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Keisha Castle-Hughes

Acting · Born March 24, 1990 · Donnybrook, Western Australia, Australia

Keisha Castle-Hughes (born 24 March 1990) is an Australian-born New Zealand film actress who rose to prominence at the age of eleven when playing Paikea "Pai" Apirana in the 2002 film Whale Rider. For her performance in the film, Castle-Hughes was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress, the youngest-ever nominee in the category at the time, and won the Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress.

Movies with Keisha Castle-Hughes

• Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) — Queen of Naboo
• Thank You for Your Service (2017) — Alea
• The Nativity Story (2006) — Mary
• Whale Rider (2003) — Paikea Apirana
• Red Dog (2011) — Rosa
• Wellwood (2025) — Deputy Gracie Marsh
• Game of Thrones: A Day in the Life (2015) — Self
• Tone-Deaf (2019) — Wyatt
• The Vintner's Luck (2009) — Celeste
• Vampire (2011) — Jellyfish
• Piece of My Heart (2009) — Young Kat
• Hey Hey It's Esther Blueburger (2008) — Sunni

TV shows with Keisha Castle-Hughes

• Game of Thrones (2011) — Obara Sand
• FBI: Most Wanted (2020) — Hana Gibson
• Star Wars: The Bad Batch (2021) — Emerie Karr (voice)
• Manhunt (2017) — Tabby
• Roadies (2016) — Donna Mancini