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Natasha Wanganeen (b. June 20, 1984) is an indigenous Australian actor from Point Pearce, South Australia. She starred in Rabbit Proof Fence (2002) at the age of fifteen and as an adult in Cargo (2017) and A Second Chance: Rivals (2019). She won an AFI Young Actor's Award for her role in the film Jessica (2004). In 2017 she played the role of Gilyagan in Kate Grenville's play The Secret River presented during the Adelaide Festival, and played a different role in the two-part TV series of the same name. She lives in Port Adelaide and is related to the Australian rules footballer, Gavin Wanganeen. In 2018, Wanganeen advocated for greater cultural diversity in Australian screen culture, saying "There are not enough black faces on our screens and talking about it is a constructive conversation that we need to have." She expressed her pleasure at the portrayal of Aboriginal people in Cargo (2017) as "living free and strong on the land".