Rachel Perkins (born 1970) is an Australian film and television
director, producer, and screenwriter. She is known for her films
Radiance (1998), One Night the Moon (2001), Bran Nue Dae (2010), and
Jasper Jones (2017). Perkins is an Arrernte and Kalkadoon woman from
Central Australia, who was raised in Canberra by Aboriginal activist
Charles Perkins and his wife Eileen.Perkins was born in Canberra,
Australian Capital Territory in 1970. She is a daughter of Charlie
Perkins, granddaughter of Hetty Perkins, and has Arrernte, Kalkadoon,
Irish, and German ancestry. Her siblings are Adam and Hetti Perkins,
an art curator, and her niece is actress Madeleine Madden. For
schooling she and her sister attended Melrose High School.At the age
of 18 Perkins moved to Alice Springs and entered into a traineeship at
the Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association.
director, producer, and screenwriter. She is known for her films
Radiance (1998), One Night the Moon (2001), Bran Nue Dae (2010), and
Jasper Jones (2017). Perkins is an Arrernte and Kalkadoon woman from
Central Australia, who was raised in Canberra by Aboriginal activist
Charles Perkins and his wife Eileen.Perkins was born in Canberra,
Australian Capital Territory in 1970. She is a daughter of Charlie
Perkins, granddaughter of Hetty Perkins, and has Arrernte, Kalkadoon,
Irish, and German ancestry. Her siblings are Adam and Hetti Perkins,
an art curator, and her niece is actress Madeleine Madden. For
schooling she and her sister attended Melrose High School.At the age
of 18 Perkins moved to Alice Springs and entered into a traineeship at
the Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association.
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