Lisa Maza
Actor
AUS
Lisa Maza (Meriam/Yidinji/Dutch) (she/her) is a professional actor, singer and producer whose career spans almost thirty years across theatre, film, television and music.
Malthouse Theatre: THE LOCKDOWN MONOLOGUES, YANAGAI! YANAGAI!, ENUFF, THE TWILIGHT SERIES and STOLEN (inc. international tour).
Other Theatre: BLACK TIES, GOODBYE AUNTY FLO, VIRAL, GLORIOUS BAASTARDS, SISTERS OF GELAM, YANAGAI! YANAGAI! and STOLEN (ILBIJERRI Theatre Company); A WAKE – A WOKE MOB (ILBIJERRI Theatre Company/Melbourne Theatre Company); NGADJUNG (Belconnen Arts); THE SAPPHIRES (Belvoir/Black Swan State Theatre Company); A LETTER FOR MOLLY (Ensemble Theatre); EMILIA (Essential Theatre); WALTZING THE WILARRA (HIT Productions); UNPRECEDENTED (Hothouse Theatre Company); FROM DARKNESS (La Boite Theatre); THE RABBITS (Opera Australia/Barking Gecko); HIDE THE DOG (Performing Lines) and THE SEASON (Tasmania Performs).
Film: WINDCATCHER (dir. Tanith Glynn-Maloney) and PAPER CUT (short, dir. Virginia Gay).
Television: Bad Ancestors (Purple Carrot Entertainment); New Gold Mountain (Goalpost Pictures/SBS); TRUE STORY WITH HAMISH & ANDY (Radio Karate/Warner Bros.); WENTWORTH (FremantleMedia Australia/FOXTEL); HOUSE HUSBANDS (Playmaker Media/Nine Network); CITY HOMICIDE and BLUE HEELERS (Southern Star/Seven Network); KATH & KIM (Riley Turner Productions/ABC) and STINGERS (Nine Network).
Other: As Producer & Curator, YIRRAMBOI Festival (2017, 2019); Mabo Day Celebrations (Koorie Heritage Trust/City of Melbourne) and Brimbank’s Be Bold Blakout Festival (2021-2023).
Awards & Nominations: Tasmanian Theatre Award for Best Supporting Actor (The Season).
Lisa’s relationship with ILBIJERRI Theatre Company began in 1999 and proudly served on the Company’s Board of Management for over a decade, helping shape contemporary Blak theatre
Current as of February 2026.
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