Lynette Narkle (born 1946) is an Indigenous Australian theatre and film actor and director.
Education Narkle studied Theatre and Drama from 2002 at Murdoch University in Perth.
Career Narkle started in theatre in 1979, with Indigenous playwright Jack Davis. 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. Narkle was on the Board of the Australia Council for the Arts Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Arts Board from 2008 to 2010. 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.
Personal Narkle, a Noongar woman, was born in Wagin, Western Australia in 1946. Narkle has three sons and two daughters.
Honours and awards 2017 Red Ochre Award, Australia Council for the Arts 2018 Honorary Doctor of Arts, Edith Cowan University
Theatre TitleYearRoleSteel and the Stone 1972 Aboriginal WomanKullark 1979 Rosie YorlaThe Dreamers 1980, 1983, 1987 Dolly WallitchNo Sugar 1985, 1990 Millie MilimuraHoney Spot 1985, 1986, 1988,2010,2012 Mrs WinnalieSalt, Mustard, Vinegar, Pepper 1986 Aboriginal WomanState of Shock 1987, 1990 Alwin & Jenny BobBarungin 1988 Dolly Wallitch snrMoorli & the Leprechaun 1989 MotherIn Our Town 1990 MotherThe Silent Years 1990 Associate directorAn Aborigine Antigone 1994 Director and WomanThe Bird 1995 MotherThe Wayarning 1995 DirectorOoh La Nah Nyungah 1996 DirectorDonkalonk 1996 DirectorRunamuk 1997 Associate directorHeadspace 1997 DirectorCruel Wild Woman 1999 Aliwa! 2000 DirectorOne Day in '67 2003 stockman's wife
Filmography TitleYearRoleJackaroo (TV series) 1990 DulcieHeartland (TV series) 1994 RachelNatural Justice: Heat (TV series) 1996 AliceBobtales (TV series) 1998 storytellerSouthern Cross (TV drama) 2004 Auntie MaryMad Bastards (Film drama) 2010 TJ's MumThe Sapphires (Film) 2012 Nanny TheresaAce of Spades (Short) 2012 NannaThe Darkside (Film) 2013 Maap Mordak (Short) 2015 NanaKGB (TV series) 2019 Aunty DorisThe Heights (TV series) 2019-2020 Aunty Pam
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