Leah Purcell

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Indigenous Australian artist film director person playwright producer screenwriter television director theatre director

Leah Purcell is an acclaimed Australian actor, writer, and director known for her powerful performances and contributions to Indigenous storytelling in film, television, and theatre.

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instanceOf Indigenous Australian artist ⓘ
film director ⓘ
person ⓘ
playwright ⓘ
producer ⓘ
screenwriter ⓘ
television director ⓘ
theatre director ⓘ
actedIn Janet King NERFINISHED ⓘ
Jindabyne NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lantana NERFINISHED ⓘ
Police Rescue NERFINISHED ⓘ
Redfern Now NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Proposition NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Secret Daughter NERFINISHED ⓘ
Wentworth NERFINISHED ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1990s ⓘ
awardReceived AACTA Award NERFINISHED ⓘ
Asia Pacific Screen Award NERFINISHED ⓘ
Helpmann Award NERFINISHED ⓘ
basedOn Henry Lawson's short story "The Drover's Wife" NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Australia ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1970-08-14 ⓘ
directed The Drover's Wife: The Legend of Molly Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ
episodes of Wentworth ⓘ
ethnicGroup Goa-Gunggari-Wakka Wakka Murri NERFINISHED ⓘ
Indigenous Australian ⓘ
fieldOfWork Indigenous Australian arts ⓘ
film ⓘ
television ⓘ
theatre ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
hasChild one daughter ⓘ
knownFor Indigenous Australian storytelling ⓘ
strong female Indigenous characters ⓘ
language English ⓘ
name Leah Purcell NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableWork Box the Pony NERFINISHED ⓘ
Jindabyne NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lantana NERFINISHED ⓘ
Redfern Now NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Drover's Wife NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Drover's Wife (novel adaptation) NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Drover's Wife (stage play adaptation) NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Drover's Wife: The Legend of Molly Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ
Wentworth NERFINISHED ⓘ
occupation actor ⓘ
author ⓘ
film director ⓘ
playwright ⓘ
producer ⓘ
screenwriter ⓘ
television director ⓘ
theatre director ⓘ
placeOfBirth Murgon, Queensland, Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ
spouse Bain Stewart NERFINISHED ⓘ
wrote The Drover's Wife (novel adaptation) NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Drover's Wife (stage play adaptation) NERFINISHED ⓘ

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The Drover’s Wife: The Legend of Molly Johnson → awardReceivedBy → Leah Purcell ⓘ
The Drover’s Wife: The Legend of Molly Johnson → basedOnWorkAuthor → Leah Purcell ⓘ
Lantana → castMember → Leah Purcell ⓘ
The Drover’s Wife: The Legend of Molly Johnson → castMember → Leah Purcell ⓘ
The Drover’s Wife: The Legend of Molly Johnson → director → Leah Purcell ⓘ
The Drover’s Wife: The Legend of Molly Johnson → leadActor → Leah Purcell ⓘ
The Drover’s Wife: The Legend of Molly Johnson → producer → Leah Purcell ⓘ
The Drover’s Wife: The Legend of Molly Johnson → screenwriter → Leah Purcell ⓘ