Beryl Te Wiata
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15 April 1925
- Actress
- author
- scriptwriter
Beryl Te Wiata | |
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| Born | Beryl Margaret McMillan 15 April 1925 Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Died | 4 May 2017 (aged 92) Auckland, New Zealand |
| Alma mater | Royal Central School of Speech and Drama |
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| Spouse | |
| Children | 1; Rima Te Wiata |
Beryl Margaret Te Wiata (née McMillan; 15 April 1925 – 4 May 2017) was a New Zealand actor, author, and scriptwriter.
Born in Christchurch on 15 April 1925, Te Wiata was the daughter of Ethel Laura McMillan (née Hamilton) and Archibald Neil McMillan.[1] She was educated at Wellington East Girls' College from 1939 to 1941, and the Central School of Speech and Drama in London from 1949 to 1950.[1]
In 1948 she was working as a secretary in London when she met opera singer Inia Te Wiata.[2] They married on 24 October 1959 at Evesham, Worcestershire, England, and had one daughter, Rima, who became an actor and entertainer.[3] Inia Te Wiata died in 1971,[3] and Beryl Te Wiata returned to New Zealand with her daughter two years later.[4][5]