
Eddie Redcliffe · (8 episodes)
2023
Our Flag Means Death
Archie · (8 episodes)
2022
Patriot Brains
Contestant · (1 episode)
2021
Baby Done
Hospital Midwife
2020
Taskmaster NZ
Self · (12 episodes)
2020
Have You Been Paying Attention?
Panellist · (5 episodes)
2019
My Life Is Murder
Lena · (1 episode)
2019
Golden Boy
Claire · (8 episodes)
2019
Educators
ERO Inspector #1 · (1 episode)
2019
Come to Daddy
Gladys
2019
The Bad Seed
Detective Marie Da Silva · (5 episodes)
2019
The Great Kiwi Bake Off
Self - Presenter · (27 episodes)
2018
Anika Moa Unleashed
Self · (13 episodes)
2018
The Breaker Upperers
Mel
2018
(Time) Travel Centre
Donna
2016
Slow West
Marimacho
2015
What We Do in the Shadows
Morana
2014
Sione's 2: Unfinished Business
Tania
2012
Super City
(14 episodes)
2011
Radiradirah
Various · (8 episodes)
2010
Boy
Beat It Gang
2010
Under the Mountain
Constable Wood
2009
7 Days
Team Leader · (5 episodes)
2009
7 Days
Panelist · (6 episodes)
2009
The Jaquie Brown Diaries
(6 episodes)
2008
The Jaquie Brown Diaries
Serita Singh · (14 episodes)
2008
Eagle vs Shark
Burger Girl Customer
2007
Sione's Wedding
Tania
2006
The Insider's Guide To Happiness
(13 episodes)
2004
Perfect Strangers
Andrea
2003
Teach You a Lesson
Narrator
2000