Ursula Yovich
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Ursula Yovich is an actress and singer. She received a Helpmann Award in 2007 for her performance in Capricornia and was nominated in 2005 for her performance in The Sapphires
. She has appeared in over 20 productions, including Capricornia, The Sapphires, Natural Life, Nailed, The Sunshine Club, Nathaniel Storm, and The Adventures of Snugglepot and Cuddlepie and Little Ragged Blossom and in the films Jindabyne
and Australia
. She was the subject of an episode of the SBS
documentary series Blaktrax. She is a member of The Black Arm Band
. Her father, Slobodan Jovic, was a Serbia
n immigrant who anglicised his own name to Stan Yovich.
The Sapphires (play)
The Sapphires is an Australian play written by Tony Briggs and directed by Wesley Enoch. It is set in 1968 and it tells the story of The Sapphires, a singing group of four Koori women who tour Vietnam during the war.It was inspired by the true story of Briggs's mother, Laurel Robinson, and aunt,...
. She has appeared in over 20 productions, including Capricornia, The Sapphires, Natural Life, Nailed, The Sunshine Club, Nathaniel Storm, and The Adventures of Snugglepot and Cuddlepie and Little Ragged Blossom and in the films Jindabyne
Jindabyne (film)
Jindabyne is a 2006 Australian drama film by director Ray Lawrence and starring an ensemble cast including Gabriel Byrne, Laura Linney, Deborra-Lee Furness and John Howard. Jindabyne was filmed entirely on location in and around the town of the same name: Jindabyne, New South Wales, situated next...
and Australia
Australia (2008 film)
Australia is a 2008 epic historical romance film directed by Baz Luhrmann and starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman. It is the second-highest grossing Australian film of all time, behind Crocodile Dundee. The screenplay was written by Luhrmann and screenwriter Stuart Beattie, with Ronald Harwood...
. She was the subject of an episode of the SBS
Special Broadcasting Service
The Special Broadcasting Service is a hybrid-funded Australian public broadcasting radio and television network. The stated purpose of SBS is "to provide multilingual and multicultural radio and television services that inform, educate and entertain all Australians and, in doing so, reflect...
documentary series Blaktrax. She is a member of The Black Arm Band
The Black Arm Band
The Black Arm Band is a collection of some of Australia's premier Indigeous musicians. The band, conceived by Artistic Director Steven Richardson, was brought together "to perform, promote and celebrate contempary Australian Indigenous music". Members come from all over the country and have diverse...
. Her father, Slobodan Jovic, was a Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
n immigrant who anglicised his own name to Stan Yovich.