Leah Maree Purcell AM is an Aboriginal 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, Somersault, The Proposition and Jindabyne.
Known For
Credits
Cast Credits
High Country (2024)
Starring as Andrea 'Andie' Whitford
(8 episodes)
- Episode 1x08: Episode 8 (Apr 30, 2024)
- Episode 1x07: Episode 7 (Apr 23, 2024)
- Episode 1x06: Episode 6 (Apr 16, 2024)
- Episode 1x05: Episode 5 (Apr 9, 2024)
- Episode 1x04: Episode 4 (Apr 2, 2024)
- Episode 1x03: Episode 3 (Mar 26, 2024)
- Episode 1x02: Episode 2 (Mar 19, 2024)
- Episode 1x01: Episode 1 (Mar 19, 2024)
The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart (2023)
Starring as Twig
(7 episodes)
- Episode 1x07: Part Seven: Sturt's Desert Pea (Aug 31, 2023)
- Episode 1x06: Part Six: Wheel of Fire (Aug 24, 2023)
- Episode 1x05: Part Five: Desert Oak (Aug 17, 2023)
- Episode 1x04: Part Four: River Lily (Aug 10, 2023)
- Episode 1x03: Part Three: Lantern Bush (Aug 3, 2023)
- Episode 1x02: Part Two: Wattle (Aug 3, 2023)
- Episode 1x01: Part One: Black Fire Orchid (Aug 3, 2023)
Anh's Brush with Fame (2016)
Guest starring as Leah Purcell
- Episode 4x04: Leah Purcell (May 15, 2019)
Meet the Mavericks (2016)
Guest starring as Leah Purcell
- Episode 1x03: Leah Purcell & Miranda Tapsell (Apr 26, 2016)
Janet King (2014)
Starring as Heather O'Connor
(8 episodes)
- Episode 2x08: The Long Goodbye (May 12, 2016)
- Episode 2x07: The Heart of It (May 5, 2016)
- Episode 2x06: The Thaw (Apr 28, 2016)
- Episode 2x05: Apprehended Violence (Apr 21, 2016)
- Episode 2x04: The Smoking Gun (Apr 14, 2016)
- Episode 2x03: In Plain Sight (Apr 7, 2016)
- Episode 2x02: Here and Now (Mar 31, 2016)
- Episode 2x01: The Invisible Wound (Mar 24, 2016)
Wentworth (2013)
Starring as Rita Connors
(37 episodes)
- Episode 9x10: Legacy (Oct 26, 2021)
- Episode 9x09: The Reckoning (Oct 19, 2021)
- Episode 9x08: The Abyss (Oct 12, 2021)
- Episode 9x07: Collateral (Oct 5, 2021)
- Episode 9x06: One Eye Open (Sep 28, 2021)
- Episode 9x05: The Unknown Terrorist (Sep 21, 2021)
- Episode 9x04: Judas Kiss (Sep 14, 2021)
- Episode 9x03: The Ties That Bind (Sep 7, 2021)
- Episode 9x02: Requiem (Aug 31, 2021)
- Episode 9x01: Rogue (Aug 24, 2021)
- Episode 8x08: Goldfish, Part 2 (Sep 15, 2020)
- Episode 8x06: Fugitive (Sep 1, 2020)
- Episode 8x05: Fallout (Aug 25, 2020)
- Episode 8x02: Ends and Means (Aug 4, 2020)
- Episode 8x01: Resurrection (Jul 28, 2020)
- Episode 7x10: Under Siege (2) (Jul 30, 2019)
- Episode 7x09: Under Siege (1) (Jul 23, 2019)
- Episode 7x08: Protection (Jul 16, 2019)
- Episode 7x07: Bad Blood (Jul 9, 2019)
- Episode 7x06: Mother (Jul 2, 2019)
- Episode 7x05: Ascension (Jun 25, 2019)
- Episode 7x04: Karen (Jun 18, 2019)
- Episode 7x03: Atonement (Jun 11, 2019)
- Episode 7x02: Payback (Jun 4, 2019)
- Episode 7x01: Blood Wedding (May 28, 2019)
- Episode 6x12: Showdown (Sep 4, 2018)
- Episode 6x11: Indelible Ink (Aug 28, 2018)
- Episode 6x10: Fractured (Aug 21, 2018)
- Episode 6x09: Shallow Grave (Aug 14, 2018)
- Episode 6x08: Lovers and Fighters (Aug 7, 2018)
- Episode 6x07: The Edge (Jul 31, 2018)
- Episode 6x06: Angel of Wentworth (Jul 24, 2018)
- Episode 6x05: Bitter Pill (Jul 17, 2018)
- Episode 6x04: Winter is Here (Jul 10, 2018)
- Episode 6x03: Bleed Out (Jul 3, 2018)
- Episode 6x02: The Boxer (Jun 26, 2018)
- Episode 6x01: Clean Slate (Jun 19, 2018)
Guest starring as Leah Purcell
(2 episodes)
- Episode S09 Special: WENTWORTH UNLOCKED (Aug 17, 2021)
- Episode S08 Special: Behind the Bars (Jul 20, 2020)
AACTA Awards (2012)
Guest starring as Leah Purcell
- Episode 2025-02-07: 14th AACTA Awards (Feb 7, 2025)
Crew Credits
My Life Is Murder (2019)
Episode crew as Director
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x03: Lividity in Lycra (Jul 31, 2019)
- Episode 1x01: The Boyfriend Experience (Jul 17, 2019)
The Secret Daughter (2016)
Episode crew as Director
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x02: Stuck in the Middle with You (Oct 10, 2016)
- Episode 1x01: Flame Trees (Oct 3, 2016)
Cleverman (2016)
Episode crew as Director
(5 episodes)
- Episode 2x06: Borrowed Time (Aug 2, 2017)
- Episode 2x05: Skin (Jul 26, 2017)
- Episode 2x04: Muya (Jul 19, 2017)
- Episode 1x04: Sun and Moon (Jun 22, 2016)
- Episode 1x03: A Free Ranger (Jun 15, 2016)