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Jacqueline McKenzie Biography

Birth Name:
Jacqueline Susan McKenzie
Birth Place:
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Profession
Actor

Fast Facts

  • Breakout film role came in 1992's Romper Stomper as Russell Crowe's love interest; she received the Stockholm International Film Festival's Best Actress award for her performance
  • Won two awards in 1995 from the Australian Film Institute for her performances as a multiple-personality sufferer in an episode of the Australian TV series Halifax F
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  • and a schizophrenic in the film Angel Baby
  • Starred in a 2001 production of Proof at the Sydney Opera House
  • Took up painting after she was encouraged to help decorate the set of an artist's studio for Paul Cox's independent film Human Touch
  • Contributed a song called "Shy Baby" to the soundtrack of her USA Network series The 4400

Awards

  • 2017AACTA Awards-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
  • 2014AACTA Awards-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
  • 1996Logie Awards-Silver Logie for Most Outstanding Actress: winner
  • 1995Australian Film Institute Awards-Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Television Drama: winner
  • 1995Australian Film Institute Awards-Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role: winner
  • 1994Australian Film Institute Awards-Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role: nominated
  • 1994Australian Film Institute Awards-Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Television Drama: nominated
  • 1993Australian Film Institute Awards-Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role: nominated

Relationships

  • Roxy -- Daughter
  • Bill Walter -- Ex-husband