Rachel House
Rachel Jessica Te Ao Maarama House ONZM is a New Zealand actress and director. She is best known for her roles in the films Whale Rider (2002), Boy (2010), White Lies (2013), Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016), Moana (2016), and Soul (2020). She is a series regular on TV in the 2022 reboot of Heartbreak High as Principal Stacy "Woodsy" Woods and is a recurring character in the New Zealand Dark comedy-drama Creamerie as Doc Harvey. She is also a regular fixture of New Zealand theatre.
Acted in
Moana 2
2024
as Gramma Tala (voice)
Time Bandits
2024
as Fianna
The Moon Is Upside Down
2024
as Tuffy
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
2024
as Hampton
Next Goal Wins
2023
as Ruth
Bay of Fires
2023
as Airini
The Portable Door
2023
as Professor Nienke Van Spee
Kiff
2023
as Mary Buns (voice)
Tales From the Apocalypse
2022
as System (voice)
Millie Lies Low
2022
as Marlene
Heartbreak High
2022
as Woodsy
Pinecone & Pony
2022
as Gladys (voice)
Our Flag Means Death
2022
as Mary Read
The Legend of Vox Machina
2022
as Dohla (voice)
Back to the Outback
2021
as Jacinta (voice)
Cowboy Bebop
2021
as Mao
Rhys Darby: Mystic Time Bird
2021
as Voice of The Shaman
Foundation
2021
as Tellem Bond
What If...?
2021
as Topaz (voice)
Creamerie
2021
as Doc Harvey
Cousins
2021
as Older Missy
Penguin Bloom
2021
as Gaye Hatfield
Soul
2020
as Terry (voice)
Baby Done
2020
as Principal Mullins
Ellie and Abbie (and Ellie's Dead Aunt)
2020
as Patty
SIS
2020
as Moana Thompson
SIS
2020
as Moana
Stateless
2020
as Harriet
Bellbird
2019
as Connie
Sherwood
2019
as Tui
Team Darryl
2018
as Topaz
The New Legends of Monkey
2018
as Monica
Thor: Ragnarok
2017
as Topaz
Moana
2016
as Gramma Tala (voice)
Cradle
2016
as System (voice)
Wrecked
2016
as Martha
Wolf Creek
2016
as Ruth
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
2016
as Paula
Find Me a Māori Bride
2015
The Dark Horse
2014
as Vagrant Woman
Hope and Wire
2014
as Joycie Waru
White Lies
2013
as Maraea
The Blue Rose
2013
as Tina
Super City
2011
Boy
2010
as Aunty Gracey
Perfect Creature
2007
as Forensic Woman
Eagle vs Shark
2007
as Nancy
Maddigan's Quest
2006
Fracture
2004
as Taxi Driver
Whale Rider
2003
as Shilo
Kangaroo
as Jesse