Overview
Known for
Acting
Gender
Other
Birthday
Jun 19, 1942 (83 years old)
Death date
May 31, 2010
Merata Mita
Known For
1h 28m
Movie
2019
Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen
This film is an intimate portrayal of pioneering filmmaker Merata...
16min
Movie
1999
Pākiri: The Filmmaker, the Cook & the Singer
As the name of this short film promises, a filmmaker...
Biography
Merata Mita, CNZM was a New Zealand actress and filmmaker, as well as a key figure in the growth of the Māori screen industry. Mita was from the Māori tribes of Ngāti Pikiao and Ngāi Te Rangi.