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  • NAME: Keisha Castle-Hughes
  • OCCUPATION: Film Actress
  • BIRTH DATE: c. March 24, 1990
  • EDUCATION: One Tree Hill College, Rosehill College
  • PLACE OF BIRTH: Mt. Wellington, New Zealand

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Actress Keisha Castle-Hughes was selected from among several hundred children in Mt. Wellington, New Zealand to star as Pike in the acclaimed film Whale Rider.

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Keisha Castle-Hughes was born March, 24 1990 in Mt. Wellington, New Zealand. She was raised in the small town of Mt. Wellington where she was selected from among several hundred children to star as Paikea in 2003’s acclaimed film Whale Rider. She was nominated for a Best Actress Academy Award for her performance. In 2005, Castle-Hughes appeared in Star Wars: Episode III as Regal Leader.

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Actress. Born in 1990 in Mt. Wellington, New Zealand. Half-Maori and half-Pakeha (European New Zealander), Castle-Hughes was raised in the small town of Mt. Wellington where she was selected from among several hundred children to star as Paikea in 2003?s acclaimed film Whale Rider. Though she had never acted professionally before, Castle-Hughes was nominated for a Best Actress Academy Award for her performance in the film. In 2005, Castle-Hughes will appear in Star Wars: Episode III as Regal Leader.

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