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Justine Florence Saunders OAM (20 February 1953 – 15 April 2007) was an Australian stage, television and film actress. She was a member of the Woppaburra, an Australian Aboriginal people, from the Kanomie clan of Great Keppel Island in Queensland.
Justine Saunders (1953-2007) was an actress who appeared in films, TV shows and theatre. She also worked as an indigenous public relations consultant and received the O.A.M. for her services to the performing arts.
- Actress, Additional Crew
- February 20, 1953
- Justine Saunders
- April 15, 2007
Apr 16, 2007 · The web page reports the death of Justine Saunders, an Indigenous actor who starred in Number 96, Prisoner and The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith. It also mentions her contributions to the Black Theatre and the Aboriginal National Theatre Trust.
Apr 18, 2007 · JUSTINE SAUNDERS, the prominent Aboriginal actor of stage, film and television, played a key role in creating frameworks for other indigenous actors to develop their craft, and took a strong national stance on the issue of the stolen generation.
Apr 16, 2007 · Justine Saunders, who starred in films such as The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith and The Fringe Dwellers, passed away in 2007 at 54. She was a pioneer of black theatre and an inspiration for many young Indigenous performers.
Justine Saunders was born on February 20, 1953 in Quilpie, Queensland, Australia. She was an actress, known for Until the End of the World (1991), Prisoner (1979) and The Fringe Dwellers (1986). She died on April 15, 2007 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
JUSTINE Saunders, one of the Aboriginal veterans of stage and film, who also played a key role in creating frameworks for other indigenous actors to develop their craft, as well as taking a national stance on the issue of the "stolen generation", has died from cancer at Hawkesbury District Hospital in Sydney.
