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Beloved New Zealand actress who appeared in a Peter Jackson movie dead at 87 after battle with dementia


Beloved New Zealand actress Glenis Levestam died in Wellington on Saturday at age 87.

She was best known to international audiences for appearing in the iconic 1992 NZ horror-comedy Braindead by Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson. She also appeared opposite American actor Kevin Sorbo in the action TV series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and in the 2004 movie Fracture. Her final role was as Mrs Mac in the 2006 popular NZ horror-comedy Black Sheep opposite Avatar actor Nathan Meister.

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