Jackie van Beek
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- January 1, 1976, Wellington, New Zealand
- Movies
- 12
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.
Upcoming Jackie van Beek Movies
Zombucha!
2026
November 19, 2026
Hope
Release date TBA
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2026 | Zombucha! | |
| 2026 | Mum, I'm Alien Pregnant | Ann |
| 2024 | Audrey | Ronnie Lipsick |
| 2022 | Nude Tuesday | Laura |
| 2018 | The Breaker Upperers | Jen |
| 2014 | What We Do in the Shadows | Jackie |
| 2007 | Eagle vs Shark | Burger Staff |
| 2001 | Love Mussel | Fiona Mathieson |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 2022 | Nude Tuesday | Screenplay |
| 2018 | The Breaker Upperers | Director, Writer |
| 2017 | The Inland Road | Writer, Director |
| 2012 | In Safe Hands | Director, Writer |
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