Young Alice — Terra Nullius Character Profile

About Young Alice

The eight-year-old Koori girl at the center of the narrative, experiencing a white adoptive upbringing that actively denies her Aboriginal heritage.

Young Alice — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Olivia Patten

Appears in

Terra Nullius (1992)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (3)

• Young Alice — Temporal Past Self — Alice (Michelle Lacombe)

  Adult Alice meets her younger self in a silent encounter to reclaim her life.

• Young Alice — Family Adoptive Mother — Mary (Wendy Playfair)

  Mary provides care but actively denies Alice's Aboriginal heritage.

• Young Alice — Family Adoptive Father — Neville (Dacre King)

  Neville provides care but actively denies Alice's Aboriginal heritage.

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