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Portrait of Kiri Te Kanawa

Acting

Kiri Te Kanawa

Career

Active from 1964 to 2021, with a break from 1996 to 2007, busiest in 1985 with 2 main titles.

Leading roles
11
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score80/100
Highest rated
Poster for Don Giovanni
Don Giovanni
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 4 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 7.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Kiri Te Kanawa Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.2, average 5.4
  • Adrenaline
    2.6, average 4.8
  • Mystery
    2.1, average 4.0
  • Tension
    4.4, average 6.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classical Music 4
  • Opera 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

19
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
Marjorie Lawrence: The World at Her Feet
Marjorie Lawrence: The World at Her Feet (2021)

as Narrator

2010s

1 title · average score 86
Downton Abbey
Downton Abbey (2010)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show · as Dame Nellie Melba

2000s

1 title
Verdi: Otello
Verdi: Otello (2008)

as Desdemona

1990s

3 titles
Giuseppe Verdi: Simon Boccanegra
Giuseppe Verdi: Simon Boccanegra (1995)

as Amelia Grimaldi

Arabella
Arabella (1994)

as Arabella

Otello
Otello (1992)

as Desdemona

1980s

7 titles · average score 81
Noel's Saturday Roadshow
Noel's Saturday Roadshow (1988)

TV show

Die Fledermaus
Die Fledermaus (1986)

as Rosalinde

The Making Of West Side Story
The Making Of West Side Story (1985)
GoodWatch score 81

as Maria

Der Rosenkavalier
Der Rosenkavalier (1985)

as Die Feldmarschallin Fürstin Werdenberg

Die Fledermaus
Die Fledermaus (1984)

as Rosalinda

Manon Lescaut
Manon Lescaut (1983)

as Manon Lescaut

Otello
Otello (1982)

as Desdemona

1970s

5 titles · average score 73
Don Giovanni
Don Giovanni (1979)
GoodWatch score 89

as Donna Elvira

The South Bank Show
The South Bank Show (1978)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show

The Marriage of Figaro
The Marriage of Figaro (1975)
GoodWatch score 71

as La Contessa di Almaviva

The Marriage of Figaro
The Marriage of Figaro (1974)

as Countess Almaviva

Great Performances
Great Performances (1971)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Alcina / Self

1960s

1 title
Runaway
Runaway (1964)

as Isobel Wharewera