Marissa Gibson Explained
Marissa Gibson (born c. 1995) is an Australian actress. She played the central role of Delilah in the 2009 film Samson and Delilah. The film won the Caméra d'Or award at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival[1] and Best Film at the 2009 AFI Awards.[2]
Gibson attended high school in Alice Springs, where she lived with her uncle, aunt and grandmother, Mitjili Napanangka Gibson, who portrayed her grandmother in the film.[3] She left school in Year 11.[4] Gibson speaks three languages, Warlpiri, Luritja and English, and learned some Japanese.[5]
Gibson lived previously in Kintore where she experienced first hand the desolation of life in isolated communities that is portrayed in the film.[6]
In 2012 Gibson had a child with her partner.[4]
Awards
Notes and References
- News: Australian film Samson and Delilah wins Camera d'Or at Cannes. Tedmanson. Sophie. 29 May 2009. timesonline.co.uk. 7 June 2009. 24 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181124120404/https://www.the-tls.co.uk/. live.
- News: Samson & Delilah: little film, big wraps. Brown. Rachel. 13 December 2009. smh.com.au. 13 December 2009. 24 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181124220140/https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/samson-and-delilah-little-film-big-wraps-20091213-gdttw5.html. live.
- News: 'Delilah' happy back home in Alice. Moran. Jonathon. 31 May 2009. news.com.au. 7 June 2009. 6 June 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090606070031/http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,25562558-5001026,00.html. live.
- News: Moran. Jonathon. Samson And Delilah star Marissa Gibson on life after Cannes. 19 May 2013. dailytelegraph.com.au. 19 May 2013.
- Web site: Marissa Gibson - Delilah. 2009. samsonanddelilah.com.au. 7 June 2009. 2 June 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090602212555/http://samsonanddelilah.com.au/the-filmmakers.php. live.
- News: The Outback's Samson and Delilah. Marks. Kathy. 27 April 2009. independent.co.uk. 7 June 2009. 30 April 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090430155358/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/australasia/the-outbacks-samson-and-delilah-1674758.html. live.