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Rhoda Roberts

Overview

  • Born
    July 8, 1959 · Canterbury, New South Wales, Australia
  • Died
    March 21, 2026 (Ovarian cancer)
  • Birth name
    Rhoda Ann Roberts

Biography

  • Rhoda Roberts was born on July 8, 1959 in Canterbury, New South Wales, Australia. She was an actress, known for Until the End of the World (1991), Blue Heelers (1994) and Stones of Death (1988). She was married to Bill Hunter. She died on March 21, 2026.

Family

  • Spouse
      Bill Hunter(1993 - 1999) (divorced)
  • Relatives
      Lois Roberts(Sibling)
      Frank Roberts(Cousin)

Trivia

  • Accomplished many firsts, including as the first Aboriginal host on mainstream television, the inaugural head of Indigenous programming at the Sydney Opera House and SBS's first Elder-in-Residence.
  • Raised in Lismore in the Northern Rivers region of NSW on Bundjalung Country.
  • In 1997, she became the director of the Festival of the Dreaming in the lead-up to the Olympic Games in 2000.
  • Her father, Frank Roberts Jr. was a pastor and an activist, and her mother, Muriel was an artistic and an avid reader.
  • Her partner was Steven Field, a landscape designer and stonemason; they have three children together.

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