Ningali Lawford
| Ningali Lawford | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Ningali Josie Lawford 1967 (age 48–49) Wangkatjungka, Western Australia, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Other names | Josie Ningali Lawford, Ningali Lawford-Wolf |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1990-present |
Ningali Josie Lawford[1] (born 1967) is an Australian actress. She is known for her roles in the films Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002), Bran Nue Dae (2009), and Last Cab to Darwin (2015), for which she was nominated for the AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role.[2][3]
Early life
Lawford was born on Christmas Creek Station, a cattle station at Wangkatjungka, near Fitzroy Crossing in Western Australia,[4] where her father, a stockman, and mother, a domestic, worked.[5][6] After attending high school in Perth, she spent a year in Anchorage, Alaska, on an American Field Scholarship.[5][7] Lawford trained in dance at the Aboriginal Islander Dance Theatre in Sydney.[8]
Career
Lawford made her acting debut in the musical Bran Nue Dae,[1] which premiered in Perth in 1990.
In 1994, Lawford premiered her one-woman show, Ningali, in Perth. It was co-written by stage directors Robyn Archer and Angela Chaplin, whom she had met the previous year.[1] The show toured internationally and won the Fringe First Award for Best New Production at the 1995 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.[9][10]
In 2000, Black and Tran premiered at the Melbourne Comedy Festival. It was a collaboration between Lawford and Vietnamese comedian Hung Le.[11]
Personal life
Lawford's son Jaden was born in 1991, and her daughter Rosie was born in 1997.[9][1]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Rabbit-Proof Fence | Maude | |
| 2009 | Bran Nue Dae | Theresa Johnson | |
| 2009 | 3 Acts of Murder | Emily Dooley | |
| 2015 | Last Cab to Darwin | Polly |
Award nominations
| Year | Association | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | AACTA Awards | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Last Cab to Darwin | Nominated |
References
- 1 2 3 4 Wheatley, Jane (19 September 1997). "To Sir, with love". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
- ↑ Maddox, Garry (8 December 2015). "AACTA Awards shape as a night for both Mad Max and The Dressmaker". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ↑ Lauder, Jo. "Indigenous actor refused four taxis in Sydney". ABC. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ↑ "What Makes Us Funny Make Us Aussie". Big Ideas. 2 August 2011. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- 1 2 Bayley, Clare (17 August 1995). "Life at home is the inspiration for Aboriginal performance artist Ningali. Nothing unusual in that. Except her immediate family is 300 strong. She talks to Clare Bayley.". The Independent. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- ↑ Jopson, Debra (6 July 2002). "Rockets on the soles of Ningali's shoes". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- ↑ Reinelt, Janelle G.; Roach, Joseph R. (2007). Critical Theory and Performance. University of Michigan Press. pp. 73–75. ISBN 0-472-06886-5. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- ↑ Bodey, Michael (8 August 2015). "Last Cab to Darwin lured Ningali Lawford-Wolf out of retirement". The Australian. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- 1 2 Fitzgerald, Michael (22 January 1996). "Ningali's telling truths". Time (4): 57. ISSN 0818-0628.
- ↑ Casey, Maryrose (2004). Creating Frames: Contemporary Indigenous Theatre 1967–1990. University of Queensland Press. p. 279. ISBN 978-0-7022-3432-3. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- ↑ Adamson, Judy (2 August 2002). "Jest good friends". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 16 March 2016.