The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart
2023
Search results
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).
- 1
- 1996–present
- Bain Stewart
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.
- January 1, 1
- 3 min
- 1.70 m
Leah Purcell is an Aboriginal Australian actress, singer, director, playwright and author. She has starred in films such as Somersault and The Proposition, and TV shows such as Redfern Now and Wentworth.
- August 14, 1970
Jun 9, 2022 · Watch the Australian Story episode on actor, writer and director Leah Purcell, who reimagines a classic Australian tale with her family's history and her own past. She is the first Indigenous woman to write, direct and star in her own feature film.
- 29 min
- Vanessa Gorman
Jun 12, 2022 · Leah Purcell is an actor, writer, producer and director who weaves her Indigenous Songlines into her stories. She shares her family history of Stolen Generations, her escape from violence and her passion for storytelling in this ABC News profile.
- 2 min
- Susan Chenery,Vanessa Gorman
People also ask
How old was Leah Purcell when she gave birth?
Who is Leah Purcell?
What if Leah Purcell stayed?
What did Leah Purcell do when she left Murgon?
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.
Aug 24, 2022 · Inspired by a short story by Australian writer Henry Lawson that she heard as a child, writer, director, and star Leah Purcell has turned a classic colonial tale into a gripping tale of feminist strength. Journalist Katherine Tulich talks with Purcell in this video report. Advertisement.
