Everlyn Sampi
Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Everlyn Sampi (born 6 October 1988, Derby, Western Australia) is an Australian Aboriginal actress who was featured in the movie Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002). She won the 4th Annual Lexus IF Awards for Best Actress on 6 November 2002. Description above from the Wikipedia article Everlyn Sampi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
In 1931, three Aboriginal girls escape after being plucked from their homes to be trained as domestic staff, and set off on a trek across the Outback.
Rabbit-Proof Fence
This documentary follows Phillip Noyce as he tries to find three aboriginal girls able to act in his film Rabbit Proof Fence. The film sees a cast of 100's whittled down to the eventual three girls and follows them through workshops and into the difficult shoot.