Maminydjama Magnolia Maymuru (born 1997) is an Aboriginal Australian actress and model who won Best Supporting Actress at the 9th AACTA awards, for her portrayal in The Nightingale.
[1][2][3] She was born in Yirrkala in the Northern Territory of Australia and belongs to the Yolngu community.
[4][5] In 2014, as a teenager, she was spotted by a model scout while withdrawing money from an ATM.
At the age of 19, Maminydjama Magnolia Maymuru became the first Aboriginal woman from the Northern Territory to enter the Miss World Australia beauty pageant and reached the national finals.
[7] She is the niece of media commentator and television show producer Leila Gurruwiwi.