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Leah Maree Purcell AM (born 14 August 1970) is an Aboriginal Australian stage and film actress, playwright, film director, and novelist. She made her film debut in 1999, appearing in Paul Fenech's Somewhere in the Darkness, which led to roles in films, such as Lantana (2001), Somersault (2004), The Proposition (2005) and Jindabyne (2006).
Leah Purcell. Actress: The Legend of Molly Johnson. Multi talented Leah Purcell is a Theatre, Film and Television Actress, Singer, Director, Playwright and Author. She is the youngest of seven children of Aboriginal Australian descent. Her father was a butcher and a boxing trainer.
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Leah Purcell. Actress: The Legend of Molly Johnson. Multi talented Leah Purcell is a Theatre, Film and Television Actress, Singer, Director, Playwright and Author. She is the youngest of seven children of Aboriginal Australian descent. Her father was a butcher and a boxing trainer.
- August 14, 1970
Jun 9, 2022 · From a poor Indigenous girl in regional Queensland, actor, writer and director Leah Purcell is now at the top of her game. She has starred in some of Australia’s most renowned films and written ...
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- Vanessa Gorman
Aug 19, 2022 · Australian indigenous director, writer, and actress Leah Purcell continues her journey adapting Henry Lawson’s classic short story The Drover’s Wife (1892), first for the stage, then as a...
Nov 25, 2022 · The acclaimed Indigenous actor/writer/director is nominated for eight AACTA awards for her debut feature film that reimagines a classic Australian story through a black, female lens.
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Jun 12, 2022 · In her own words, Leah Purcell has "come from the dirt" and pulled herself up to the top of her industry as a writer, actor and director. It's through the scenes of her new movie that she weaves ...