ACTOR

Leah Purcell

Known for The Lost World · My Life Is Murder · McLeod's Daughters

Snapshot 2026-10-16

Born

Aug 14, 1970

Birthplace

Murgon, Queensland, Australia

Known For

Acting

Known For

TV

The Lost WorldWitch Doctor · 1999
★ 7.2

TV

My Life Is MurderDirector · 2019
★ 7.2

TV

McLeod's DaughtersTerri Barker · 2001
★ 7.2

TV

BeastMasterThe Black Apparition · 1999
★ 6.4

TV

Police RescueConst. Tracey Davis · 1991
★ 6.7

TV

Water Rats1 eps · 1996
★ 6.2

Filmography

Movies

Somewhere in the DarknessLulu

1999

LantanaClaudia Wiss

2001

BC

Black Chicks TalkingHerself

2002

BC

Black Chicks TalkingDirector

2002

LC

Lennie Cahill Shoots ThroughDoctor

2003

SomersaultDiane

2004

The PropositionQueenie

2005

JindabyneCarmel

2006

TomorrowLaura

2009

My MistressAudrey

2014

Last Cab to DarwinSonya

2015

Mary: The Making of a PrincessToni Klan

2015

David Stratton: A Cinematic LifeSelf

2017

WB

Wentworth Behind the Bars 3: A Look at the Final Season

2020

Wentworth: Behind the BarsRita Connors

2020

WU

Wentworth: Unlocked

2021

Here Out WestDirector

2022

Looking BlackSelf

2022

The Drover's Wife: The Legend of Molly JohnsonMolly Johnson

2022

The Drover's Wife: The Legend of Molly JohnsonDirector

2022

The Drover's Wife: The Legend of Molly JohnsonScreenplay

2022

The Drover's Wife: The Legend of Molly JohnsonTheatre Play

2022

ShaydaJoyce

2023

Zac PowerAgent Ironclad (voice)

2027

Television

Police RescueConst. Tracey Davis · 9 eps

1991

Water Rats1 eps

1996

FA

Fallen AngelsSharon Walker · 20 eps

1997

BeastMasterThe Black Apparition · 5 eps

1999

The Lost WorldWitch Doctor · 1 eps

1999

McLeod's DaughtersTerri Barker · 1 eps

2001

Bad Cop, Bad CopLorraine Simpson · 1 eps

2002

The Starter WifeHannah Sprints · 2 eps

2007

My PlaceWriter

2009

Redfern NowGrace · 2 eps

2012

Redfern NowDirector

2012

WentworthRita Connors · 42 eps

2013

Janet KingHeather O'Connor · 8 eps

2014

Love ChildDaisy · 3 eps

2014

House of HancockHilda Kickett · 2 eps

2015

Ready for ThisWriter

2015

Anh's Brush with FameHerself · 1 eps

2016

ClevermanCreator

2016

The Secret DaughterDirector

2016

My Life Is MurderDirector

2019

All My Friends Are RacistJustice Janelle Ray AO · 5 eps

2021

All My Friends Are RacistExecutive Producer

2021

The Lost Flowers of Alice HartTwig · 7 eps

2023

High CountryAndrea 'Andie' Whitford · 16 eps

2024

High CountryExecutive Producer

2024

Ghosts AustraliaMel · 1 eps

2025

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