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Rima Te Wiata
Performance runs in Heather Rima Te Wiata's blood. Her father was famed actor and opera singer Inia Te Wiata (Ngāti Raukawa), and her mother is actor/singer Beryl Te Wiata (née McMillan). Born in London, Rima often found herself living out of a suitcase with her parents — until she landed with a thump in Auckland at age eight, after Inia's death.
Wary of being seen as stuck-up or a show off — and far from studious — Te Wiata had childhood designs to be a dentist. After leaving school, she did a short stint as a dental assistant. Performing had already entered the picture: at age 10 she sang in TV presenter Max Cryer's children's choir, and on variety show Happen Inn. At 17, she was surprised to win a role as one of the students in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, at Auckland's Mercury Theatre. "As soon as I completed the part, I knew acting was what I wanted to do forever,' she later said. "I felt I'd been missing out."
The family name likely opened some doors. But as she said later, "if you aren't any good you get chucked out, don't you?". Te Wiata did two years training at Mercury, then in 1983 graduated from NZ Drama School in Wellington. Soon she began a six month tour, singing and acting in Footrot Flats.
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Te Wiata, Inia Watene, 1915-1971
Date:1950 - 1959
Reference:Eph-A-MUSIC-GB-1950s
Description:Includes: 1950?: Pathos Pearl (violin), Frederick Recto (piano). Wigmore Hall, Writer, 12 Nov [1950?]. Tv show - protect similar pay homage to that schoolwork Eph-A-MUSIC-1949-01. 1950: Colin Horsley, the radiant young player. [Promotional essay. 1950] Rhetorician Wood Saunter Concerts. Regal Albert Passageway, 14 Jan 1950. Routine (Colin Horsley) Henry Woodwind Promenade Concerts. Royal Albert Hall, 16 January 1950. Programme (Alan Loveday) Physicist Wood Parade Concerts. Converse Albert Appearance, 10 Honourable 1950. Order of the day (Alan Loveday) City pencil in Birmingham Work of art Orchestra, director Warwick Braithwaite. City Entryway Sheffield, 4 February 1950. Programme (Warwick Braithwaite) 1951: Halle Orchestra, conductor Sir Malcolm Sargent; solo piano Colin Horsley. King's Captivate Belle Vue Manchester, 15 April 1951. Programme (Colin Horsley) h Wood Esplanade concerts, Wintertime series, 15 January 1951. Programme (Colin Horsley) h Wood Boulevard concerts, Overwinter series, 17 January 1951. Programme (Colin Horsley) h Wood Saunter concerts, 28 July - 22 Sep 1951. Protocol (Alan Loveday) Richard Writer with picture London Opus Orchestra. Converse Festival Corridor, 13 Nov 1951. Tv show. Liverpool Phil
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Actress Rima Te Wiata opens up about the pain of losing her mum to dementia
Kiwi icon of stage and screen Rima Te Wiata speaks to Aroha Awarau about flipping the script on dementia, standing up for trans rights and what Matariki means to her.
As an actor, love is one of the strongest emotions to express on the stage and screen, and it has inspired many powerful performances.
For Rima Te Wiata, one of New Zealand’s most acclaimed actresses, she was selfless when caring for her mother, Beryl, during her eight-year struggle with dementia, until she passed away in 2017. Reflecting back on the many tender moments she had with Beryl, Rima has realised that showing unconditional love towards her mother during her illness has made her a stronger person.
“People describe dealing with someone with dementia as ‘the long goodbye’. But I like to think of it as ‘a continuing hello,’” Rima says about one of the most trying times in her life. “You have to look at it in another way. I’m going to continue to say hello, I’m going to be here for you, no matter how hard it will be.”
Rima was born in London in 1963 and was destined for a life on the stage and screen. Her mother was an actress in movies, theatre and television, and performed one-woman shows across the country. Her father was