Lynette Narkle
Lynette Narkle | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1946 (age 77–78) Wagin, Western Australia |
| Occupation(s) | actor and director |
Lynette Narkle, (born 1946) is an Indigenous Australian theatre and film actor and director.[1]
Education[edit]
Narkle studied Theatre and Drama from 2002 at Murdoch University in Perth.[2]
Career[edit]
Narkle started in theatre in 1979, with Indigenous playwright Jack Davis.[3] Narkle worked for Screenwest increasing the engagement of Indigenous filmmakers with screen culture and was an associate director at Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company from 2002 to 2006.[1] Narkle was on the Board of the Australia Council for the Arts Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Arts Board from 2008 to 2010.[1] Narkle was on the Board of the Yirra Yaakin Aboriginal Corporation from 2003 to 2007 and a WA representative on the Australia Council for the Arts Community Cultural Development Fund from 1996 to 1999.[1]
Personal[edit]
Narkle, a Noongar woman, was born in Wagin, Western Australia in 1946.[2] Narkle has three sons and two daughters.[3]
Honours and awards[edit]
- 2017 Red Ochre Award, Australia Council for the Arts[2]
- 2018 Honorary Doctor of Arts, Edith Cowan University[3]
Theatre[edit]
| Title | Year | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Steel and the Stone | 1972 | Aboriginal Woman |
| Kullark | 1979 | Rosie Yorla |
| The Dreamers | 1980,1983,1987 | Dolly Wallitch |
| No Sugar | 1985,1990 | Millie Milimura |
| Honey Spot | 1985,1986,1988,2010,2012 | Mrs Winnalie |
| Salt, Mustard, Vinegar, Pepper | 1986 | Aboriginal Woman |
| State of Shock[4] | 1987,1990 | Alwin & Jenny Bob |
| Barungin | 1988 | Dolly Wallitch snr |
| Moorli & the Leprechaun | 1989 | Mother |
| In Our Town | 1990 | Mother |
| The Silent Years | 1990 | Associate director |
| An Aborigine Antigone | 1994 | Director and Woman |
| The Bird | 1995 | Mother |
| The Wayarning | 1995 | Director |
| Ooh La Nah Nyungah | 1996 | Director |
| Donkalonk | 1996 | Director |
| Runamuk | 1997 | Associate director |
| Headspace | 1997 | Director |
| Cruel Wild Woman | 1999 | |
| Aliwa! | 2000 | Director |
| One Day in '67 | 2003 | stockman's wife |
Filmography[edit]
| Title | Year | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Jackaroo (TV series) | 1990 | Dulcie |
| Heartland (TV series) | 1994 | Rachel |
| Natural Justice: Heat (TV series) | 1996 | Alice |
| Bobtales (TV series) | 1998 | storyteller |
| Southern Cross (TV drama) | 2004 | Auntie Mary |
| Mad Bastards (Film drama) | 2010 | TJ's Mum |
| The Sapphires (Film) | 2012 | Nanny Theresa |
| Ace of Spades (Short) | 2012 | Nanna |
| The Darkside (Film) | 2013 | |
| Maap Mordak (Short) | 2015 | Nana |
| KGB (TV series) | 2019 | Aunty Doris |
| The Heights (TV series) | 2019-2020 | Aunty Pam |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Lynette Narkle". Jiriki Management. Archived from the original on 29 March 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ a b c "Lynette Narkle". Australia Council for the Arts. 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ a b c Ace, Emily (13 March 2018). "Meet Lynette Narkle, and join in her journey". South Western Times. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ "State of Shock". Frontline Films. 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
External links[edit]
- Living people
- 1946 births
- 20th-century Australian actresses
- 21st-century Australian actresses
- Actresses from Western Australia
- Australian film actresses
- Australian stage actresses
- Australian theatre directors
- Indigenous Australian actresses
- Murdoch University alumni
- Noongar people
- Australian women theatre directors