Merwez Whaleboat
Merwez Whaleboat | |
|---|---|
| Born | Townsville[1] |
| Occupation | Actress |
Merwez Whaleboat is an Australian actress. For her performance in RAN Remote Area Nurse she was nominated for the 2006 Australian Film Institute Award for Best Guest or Supporting Actress in a Television Drama.[2]
Other roles include Warwick Thornton's film The Darkside[3] and the TV productions The Straits (2012), Mabo (2012)[4][5] and Blue Water Empire (2019).[6][7]
Whaleboat is a Torres Strait Islander who was born in Townsville.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ "Cape York drama a breeze compared with role of motherhood", Townsville Bulletin, 31 January 2006
- ^ Campbell, Sonia (17 November 2006), "TV role brings remote issue home - Actor nurses award hopes", The Cairns Post
- ^ "Indigenous insight to the spirit world", The Australian, 30 November 2013
- ^ Kellner, Lydia (8 November 2013), "Cape York drama a breeze compared with role of motherhood", Townsville Bulletin
- ^ Armistead, Jane (19 July 2014), "Townsville-born actress Merwez Whaleboat talks about ghost stories and her role in The Darkside", Townsville Bulletin
- ^ Cockrell, Eddie (22 June 2019), "Torres tales set record Strait", The Australian
- ^ Dickie, Madeline (12 June 2019), "A Torres Strait tapestry for the telly", National Indigenous Times
- ^ Menehira, Hazel (14 November 2007), "Merwez gives book a taste of Strait verse", Torres News