Kylie Belling | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 November 1964 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Education | University of Melbourne |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, voice artist, aboriginal activist |
Kylie Belling is an Australian stage, film and television actress and voice artist, who has also worked in other occupations. As of 2019 she works as Senior Manager, First Peoples, for Creative Victoria.[1]
Biography
Belling was born in Melbourne and is of Yorta Yorta/Wiradjuri/South Sea Islander heritage.[1] She graduated from the University of Melbourne Victorian College of the Arts in 1985.[2] She qualified as a secondary school teacher, later becoming a Master of Public Health. In 2017 she completed the Williamson Community Leadership Program. She has been active in Aboriginal community affairs in Victoria, working in various sectors for many statewide community and government organisations.[1]
Belling is known for her television work. She played inmate Sarah West in Prisoner and was also an original cast member of The Flying Doctors as Sharon Herbert.[3] Belling had an ongoing role in the series The Genie from Down Under, and in Redfern Now as Patricia.[4]
In film, she was nominated for an AFI Award for Best Supporting Actress for The Fringe Dwellers in 1986. She is also known for her role in the 2012 movie The Sapphires as Geraldine.[4]
Belling was also the first actress to play Ruby in the Indigenous Australian play Stolen in 1998, a role she reprised in 2000 and 2003, in several performances across Australia and internationally. She also played many other stage roles between 1985 and 2008.[5]
She co-founded the Ilbijerri Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Theatre Cooperative in Melbourne in about 1991,[6] also performing the role of artistic director.[1]
Recognition
She has won a Deadly Award, a Koorie Women Mean Business Arts Award, and a Sydney Myer Performing Arts Indigenous Award.[1]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | The Fringe Dwellers | Noonah Comeaway | |
| 1987 | Ground Zero | Receptionist | |
| 1988 | Damned Whores and Evil Bitches | (voice) | |
| 1991 | Until the End of the World | Lydia | |
| 1999 | Harry's War | Maude Green | Short film |
| 2012 | The Sapphires | Geraldine |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | The Flying Doctors | Sharon Herbert | 22 episodes |
| 1986 | Prisoner | Sarah West | 11 episodes |
| 1988 | The Gerry Connolly | Parliament House Protestor | Episode: "Episode #1.5" |
| 1989 | Naked Under Capricorn | Casey | Miniseries |
| 1990 | Rafferty's Rules | Rosie Johnson | Episode: "In Custody" |
| 1992 | Bligh | 10RA | Episode: "The First Treaty" |
| 1996 | The Genie from Down Under | Trish Emu | 8 episodes |
| 1997–98 | Li'l Elvis and the Truckstoppers | Lionel Dexter, Lilian Dexter (voices) | 26 episodes |
| 2013 | Redfern Now | Patricia | Episode: "Consequences" |
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Kylie Belling". Blak and Bright. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ↑ "ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Aboriginal actor in new role". The Canberra Times. Vol. 69, no. 21, 583. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 20 May 1994. p. 13. Retrieved 11 August 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ Purcell, Chris (10 May 1986). "Not going to be good – she is good". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 15 September 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- 1 2 Kylie Belling at IMDb
- ↑ "Kylie Belling". Ausstage. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ↑ "Ilbijerri Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Theatre Coop". Ausstage. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
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