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The Sapphires is about four Yorta Yorta (Aboriginal Australian) women: Gail (Deborah Mailman), Julie (Jessica Mauboy), Kay (Shari Sebbens), and Cynthia (Miranda Tapsell); who are discovered by a talent scout (Chris O'Dowd), form a music group named The Sapphires, and travel to Vietnam in 1968 to sing for troops during the war.
The Sapphires is an Australian play written by Tony Briggs and directed by Wesley Enoch. [1] It is set in 1968 (a year after the referendum, which symbolically expanded the rights of Aboriginal people) and it tells the story of The Sapphires, a singing group of four Yorta Yorta women who tour Vietnam during the war.
The Sapphires: Wayne Blair: The Sapphires is about four indigenous Australian women, Gail (Deborah Mailman), Julie (Jessica Mauboy), Kay (Shari Sebbens) and Cynthia (Miranda Tapsell), who are discovered by a talent scout (Chris O'Dowd), and form a music group named The Sapphires, travelling to Vietnam in 1968 to sing for troops during the war. 2013
It tells the story of The Sapphires, a singing group of four Koori women who tour Vietnam during the war. [11] [12] It is inspired by the true story of his mother, Laurel Robinson, and aunt, Lois Peeler, who toured Vietnam as singers in 1968. [13] Briggs adapted the play for the 2012 film The Sapphires. [14]
Cardin in Australia (1967) – AFI winner for Best Film; The Change at Groote (1968) – AFI winner for Best Film; The Talgai Skull (1968) – AFI winner for Best Film; Jack and Jill: A Postscript (1969) – AFI winner for Best Film; Skippy and the Intruders (1969) – spin-off of the Skippy the Bush Kangaroo TV series; Notable Australian films ...
Jessica Mauboy, star of 2013 Australian breakout hit “The Sapphires,” returns to a leading film role for the first time in over a decade in family feature “Windcatcher.” Directed by Tanith ...
In the 2012 musical film The Sapphires, Jessica Mauboy portrays the character of Julie McCrae, one of four Indigenous women who are discovered by a talent scout and formed into a 1960s singing group called The Sapphires, known as Australia's answer to The Supremes. [1] [2] The group travel to Vietnam in 1968 to sing for the US troops during the ...
Judith Mary Lucy AM (born 25 March 1968) is an Australian comedian and actress, ... [17] and had a small role in the film The Sapphires. [2] In July 2013, ...