Lynette Narkle

Lynette Narkle
Born1946 (age 78–79)
Wagin, Western Australia
Occupation(s)actor and director

Lynette Narkle, (born 1946) is an Indigenous Australian theatre and film actor and director.[1]

Education

Narkle studied Theatre and Drama from 2002 at Murdoch University in Perth.[2]

Career

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

Narkle, a Noongar woman, was born in Wagin, Western Australia in 1946.[2] Narkle has three sons and two daughters.[3]

Honours and awards

Theatre

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

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

  1. ^ a b c d "Lynette Narkle". Jiriki Management. Archived from the original on 29 March 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Lynette Narkle". Australia Council for the Arts. 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  3. ^ a b c Ace, Emily (13 March 2018). "Meet Lynette Narkle, and join in her journey". South Western Times. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  4. ^ "State of Shock". Frontline Films. 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2021.