Chelsea Winstanley ONZM is a New Zealand film producer.
Born in 1976, Winstanley has Ngāti Ranginui and Ngāi Te Rangi ancestry through her mother.
The 46-year-old film producer produces short films and documentaries which celebrate Indigenous peoples.
Winstanley has produced short films such as Meathead, Ebony Society and Night Shift.
In 2014, she co-produced What We Do in the Shadows with Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement. She also co-produced Te Whakarauora Tangata and a documentary about Merata Mita.
Winstanley won the 2014 SPADA Screen Industry Awards Independent Producer of the Year.
In 2015, Winstanley was the New Zealand Women in Film and Television’s Mana Wahine recipient at Wairoa’s Maori Film Festival.
She directed the documentary Toi Tū Toi Ora in 2020.
In the 2022 Queen’s Birthday and Platinum Jubilee Honours, Winstanley was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to the screen industry and Māori.
Chelsea Winstanley was married to New Zealand director Taika Waititi and together they share two children; Matewa Kiritapu and Te Hinekāhu. She also has a son, Maia from a previous relationship.
Chelsea Winstanley’s net worth is estimated to be approximately $8 million.