She was educated at the Queensland University of Technology (she majored in drama), her theatre work includes the all aboriginal Sydney Theatre Company production of A Midsummer Night's Dream, the Sydney Belvoir Street Theatre production of The Small Poppies and the touring production of Seven Stages of Grieving.
She is the first Aboriginal actress to win a AFI Best Actress Award. She works at the Aboriginal theatre company Kooemba Djarra in Brisbane and co-wrote the play Seven Stages of Grieving.
Known For
Credits
Cast Credits
Last Days of the Space Age (2024)
Starring as Eileen Wilberforce
(8 episodes)
- Episode 1x08: Nothing Wrong with Dressing Up for the Apocalypse (Oct 2, 2024)
- Episode 1x07: You Wanna Hear My Story, or Not? (Oct 2, 2024)
- Episode 1x06: See You on the Flip Side (Oct 2, 2024)
- Episode 1x05: It's Still Your Beach (Oct 2, 2024)
- Episode 1x04: Good Kids Don't Steal Cars (Oct 2, 2024)
- Episode 1x03: We'll Make a Moment (Oct 2, 2024)
- Episode 1x02: She's the Boss Now (Oct 2, 2024)
- Episode 1x01: Only Kids Dream About Being Spacemen (Oct 2, 2024)
Boy Swallows Universe (2024)
Starring as Poppy Birkbeck
(3 episodes)
- Episode 1x04: Boy Loses Dad (Jan 11, 2024)
- Episode 1x02: Boy Gets Chop (Jan 11, 2024)
- Episode 1x01: Boy Smells Rat (Jan 11, 2024)
Australia's Wild Odyssey (2023)
Starring as Narrator
(3 episodes)
- Episode 1x03: Carving the Landscape (Feb 7, 2023)
- Episode 1x02: Following the Rain (Jan 31, 2023)
- Episode 1x01: Arteries and Veins (Jan 24, 2023)
Total Control (2019)
Starring as Alex Irving
(18 episodes)
- Episode 3x06: Episode 6 (Feb 18, 2024)
- Episode 3x05: Episode 5 (Feb 11, 2024)
- Episode 3x04: Episode 4 (Feb 4, 2024)
- Episode 3x03: Episode 3 (Jan 28, 2024)
- Episode 3x02: Episode 2 (Jan 21, 2024)
- Episode 3x01: Episode 1 (Jan 14, 2024)
- Episode 2x06: Episode 6 (Dec 12, 2021)
- Episode 2x05: Episode 5 (Dec 5, 2021)
- Episode 2x04: Episode 4 (Nov 28, 2021)
- Episode 2x03: Episode 3 (Nov 21, 2021)
- Episode 2x02: Episode 2 (Nov 14, 2021)
- Episode 2x01: Episode 1 (Nov 7, 2021)
- Episode 1x06: Episode 6 (Nov 17, 2019)
- Episode 1x05: Episode 5 (Nov 10, 2019)
- Episode 1x04: Episode 4 (Nov 3, 2019)
- Episode 1x03: Episode 3 (Oct 27, 2019)
- Episode 1x02: Episode 2 (Oct 20, 2019)
- Episode 1x01: Episode 1 (Oct 13, 2019)
Bite Club (2018)
Starring as Anna Morton
(8 episodes)
- Episode 1x08: Episode 8 (Oct 3, 2018)
- Episode 1x07: Episode 7 (Sep 26, 2018)
- Episode 1x06: Episode 6 (Sep 19, 2018)
- Episode 1x05: Episode 5 (Sep 12, 2018)
- Episode 1x04: Episode 4 (Sep 5, 2018)
- Episode 1x03: Episode 3 (Aug 29, 2018)
- Episode 1x02: Episode 2 (Aug 22, 2018)
- Episode 1x01: Episode 1 (Aug 15, 2018)
Big Mouth (2017)
Guest starring as Elanora
- Episode 7x06: The International Show (Oct 20, 2023)
Guest starring as Auntie Deb
- Episode 7x06: The International Show (Oct 20, 2023)
Cleverman (2016)
Starring as Aunty Linda
(10 episodes)
- Episode 2x06: Borrowed Time (Aug 2, 2017)
- Episode 2x05: Skin (Jul 26, 2017)
- Episode 2x04: Muya (Jul 19, 2017)
- Episode 2x03: Dark Clouds (Jul 12, 2017)
- Episode 2x02: Bindawu (Jul 5, 2017)
- Episode 2x01: Revival (Jun 28, 2017)
- Episode 1x06: Terra Nullius (Jul 6, 2016)
- Episode 1x05: A Man of Vision (Jun 29, 2016)
- Episode 1x03: A Free Ranger (Jun 15, 2016)
- Episode 1x01: First Contact (Jun 1, 2016)
Mystery Road (2013)
Starring as Kerry Thompson
(6 episodes)
- Episode 1x06: The Truth (Jul 1, 2018)
- Episode 1x05: The Waterhole (Jun 24, 2018)
- Episode 1x04: Silence (Jun 17, 2018)
- Episode 1x03: Chasing Ghosts (Jun 10, 2018)
- Episode 1x02: Blood Ties (Jun 3, 2018)
- Episode 1x01: Gone (Jun 3, 2018)
Jack Irish (2012)
Starring as Cynthia
(8 episodes)
- Episode 2x06: Episode 6 (Aug 12, 2018)
- Episode 2x05: Episode 5 (Aug 5, 2018)
- Episode 2x04: Episode 4 (Jul 29, 2018)
- Episode 2x03: Episode 3 (Jul 22, 2018)
- Episode 2x02: Episode 2 (Jul 15, 2018)
- Episode 2x01: Episode 1 (Jul 8, 2018)
- Episode 1x06: Episode 6 (Mar 17, 2016)
- Episode S01 Special: Dead Point (Apr 13, 2014)
AACTA Awards (2012)
Starring as Host
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2015-12-09: 5th AACTA Awards (Dec 9, 2015)
- Episode 2015-01-29: 4th AACTA Awards (Jan 29, 2015)