Ningali Lawford
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Born | Ningali Josie Lawford 1967 Wangkatjungka, Western Australia, Australia |
Died | (aged 52) Edinburgh, Scotland |
Nationality | Australian |
Other names | Josie Ningali Lawford, Ningali Lawford-Wolf |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1990–2019 |
Ningali Josie Lawford (1967 – 11 August 2019), also known as Ningali Lawford-Wolf and Josie Ningali Lawford, was an
Early life and education
Ningali Josie Lawford
After attending Kewdale Senior High School in
Lawford trained in dance at the Aboriginal Islander Dance Theatre (AIDT) in Sydney.[10]
Career
After leaving AIDT, Lawford started to dance at Bangarra Dance Theatre.[11] She later became a cultural consultant and voice artist for various productions at the company, and was a guest performer on two productions in 2002.[12]
Lawford made her acting debut in the musical Bran Nue Dae,[1] which premiered in Perth in 1990. She later appeared in the 2009 film version.[13]
In 1994, Lawford premiered her
In 2000, the satirical comedy Black and Tran premiered at the
Lawford played Maude, the mother of protagonist Molly, in the 2002 film Rabbit-Proof Fence.[18]
In 2015, Lawford played the role of Polly in the film
In 2017, Lawford voiced the character of Nanna on the National Indigenous Television (NITV) animated series Little J & Big Cuz, which features Indigenous Australian characters.[21]
Lawford was involved in the development of
Personal life
Lawford had five children and two grandchildren. She moved to
Actor and musician Mark Coles Smith reported on a Take 5 (a show hosted by Zan Rowe on ABC Television) that Lawford was his grandmother.[a] He reported that, sometime when dancing with Bangarra in Sydney, she had a three-month relationship with David Bowie, who wanted her to return to Berlin with him, but she refused.[25][26]
Death
Lawford died of complications following a severe
Works
Film
Year | Title | Role | Refs |
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2002 | Rabbit-Proof Fence | Maude | [3] |
2009 | Bran Nue Dae | Theresa Johnson | [1][3] |
2015 | Last Cab to Darwin | Polly | [3][10] |
Stage
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Refs |
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1994–1996 | Ningali | Deckchair Theatre | [3] | |
2001 | Aliwa | Company B Belvoir | [3] | |
2005 | Uncle Vanya | Black Swan Theatre | [3] | |
2008 | Jandamarra | Black Swan Theatre and Perth International Arts Festival | [3] | |
2015–2017 | The Secret River | Dhirrumbin | Sydney Theatre Company national tour | [3] |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Refs |
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2007–2010 | The Circuit | Louise | [29] | |
2009 | 3 Acts of Murder | Emily Dooley | Television movie | [29] |
2017 | Little J & Big Cuz | Nanna | Voice, 13 episodes | [30] |
2018 | Mystery Road | Dot | [3] | |
2019 | Upright | Danni |
Awards and nominations
Lawford won awards for her one-woman theatre show Ningali, and for Aliwa, Uncle Vanya and Jandamarra.[3]
Year | Association | Category | Nominated work | Result | Refs |
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1996 | Green Room Awards | Best Actress in a One Woman Show | Ningali | Won | [15] |
2015 | AACTA Awards | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Last Cab to Darwin | Nominated | [10] |
Footnotes
References
- ^ Newspapers.com.
- ^ "What Makes Us Funny Make Us Aussie". Big Ideas. 2 August 2011. Archived from the original on 22 August 2011. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Collins, Ben; Bol, Michaela (14 August 2019). "Australian actor Ningali Lawford-Wolf dies on tour". ABC News. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- ^ a b 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. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. 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.
- ISBN 9780868408361– via Google Books.
- ^ "VisionMaker's Got You Covered for Back to School". myemail.constantcontact.com.
- ISBN 978-0-472-06886-9. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- ^ Mulvey, Paul (1 October 1995). "Tales from under a tree". The Canberra Times. p. 20. Retrieved 24 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ a b c d Bodey, Michael (8 August 2015). "Last Cab to Darwin lured Ningali Lawford-Wolf out of retirement". The Australian. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Retrieved 1 November 2023 – via Indigenous Australia.
- ^ "Ningali Josie Lawford-Wolf (dec.)". Bangarra Knowledge Ground. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- IMDb
- ^ ISSN 0818-0628.
- ^ 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.
- TheFreeLibrary.
- ^ "Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002)". Australian Screen. National Film and Sound Archive. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
- ^ 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 (4 February 2016). "Indigenous actor refused four taxis in Sydney". ABC. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ^ "Little J & Big Cuz: Australia's first indigenous animation series for kids". Life Matters. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ^ Hetrick, Adam (14 August 2019). "Australian Actor Ningali Lawford-Wolf Dies During Edinburgh Run of The Secret River". Playbill. Brightspot. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- ^ "Statement on behalf of Ningali Lawford-Wolf's family and Sydney Theatre Company". Sydney Theatre Company. 14 August 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- ^ ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- ABC Listen. Interviewed by Rowe, Zan. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ^ Hitch, Georgia (31 October 2023). "Mark Coles Smith reveals family and personal connections to David Bowie". ABC News (Australia). Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ^ Paul Rodger (14 August 2019). "Australian actress dies while on tour at the Edinburgh International Festival". Retrieved 19 August 2019.
- ^ "Acclaimed actor Ningali Lawford-Wolf dies". ArtsHub. 14 August 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Indigenous Australian actor dies on tour". 7NEWS.com.au. 14 August 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- ^ Carmody, Broede (14 August 2019). "Acclaimed Indigenous actor, 52, dies in Scotland". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
External links
- Ningali Lawford at IMDb