Keisha Castle-Hughes
Keisha Castle-Hughes is a New Zealand actress known for her role as Paikea in Whale Rider (2002), which earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress.
Castle-Hughes’s career includes playing Queen Apailana in Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005) and Mary in The Nativity Story (2006). She also starred in The Vintner’s Luck (2009) and portrayed Obara Sand in the television series Game of Thrones. Additionally, she appeared in The Walking Dead and the series Roadies.
Castle-Hughes collaborated with Rawiri Paratene in Whale Rider. In Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith, she worked with Hayden Christensen. On The Nativity Story, she acted alongside Shohreh Aghdashloo. In Game of Thrones, she worked with Jessica Henwick. Castle-Hughes collaborated with Norman Reedus in The Walking Dead and appeared with Anna Paquin in True Blood.