Rachel House
Birthdate
October 20, 1971 (53 years old)
Place of Birth
Auckland, New Zealand
Known For
Acting
Details
Birthdate
October 20, 1971 (53 years old)
Place of Birth
Auckland, New Zealand
Known For
Acting
Biography
Rachel Jessica Te Ao Maarama House ONZM is a New Zealand actress and director. She is best known for her roles in the films Whale Rider (2002), Boy (2010), White Lies (2013), Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016), Moana (2016), and Soul (2020). She is a series regular on TV in the 2022 reboot of Heartbreak High as Principal Stacy "Woodsy" Woods and is a recurring character in the New Zealand Dark comedy-drama Creamerie as Doc Harvey. She is also a regular fixture of New Zealand theatre.
Rachel House's LGBTQ+ Titles
Ellie and Abbie (and Ellie's Dead Aunt)
Patty
Acting (52)
Sunny Nights (1 episode)
Kangaroo as Jesse
2024
Moana 2 as Gramma Tala (voice)
2024
Time Bandits as Fianna (10 episodes)
2024
The Moon Is Upside Down as Tuffy
2024
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire as Hampton
2023
Next Goal Wins as Ruth
2023
Bay of Fires as Airini (5 episodes)
2023
The Portable Door as Professor Nienke Van Spee
2023
Kiff as Mary Buns (voice) (3 episodes)
2022
Tales from the Apocalypse as System (voice)
2022
Millie Lies Low as Marlene
2022
Heartbreak High as Woodsy (16 episodes)
2022
Pinecone & Pony as Gladys (voice) (16 episodes)
2022
Our Flag Means Death as Mary Read (1 episode)
2022
The Legend of Vox Machina as Dohla (voice) (2 episodes)
2021
Back to the Outback as Jacinta (voice)
2021
Cowboy Bebop as Mao (3 episodes)
2021
Rhys Darby: Mystic Time Bird as Voice of The Shaman
2021
Foundation as Tellem Bond (5 episodes)
2021
What If...? as Topaz (voice) (2 episodes)
2021
Creamerie as Doc Harvey (6 episodes)
2021
Cousins as Older Missy
2021
Penguin Bloom as Gaye Hatfield
2020
Soul as Terry (voice)
2020
Baby Done as Principal Mullins
2020
2020
SIS as Moana (1 episode)
2020
SIS as Moana Thompson (1 episode)
2020
Stateless as Harriet (6 episodes)
2019
Bellbird as Connie
2019
Sherwood as Tui (10 episodes)
2018
Team Darryl as Topaz
2018
The New Legends of Monkey as Monica (4 episodes)
2017
Thor: Ragnarok as Topaz
2016
Moana as Gramma Tala (voice)
2016
Cradle as System (voice)
2016
Wrecked as Martha (7 episodes)
2016
Wolf Creek as Ruth (1 episode)
2016
Hunt for the Wilderpeople as Paula
2015
Find Me a Māori Bride (1 episode)
2014
The Dark Horse as Vagrant Woman
2014
Hope and Wire as Joycie Waru (3 episodes)
2013
White Lies as Maraea
2013
The Blue Rose as Tina (2 episodes)
2011
Super City (5 episodes)
2010
Boy as Aunty Gracey
2007
Perfect Creature as Forensic Woman
2007
Eagle vs Shark as Nancy
2006
Maddigan's Quest (13 episodes)
2004
Fracture as Taxi Driver
2003
Whale Rider as Shilo
Directing (2)
2024
The Mountain
• Director
2010
The Winter Boy
• Director
Writing (1)
2024
The Mountain
• Writer