<P> `` A dingo ate my baby '' is a phrase attributed to Lindy Chamberlain - Creighton and also to Meryl Streep 's depiction of Chamberlain in the movie A Cry in the Dark ( 1988 ) -- also known as Evil Angels -- about the death of Azaria Chamberlain , an Australian baby girl who died in 1980 at Uluru in the Northern Territory . The Chamberlain family had been holidaying at Uluru when their daughter was taken from their tent by a dingo . The authorities disbelieved the family 's story about a dingo , and prosecuted and won convictions against Lindy Chamberlain for murder and against her then - husband Michael Chamberlain as an accessory after the fact . Ultimately , the courts found both parents innocent after being sent to court 3 different times , and the coroner found Azaria 's death was `` the result of being attacked and taken by a dingo '' . </P>
<P> `` A dingo ate my baby '' is a phrase attributed to Lindy Chamberlain - Creighton and also to Meryl Streep 's depiction of Chamberlain in the movie A Cry in the Dark ( 1988 ) -- also known as Evil Angels -- about the death of Azaria Chamberlain , an Australian baby girl who died in 1980 at Uluru in the Northern Territory . The Chamberlain family had been holidaying at Uluru when their daughter was taken from their tent by a dingo . The authorities disbelieved the family 's story about a dingo , and prosecuted and won convictions against Lindy Chamberlain for murder and against her then - husband Michael Chamberlain as an accessory after the fact . Ultimately , the courts found both parents innocent after being sent to court 3 different times , and the coroner found Azaria 's death was `` the result of being attacked and taken by a dingo '' . </P>
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where does the dingo ate my baby come from
Uluru in the Northern Territory
Uluru in the Northern Territory