Keisha Castle-Hughes

Keisha Castle-Hughes is a 12-year-old New Zealand Maori actress from Auckland, New Zealand. She has so far played one part, as the girl Pai in the movie Whale Rider. Despite not possessing any previous acting experience, she was picked for the part from her Auckland classroom.

External links:

• Pictures of Keisha Castle-Hughes (http://www.imdb.com/Gallery?0298228), at the Internet Movie Database
• Taking Rider in her stride (http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=3097740&thesection=entertainment&thesubsection=film&reportid=812592), at The New Zealand Herald[?]
• Whale Rider predicted to crest the wave (http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=3005245&thesection=entertainment&thesubsection=film&reportid=812592), at The New Zealand Herald