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Kerry Fox Biography

Birth Name:Kerry Fox

Birth Place:Wellington, New Zealand

Profession Actress, Writer, Soundtrack

Fast Facts

  • Won the Silver Bear for best actress at the Berlin Film Festival for her role in "Intimacy" in 2001
  • Began her acting career in Australia after graduating from drama school and scored a hit with one of her earliest roles in Jane Campion's "An Angel at My Table․"
  • Made her screen acting debut in the TV series "Night of the Red Hunter" in 1989
  • Quote: "[on being an actress] "You can cause an effect on people; you can actually change something within them․ Maybe it's my naivety that makes me think that it can make them think about humanity and their own experience of other people․""
  • Best known for playing Janet Frame in "An Angel at My Table" and Claire in "Intimacy․"

Awards

  • 1990Film Award-Best Performance, Female: winner
  • 1990Best Actress-: winner
  • 1994AFI Award-Best Actress in a Lead Role: nominated
  • 1995Golden FIPA-Fiction: Actress: winner
  • 1996CableACE-Actress in a Movie or Miniseries: nominated
  • 1997Genie-Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role: nominated
  • 2001Silver Berlin Bear-Best Actress: winner
  • 2009British Independent Film Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
  • 2009Golden Nymph-Television Films - Best Performance by an Actress: nominated
  • 2010AFI Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
  • 2011Felix-Best Actress: nominated
  • 2012Astra Award-Most Outstanding Performance by an Actor - Female: winner
  • 2012AACTA Award-Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama: nominated
  • 2012The Equity Award-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Mini-series or Telemovie: nominated
  • 2014Audience Award-International: winner
  • 2016FilmOut Festival Award-Best Supporting Actress: winner
  • 2016Jury Prize-Best Performance in a Female Role in a Feature Film: winner
  • 2017AFCA Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
  • 2017Film Award-Best Actress: nominated
  • 2020Austrian Film Award-Best Supporting Actress (Beste weibliche Nebenrolle): nominated