Kiwi viewers will finally see White in action in Tatau when it premieres on Prime tonight. The show has already been a success in other parts of the world.
Tatau follows a pair of young travellers from London who, after one of them gets a traditional Maori tattoo, become caught up in a murder mystery within a supernatural world of Maori mythology.
There was real-life drama during filming when rising British actor Joe Layton nearly drowned while shooting an underwater scene in New Zealand.
He spent a few days in hospital after developing secondary drowning, a condition in which the lungs fill with body fluids after being irritated.
His co-star White spent two months in the Cook Islands filming Tatau - and she has already received fanmail from around the world for her performance.
"I recently got messages from a guy in Zimbabwe who was raving about the show and I've also had stuff from people in the UK and the United States," she said. "They seem to be intrigued by the Maori culture and people.
"About the only place Tatau has still to be shown is New Zealand, and I can't wait for my family and friends to finally see it."
*Tatau premieres tonight on Prime at 10.30pm.
