Leah Purcell
Actor · Director · Screenplay · Theatre Play
Born Aug 14, 1970 · Murgon, Queensland, Australia
Active 1991–present · Awards: Member of the Order of Australia, ASPA Jury Grand Prize
Leah Maree Purcell is an Australian stage and film actress, playwright, film director, and novelist. She made her film debut in 1999, appearing in Paul Fenech's Somewhere in the Darkness, which led to roles in films, such as Lantana…
Filmography
Ghosts Australia (2025) — MelZac Power (2027) — Agent Ironclad (voice)The Proposition (2005) — QueenieWentworth (2013) — Rita ConnorsThe Lost Flowers of Alice Hart (2023) — TwigLantana (2001) — Claudia WissThe Lost World (1999) — Witch DoctorMy Life Is Murder (2019) — DirectorMcLeod's Daughters (2001) — Terri BarkerSomersault (2004) — DianeLast Cab to Darwin (2015) — SonyaBeastMaster (1999) — The Black ApparitionCleverman (2016) — CreatorJanet King (2014) — Heather O'ConnorJindabyne (2006) — CarmelShayda (2023) — JoyceSomewhere in the Darkness (1999) — LuluThe Drover's Wife: The Legend of Molly Johnson (2022) — Molly Johnson · Director · Screenplay · Theatre PlayMy Mistress (2014) — AudreyLennie Cahill Shoots Through (2003) — DoctorFallen Angels (1997) — Sharon WalkerRedfern Now (2012) — Grace · DirectorPolice Rescue (1991) — Const. Tracey DavisHigh Country (2024) — Andrea 'Andie' Whitford · Executive Producer