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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 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.
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55K Followers, 529 Following, 1,277 Posts - Leah Purcell (@leahpurcell) on Instagram: "📧 admin@creativerep.com.au Actor • Writer • Producer • Director @thedroverswifefilm : Out Now High Country : Out now on @binge & @foxtel".
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.
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Jul 23, 2021 · “This is an Australian story and I want my Australian audience to own this”: Writer, director and actor Leah Purcell, who has interpreted a classic Henry Lawson short story for the film The Drover’s Wife: The Legend of Molly Johnson. Louise Kennerley.