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Ursula Yovich is an Aboriginal Australian actress and singer. Early life and education. Yovich was born and grew up in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. Her father, Slobodan Jović, was a Serbian immigrant who anglicised his name to Stan Yovich.
Ursula Yovich is a multi-talented Singer/Songwriter/Actor/Director/Playwright based in Australia. With a passion for music and the arts, Ursula has crafted a unique style that draws upon her diverse talents, creating a truly captivating performance.
Ursula Yovich is known for Australia (2008), Top End Wedding (2019) and Around the Block (2013).
Ursula Yovich is an extraordinary multi-hyphenate artist: an award-winning actor, writer, director, singer, song-writer and storyteller in both stage and screen, performing on stages across Australia and internationally, including Carnegie Hall (Australia Plays Broadway), New York.
May 7, 2022 · Ursula Yovich on mothers, daughters and choosing our own legends | SBS NITV. The celebrated actor is directing a play about the intergenerational inheritance of three First Nations women, a story which touches close to home. A difficult relationship with her mother has guided Ursula Yovich's approach to her own daughter. Source: Supplied.
Jun 15, 2016 · Ursula Yovich, a singer, actor and writer, won the 2016 Balnaves Foundation Indigenous Playwright’s award to develop a play based on her experience of arranging her mother's funeral in Arnhem Land. The play explores the clash of cultures and her personal journey of being Aboriginal and Serbian.
Watch Ursula Yovich perform soulful songs with a band in this 2020 live-streamed show from the Joan Sutherland Theatre stage. Ursula is a singer, songwriter, actor and playwright who has won four Helpmann Awards and starred in Top End Wedding and Mystery Road.
