Tungia Baker
Actor, Film actor
1941 – 2005
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Who was Tungia Baker?
Tungia Baker was a Maori actress whose notable film roles include Hira in The Piano.
The daughter of noted Ngāti Raukawa elder Matenga Baker of Otaki, she was a National Representative of American Field Service, pioneering marae visits for incoming AFS scholars.
She was closely associated with Raukawa Marae and Rangiatea Church, Otaki. In the last part of her life, she lived on the West Coast.
She died of cancer on 27 July 2005 and is buried in Rangiatea churchyard.
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- Born
- 1941
- Also known as
- Tungia Dorothea Baker
- Aunty Hollywood
- Parents
- Nationality
- New Zealand
- Profession
- Died
- Jul 27, 2005
Otaki
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on July 23, 2013
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