Ursula Yovich | |
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Born | Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia |
Occupation(s) | Actress, singer |
Ursula Yovich is an Aboriginal Australian actress and singer.
Yovich was born and grew up in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. Her father, Slobodan Jović, was a Serbian immigrant who anglicised his name to Stan Yovich. Her mother is an Aboriginal woman from north-west Arnhem Land near the Blyth River, with the closest community being Maningrida. [1]
Yovich has appeared in more than 20 theatre and musical theatre productions, including Capricornia, Mother Courage and her Children , The Sapphires , Natural Life, Nailed, The Sunshine Club , Jerry Springer the Opera , Nathaniel Storm, and The Adventures of Snugglepot & Cuddlepie and Little Ragged Blossom . [2] [3] [4] [5]
Her film credits include Jindabyne, Australia and Goldstone . [6] [7]
Television credits include Redfern Now , series 2 of the crime drama series Mystery Road , and the comedy series Preppers .
She was the subject of an episode of the SBS documentary series Blaktrax. [8]
In 2002, at the Tudawali Awards, Yovich was the recipient of the inaugural Bob Maza Memorial Award from the Australian Film Commission, which recognised emerging acting talent and support professional development for Indigenous actors. [9] [10]
In 2016 she was awarded the Sidney Myer individual award as a recognition of her outstanding body of work in theatre.[ citation needed ] She also received the Balnaves Foundation's Indigenous playwrights award later in the same year. [11]
Yovich has won three Helpmann Awards, for Best Female Actor in a Play in 2007 for her performance in Capricornia and for Best Female Actor in a Musical and Best Original Score in 2019 for Barbara and the Camp Dogs . [12]
The 2021 Ensemble Theatre Sandra Bates Director's Award was awarded to Yovich. [13]
In 2019 Yovich was nominated for the Nick Enright Prize for Playwriting for her original rock musical comedy, Barbara and the Camp Dogs , co-written with playwright Alana Valentine. [14] The play had its premiere performance at Belvoir St. Theatre in Sydney in 2017, and in the 2017 Sydney Theatre Awards, Yovich was nominated for Best New Australian Work, Best Original Score and Best Female Actor. The work also received a Music Theatre AWGIE nomination. [15]
She has also been nominated multiple times for lead and supporting roles in plays and musicals, and as Best Cabaret Performer in 2010 for Magpie Blues.[ citation needed ]
As of 2009 [update] Yovich was married to Stewart O'Connell, a lawyer, and the couple has one daughter. [16]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2006 | Jindabyne | Alice | |
2008 | $9.99 | Camille (voice) | |
Australia | Daisy | ||
2010 | Aesop's Way | Adrian's Wife | Short |
2013 | Destiny in the Dirt | Danni | Short |
Around the Block | Chrissie | ||
2014 | Spirit Stones | Eva | Short |
2016 | Goldstone | Maria | |
2019 | Top End Wedding | Daffy Ford | |
Totem and Ore | Testimonies reader | Documentary | |
2023 | The Royal Hotel | Carol |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2002 | Blue Heelers | Elvira Cook | Episode: "Reflection" |
2012 | Devil's Dust | Pauline Gordon | TV miniseries |
2012–2013 | Redfern Now | Nic Shields | Episodes: "Stand Up", "Pokies" |
2014 | Rake | Holly | Episodes: "3.4", "3.5" |
The Gods of Wheat Street | Eden Freeburn | Regular role | |
The Code | Kitty Boyd | Recurring role | |
2017–2021 | Little J & Big Cuz | Levi | 37 episodes |
2018 | Wanted | Shirley | Episode: "3.3" |
2020 | Mystery Road | Pansy | 6 episodes |
2021 | The Moth Effect | Megan | 1 episode |
Preppers | Kelly | 6 episodes [17] | |
Doctor Doctor (Australian TV series) | Magistrate | 1 episode | |
Wakefield (TV series) | Maria | 1 episode | |
2022 | The Twelve (Australian TV series) | Hope Saunders | 4 episodes |
Irreverent | Grace | 6 episodes | |
2023 | Home and Away | Victoria Hudson | 2 episodes |
2024 | Total Control [18] | Robin | 1 episode |
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