2016
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
Paula
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A storyteller across stage, voice and screen
The Aotearoa New Zealand actor and director works across theatre, film and animation.
From performance to directing The Mountain
Rachel House is an actor and director from Aotearoa New Zealand, affiliated with Ngāi Tahu and Ngāti Mutunga. Her work spans theatre, screen acting and voice performance.
Her film work includes Whale Rider, Boy and Hunt for the Wilderpeople. In the latter she plays Paula, the child-welfare officer pursuing the film’s two central characters.
House also gives voice to Gramma Tala in Disney’s Moana and Terry in Pixar’s Soul. Voice acting brings a different dimension to a career that has moved between screen and stage.
The Mountain (2024) marked her feature-film directing debut. The story follows children on a journey connected to Taranaki Maunga, friendship and belonging.
In Taika Waititi’s Klara and the Sun (2026), House plays Melania, who works in Josie’s household when an artificial companion named Klara arrives.
The films below are those currently available on FLM.RED, not a complete list of her work.
Selected work
2016
Moana
Gramma Tala (voice)
2024
The Mountain
Feature director
2026
Klara and the Sun
Melania
Performance readings are FLM.RED editorial interpretation.
Films in FLM.RED
Titles in this collection; not a complete filmography.
Sources & image notes
- New Zealand Film Commission — The Mountain
- NZ On Screen — profile
- Disney — production notes
- Rotten Tomatoes — Klara and the Sun credits
Portrait illustration: FLM.RED.