Trisha Morton-Thomas, also known as Patricia Morton, is an Anmatyerr
woman born in the Northern Territory of Australia. She is a writer,
producer, director and actor who has worked in the Australian film
industry since 1998 when she appeared in Radiance, the first feature
film by director Rachel Perkins.Morton-Thomas grew up in the remote
Northern Territory. She started her career at the Central Australian
Aboriginal Media Association (CAAMA) in 1983, where she worked as a
volunteer radio announcer until 1990 when she moved to Darwin to work
with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation there.In 1991
Morton-Thomas moved to Sydney with her good friend Rachel Perkins,
who, she says, “dragged me along with her".
woman born in the Northern Territory of Australia. She is a writer,
producer, director and actor who has worked in the Australian film
industry since 1998 when she appeared in Radiance, the first feature
film by director Rachel Perkins.Morton-Thomas grew up in the remote
Northern Territory. She started her career at the Central Australian
Aboriginal Media Association (CAAMA) in 1983, where she worked as a
volunteer radio announcer until 1990 when she moved to Darwin to work
with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation there.In 1991
Morton-Thomas moved to Sydney with her good friend Rachel Perkins,
who, she says, “dragged me along with her".
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