Sandy Greenwood Sandy Greenwood i(A72422 works by)
Born: Established: 1982 Sydney, New South Wales, ;
Gender: Female
Heritage: Aboriginal ; Aboriginal Dunghutti ; Aboriginal Gumbayngirr / Gumbainggirr ; Aboriginal Bundjalung
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BiographyHistory

Actor and playwright.

Sandy Greenwood holds a BA Hons in Creative Industries from Queensland University of Technology (QUT) and has worked with theatre companies including Sydney Theatre Company, Ilbijerri Indigenous Theatre Company, and, internationally, the Seattle Theatre Company.

In 2018, she wrote and performed Matriarch, a story of four generations of First Nations women, for Melbourne Fringe.

Most Referenced Works

Awards for Works

Matriarch Matriarch : A Story of Four Generations of First Nations Women 2018 single work drama

'Matriarch is a dynamic one woman show that illuminates the strength and resilience of four generations of Gumbaynggirr women from the 1940s to the present day. Indigenous actress, Sandy Greenwood, weaves a compelling story that explores cultural identity, the intergenerational effects of the stolen generation and what it means to be a fair-skinned black woman in modern Australia.'
2019 nominated Victorian Green Room Awards — Writing : Theatre - Independent
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