Baby girl for Keisha Castle-Hughes
Oscar-nominated actress Keisha Castle-Hughes has given birth to a baby girl.
Castle-Hughes' agent said the 17-year-old gave birth last Wednesday and named the baby Felicity-Amore.
Castle-Hughes copped some flak last year for getting pregnant at 16 but defended her pregnancy and said she was prepared for motherhood and had the full support of the baby's father, 19-year-old Bradley Hull.
Castle-Hughes' grandmother Kinnie Hughes said some of the family had got a "bit of a shock" when they heard the news.
The Auckland actress admitted herself in a recent television interview that she was surprised to learn she was pregnant, but was disappointed at being made to feel guilty about it.
Castle-Hughes became the youngest actress to be nominated for a best actress Academy Award following her role in 2002 New Zealand film Whale Rider.
Last year she starred as the Virgin Mary in The Nativity Story.
