Ningali Lawford-Wolf dead – Rabbit-Proof Fence star dies during Edinburgh Festival tour aged 52
ACTRESS Ningali Lawford-Wolf - who starred in hit film Rabbit-Proof Fence - has died, aged
The star was on tour at the Edinburgh International Festival at the time of her death.
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She had been performing in the production The Secret River and died on Sunday.
Ms Lawford-Wolf regularly appeared at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and her production company, Sydney Theatre Company, said they were "devastated" by her death.
The company also called her "one of Australian theatre's greatest treasures".
Two shows in Edinburgh were cancelled last week after Ms Lawford-Wolf fell ill. One of her cast mates then filled her role as narrator for the show's remaining four performances.
Ms Lawford-Wolf is best known for her role in the award-winning film Rabbit-Proof Fence, about three mixed-race girls taken from their Aboriginal mother and sent to a training camp for domestic workers.
The actress was born was in Wangkatjungka, an Aboriginal community in Kimberley, Western Australia.
We've lost one of Australian theatre's greatest treasures
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Australian actor Ningali Lawford-Wolf dies on tour aged 52
Australian Indigenous actor Ningali Lawford-Wolf has died at the age of 52 in Edinburgh, Scotland, while touring with the stage production of The Secret River.
The Sydney Theatre Company (STC) confirmed the passing of Ms Lawford-Wolf, saying the award-winning actor passed away on Sunday, August
"We have lost one of Australian theatre's greatest treasures," the STC said in a joint statement with Ms Lawford-Wolf's family.
"Ningali was an incredibly talented performer, as well as a wonderfully caring and thoughtful person."
She is well known across Australia for her roles in the films Rabbit-Proof Fence, Bran Nue Dae, and Last Cab to Darwin.
Ms Lawford-Wolf was a Wangkatjunka woman born under a tree at Christmas Creek Station in the far-north Kimberley region of Western Australia.
She won awards for her one-woman theatre show Ningali, as well as for productions of Aliwa, Uncle Vanya and Jandamarra.
Ms Lawford-Wolf had been involved in the development of The Secret River for the STC, and was performing in the show at the Edinburgh Festival at the time of her passing.
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Indigenous actress Ningali Lawford-Wolf dies aged 52 while on tour in Scotland
WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are warned that the following article contains the name and picture of a deceased person.
Australian Indigenous actress Ningali Lawford-Wolf has died while away on tour in Scotland. She was only
Ms Lawford-Wolf was performing with the stage production The Secret River during the Edinburgh Festival when she tragically passed away on Sunday, confirmed the Sydney Theatre Company.
"We have lost one of Australian theatre's greatest treasures," read a joint statement released today by the STC and Ms Lawford-Wolf's family. "Ningali was an incredibly talented performer, as well as a wonderfully caring and thoughtful person."
The well-respected star was best known for her movie roles in Rabbit-Proof Fence, Bran Nue Dae and Last Cab to Darwin, but she was especially passionate about her work in theatre.
Ms Lawford-Wolf has won awards for her one-woman theatre show Ningali, as well as for productions of Uncle Vanya, Jandamarra and Aliwa, a play by Australian Indigenous playwright Dallas Winmar.
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William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon on 23rd April
His father William was a successful local businessman, and his mother Mary was the daughter of a landowner. Relatively prosperous, it is likely the family paid for Williams education, although there is no evidence he attended university.
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Due to some well-timed investments, Shakespeare was able to secure a firm financial background, leaving time for writing and acting. The best of these investments was buying some real estate near Stratford in , which soon doubled in value.
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