Biography

Everlyn Lee Marie Sampi was born Oct 6th, 1988 in Derby as the 4th child among three older brothers and one younger sister following.

She belongs to the indigenous Bardi tribe, but her paternal grandfather comes from Glasgow, Scotland (UK). Her mother works as a director in a bigger aboriginal corporation, her uncle is the well-known AFL (Australian Football Legue) player Ashley Sampi.

During her childhood she relocated frequently with her family within the Kimberley Region including Darwin and Broome, until they settled for a longer time in Djarindjin, a small aboriginal town nearby the Dampier Peninsula.

When famous Australian director Phillip Noyce and casting director Christine King looked in Summer 1999 for aboriginal children to play the main actresses in Rabbit Proof Fence, Everlyn was brought to their attention by a friend of her mother. She quickly stood out between all competitors and got the leading role as "Molly", the lead character.

For her great performance she won the Australian Annual Lexus IF Award for Best Actress on Nov 6th, 2002, and afterward returned back to schooling at John Septimus RoeAnglican Community High, spending only holidays with her family in Djarindjin.

After graduating at the Broome Senior High School in 2006, she spent time as a child welfare worker, entered several regional modeling competitions (Kimberley Girl, Miss Roebuck) as a role model for young indigenous women, and today is considering to intensify acting.

She lives together with her family in Broome, Western Australia, and became mother of two children (2014, 2019).

Thus, by chance, she appeared between 2007 and 2010 in several guest roles as character "Leonie" in the Australian TV series "The Circuit", what is shot in that region.
- IMDb mini biography by: Maxim Bozarte

Everlyn's mother Glenys is part of Australia's "Stolen Generations" and was taken from her family by white authorities when she was young.

Her grandfather stowed away on a ship in Glasgow Docks and ended up in Australia, married an Aborigine woman and had eight children, including Everlyn's mother Glenys.

6th of November 2002: won the 4th Annual Lexus IF award for Best Actress for Rabbit Proof Fence.

She has Aborigine and Scottish ancestry.

Is related to Ashley Sampi, a player for the AFL (Australian Football League) Eagles.