
Director
Jackie van Beek
Born 1976 · Wellington, New Zealand
Jackie is a New Zealand actress, writer and director best known for The Breaker Upperers, a buddy comedy that she co-wrote, directed and starred in with Madeleine Sami. Her first feature film, The Inland Road, premiered in competition at the 2017 Berlin Film Festival. She played Jackie, the desperate familiar, in Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement's What We Do in the Shadows and now directs on two of the film's spin-offs: Wellington Paranormal and the Shadows FX series.
Directed
Acting

What We Do in the Shadows
Jackie · 2014

Eagle vs Shark
Burger Staff · 2007

The Breaker Upperers
Jen · 2018

Taskmaster NZ
Self · 2020

800 Words
Gloria · 2015

Audrey
Ronnie Lipsick · 2024

Mum, I'm Alien Pregnant
Ann · 2026
Love Mussel
Fiona Mathieson · 2001

Educators
Robyn Duffy · 2019

Funny Girls
Pauline · 2015

Nude Tuesday
Laura · 2022

Coverband
Stacey · 2014

Anika Moa Unleashed
Self · 2018





