Ramai Hayward

Patricia Rongomaitara "Ramai" Hayward MNZM (née Te Miha, 11 November 1916 – 3 July 2014) was a New Zealand photographer, actor, and filmmaker who made films in five countries. Her film career began in 1940 when she co-starred in the historical movie Rewi's Last Stand, after meeting her future husband, legendary New Zealand director Rudall Hayward. The first Māori cinematographer, she spent three years making films in England with Rudall. Later the couple were the first to make English language films in China after the communist revolution.

Ramai Hayward

Born(1916-11-11)11 November 1916
Martinborough, New Zealand
Died3 July 2014(2014-07-03) (aged 97)
Spouse
(m. 1943; died 1974)
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