At age 11 she became one of the youngest Oscar nominees in the history of the Academy Awards for her memorable role in 2002's Whale Rider. And Keisha Castle-Hughes has managed to carve out a niche ...

A contemporary coming-of-ager about a fiery 12-year-old Maori girl (Keisha Castle-Hughes) and her bid for the hyper-masculine tribal throne, Whale Rider is full of apposite Disney pluck ...

Keisha Castle-Hughes (born 24 March 1990) is an Australian-born New Zealand film actress who rose to prominence at the age of eleven when playing Paikea "Pai" Apirana in the 2002 film Whale Rider.

struggling against her traditional grandfather and the belief that only a male heir can become the next chief. Starring Keisha Castle-Hughes, Rawiri Paratene.