Mitch Torres | |
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 Torres in 2018 | |
| Born | Michelle Rose Torres 1964 (age 59–60) Broome, Western Australia, Australia |
| Other names | Michelle Torres-Hill |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, director, journalist, playwright, producer, radio presenter, and writer |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Notable work | BabaKiueria (1986) Whispering in Our Hearts (2001) Muttacar Sorry Business (2002) Jandamarra's War (2011) Kriol Kitchen (2014-2015) |
Michelle "Mitch" Rose Torres (born 1964), also credited as Michelle Torres-Hill, is an Australian actress, director, journalist, playwright, producer, radio presenter, and writer. She began as an actress, playing the main role in the 1986 film BabaKiueria. She then worked as a journalist, becoming the first Indigenous Australian on-air presenter for SBS Television, and worked at ABC Television. She then worked for Indigenous radio stations as a broadcaster, producer, and presenter. She moved into filmmaking in the mid-1990s, with her first short film Promise for SBS-TV. Among her works include the documentary Jandamarra's War and the play Muttacar Sorry Business.
Torres has received an AWGIE Award, Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Award, Human Rights Award, and Australian Teachers of Media Awards for her work on The Circuit and Jandamarra's War. In 2021, she was awarded an honorary degree from the Australian Film, Television and Radio School.