Once was a warrior - now a Hollywood star by Rob Messenger ABC Wide Bay Queensland, August 21, 2003 Rena Owen won the hearts of most cinema goers when she stared in a Kiwi film, 'Once were Warriors' in the mid 1990s. Well Rob Messenger is an old friend...
"Con" Jobs by Jamie Painter Young Backstage.com, May 16, 2003 Actor Rena Owen never imagined she'd be sitting behind a folding table on a recent sunny Saturday afternoon in a Pasadena conventional hall signing autographs for Princess Leia lookalikes and grown men clad in Obi-Wan Kenobi robes at...
Rena Owen Interview by Mark Dermul December 1, 2002 Kamino, the watery world just outside of the Rishi Maze, is the homeplanet of this gentle, fragile-looking but very intelligent creature. She’s the right hand of Prime Minister Lama Su and bids Obi-Wan Kenobi a warm welcome when he...
Role for kids excites Owen by Sue Fea Southland Times, April 26, 2002 Rena Owen is tired of being the "goodie-goodie." The highly acclaimed, Kiwi Once Were Warriors star has finally landed that "typical Kevin Spacey role" in a psychotic thriller, Paper, Scissors, Stone, being filmed this month...
Taun We Speaks by Star Wars Homing Beacon #35 starwars.com, May 17, 2001 The audio layers of Episode II are currently under construction as the film continues its post-production phase. This includes the re-recording of dialogue in a process commonly known as "looping." Last week, actress Rena Owen...
Rena Gives Up Money for Love by Vicky Tyler New Idea Magazine, January 1, 2001 Kiwi actress Rena Owen has just returned to our shores to renew her commitment to her Maori roots. Rena has turned down starring in a high-paying action movie to take the lead role...
Rena Owen's First "Star Wars" Interview by Stein Carlsen renaowen.com, October 15, 2000 1. Have you seen the previous Star Wars movies? If so did you like them? Answer: I had seen the first Star Wars movies when they first came out. At the time, like most people, I...
Rena's Big Break in Hollywood by Elizabeth Tindall New Idea Magazine, January 1, 2000 Life just keeps getting better for Rena Owen. Since relocating to the US less than a year ago to fulfill her Hollywood dream, the stunning actor has hit the big time - a top...
