• Name: Keisha Castle-Hughes
  • Date of Birth: March 24, 1990
  • Place of Birth: Donnybrook, Western Australia
Mini-bio: In 2004, 13-year-old Keisha Castle-Hughes became the youngest person ever to be nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Actress category. Born in Australia to a Maori mother and an Australian fathe... read morer, Castle-Hughes was discovered by a casting agent at her school in Mt. Wellington, New Zealand. With no previous acting experience, she made her film debut as the courageous, young Paikea in the highly acclaimed film Whale Rider. She won awards from the Broadcast Film Critics Association, Chicago Film Critics Association, and Online Film Critics Society for her performance. Castle-Hughes's roles for 2005 include the Queen of Naboo in Star Wars: Episode III. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi
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Replace this image with an actor photoKeisha Castle-Hughes mini-bio: Keisha Castle-Hughes is an Australian-born Academy Award-nominated New Zealand actress. On January 27, 2004, Castle-Hughes became the youngest person ever nominated for the Academy Awards' Oscar for Best Actress, for her portrayal of Paikea Apirana (Pai) in the independent film Whale Rider. She soon followed the role by appearing in Prince's controversial music video for his song "Cinnamon Girl" and with a shoot in Vanity Fair magazine. Castle-Hughes' film roles also include Queen Apailana in Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, the Virgin Mary in The Nativity Story (2006),and Hey, Hey, It's Esther Blueburger, which is filming from October 2006. Castle-Hughes is expecting a child in spring 2007 with her boyfriend of three years, 19-year-old Bradley Hull.

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