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 ...

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.

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 ...