Rhoda Roberts

Rhoda Ann Roberts AO (born 1960) is an Australian actor, director and arts executive.

Rhoda Roberts

AO
Born
Rhoda Ann Roberts

1960 (age 60–61)
Occupation
  • Actor
  • director
  • arts executive
Years active1986–

Born in Sydney[1] in 1960, Bundjalung woman Roberts grew up and completed Year 10 in Lismore, then moved back to Sydney where she qualified as a nurse in 1979.[2]

Roberts co-starred with Rachael Maza and Lydia Miller in Belvoir Street Theatre's 1993 production of Louis Nowra's play Radiance.[3]

She was employed as presenter of Vox Populi, a Special Broadcasting Service program, in 1990,[4] becoming the first Indigenous Australian to present a prime time current affairs program.[5]

In 1995 she founded the Festival of Dreaming and was its director until 2009.[6]

Roberts has been Head of Indigenous Programming at the Sydney Opera House since 2012.[2][7]

She was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in the 2016 Queen's Birthday Honours for "distinguished service to the performing arts through a range of leadership and advocacy roles in the development, promotion and presentation of contemporary Indigenous culture".[8] She was honoured with one of the 2017 Centenary Sue Nattrass Awards presented at the 18th Helpmann Awards.[9][10]

Penny Tweedie's image of Roberts is held by the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra.[2]

References
  1. Baker, Candida (25 January 2019). "'I want to teach our knowledge. I want to bridge the gap'". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  2. "Rhoda Roberts, b. 1960". National Portrait Gallery people. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  3. "Radiance". AusStage. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  4. Ien Ang, Gay Hawkins, Lamia Dabboussy (2008). The SBS Story: The Challenge of Cultural Diversity. University of New South Wales Press. pp. 52–54. ISBN 9780868408392. Retrieved 28 January 2014.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. "Sundays on ABC TV - Meet the Panellists:Rhoda Roberts". ABC Television. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2003. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  6. "Rhoda Roberts AO". Live Performance Australia. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  7. "No Aboriginal Disadvantage". Sydney Opera House. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  8. "Ms Rhoda Ann Roberts". It's An Honour. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  9. "2017 Centennary Sue Nattrass Award | Helpmann Awards". web.archive.org. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  10. Macklin, Helen (17 July 2018). "Bluesfest congratulates Boomerang curator Rhoda Roberts on outstanding achievement award". The Music Network. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
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