Tuakoi (Ngāti Hine, Ngaiterangi, Ngāti Pūkenga, Ngāti Ranginui, Te Āti Awa, Te Arawa, Tainui) had her debut as an actress in 2018 on New Zealand bilingual drama series, Ahikāroa. Working mainly in theatre, she has been working as a full time actress ever since. She has written her first show Kōpū, showing at Te Pou in May 2023.
