---
name: "Turia Schmidt-Peke"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/turia-schmidt-peke"
fi1m_id: "turia-schmidt-peke"
tmdb_id: 5261200
roles: ["Actor"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-21T02:13:28.935991+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Turia Schmidt-Peke

## Identity

Turia Schmidt-Peke

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/turia-schmidt-peke
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** turia-schmidt-peke
- **TMDB ID:** 5261200
- **Same entity:** https://www.themoviedb.org/person/5261200

Actor.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.themoviedb.org/person/5261200

## Streaming the US now

- **AMC+:** [*Mārama*](https://film.one/film/marama.md) (77)

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## Biography

Turia Schmidt-Peke is a New Zealand actress of Māori and Samoan descent. She is affiliated with the iwi Ngāti Tamaterā, Ngāti Hauā and the Samoan villages of Faga and Safotu on Savai'i. Based in Auckland, she began her career in television production and presenting before moving into acting.

Her breakthrough came with the lead role of Geo in the bilingual Māori drama series *Ahikāroa* (2018–2024). She has since appeared as Steph in *Shortland Street: Retribution* (2021–2022) and *Shortland Street*, and played Debs in the series *Vince* (2025). In 2023 she was a contestant on *Celebrity Treasure Island*.

Schmidt-Peke made her feature-film debut as Arorangi in the gothic horror *Mārama* (2025), directed by Taratoa Stappard. She is also known for her kapa haka performances, including multiple appearances at Te Matatini, and was nominated for Best Actress at the 2022 NZ WebFest for her work on *Ahikāroa*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, johnsonlaird.com, rnz.co.nz, nowtolove.co.nz.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Mārama* (2026), Fi1m 77, as Arorangi — [page](https://film.one/film/marama.md)

## Complete filmography (2)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Mārama* (2026), as Arorangi — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/marama.md)
- *Vince* (2025), series, as Debs

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