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Essie Coffey
Deceased

When Did Essie Coffey Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 56
Also known asEssieina Goodgabah, Essieina ShillingsworthGenderFemaleNationalityAustraliaBorn25/02/1941Died03/01/1998 (aged 56)WikidataQ15462260 ↗TMDb#75053 ↗

Essie Coffey, also known as Essieina Goodgabah and "Bush Queen of Brewarrina", was an Aboriginal Australian community worker, filmmaker, singer, and advocate for Indigenous Australians. She is known for having co-founded the Western Aboriginal Legal Service to serve western New South Wales, and for her 1978 feature film My Survival as an Aboriginal, the first documentary film directed by an Aboriginal woman. She also served on a number of community organisations and government bodies.

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Filmography3 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
1993My Life As I Live ItMovieSelf52
1979My Survival as an AboriginalMovieSelf38
1977BackroadsMovieAboriginal Woman36