Ursula Yovich

Ursula Yovich is an Aboriginal Australian actress and singer. She is known for numerous stage appearances, for co-writing and appearing in the rock musical Barbara and the Camp Dogs, and several film and TV appearances.

Early life and education Yovich was born in 1977 Raised in Darwin with her Dad, both her parents spoke English as a second language.

Yovich started singing when she was young, and at the age of 13, began formal music training when her father enrolled her in singing classes. She later joined one of the local youth theatre groups. graduating from the Aboriginal Centre for the Performing Arts in 1996, before eventually relocating to Sydney.

Yovich co-wrote the libretto and songs for rock musical Barbara and the Camp Dogs with Alana Valentine, and appeared in the show alongside Elaine Crombie. She wrote and starred in her own one-woman cabaret, Magpie Blues and also wrote The Man with the Iron Neck, which toured Australia from 2018 to 2019. Other television credits include Wakefield, Wanted, The Code, The Gods of Wheat Street. In 2024, she made a theatre comeback, appearing in The Lewis Trilogy.

Awards and nominations Year Work Award Category Result Ref 2002 Ursula Yovich Tudawali Awards Bob Maza Memorial Award 2007 Capricornia Helpmann Awards Best Female Actor in a Play 2010 Magpie Blues Helpmann Awards Best Cabaret Performer 2016 The Eulogy (pitch/unwritten) Balnaves Foundation Indigenous playwrights award 2017 Barbara and the Camp Dogs Sydney Theatre Awards Best New Australian Work Sydney Theatre Awards Best Original Score Helpmann Awards Best Original Score Top End Wedding AACTA Awards Best Supporting Actor 2020 Top End Wedding Film Critic's Circle of Australia Awards Best Supporting Actor

Personal life Yovich was married to Stewart O'Connell, a lawyer, and the couple has one daughter.

Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre

As performer Year Title Role