Jane Kennedy (actress)

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Jane Kennedy
Born
Jane Louise Kennedy

(1964-06-09) 9 June 1964 (age 59) [1]
Melbourne, Australia
Education Genazzano FCJ College, RMIT University
Occupations
  • Actress
  • producer
  • writer
  • director
Spouse Rob Sitch
Children5

Jane Kennedy (born 9 June 1964) is an Australian actress, radio presenter and television producer, best known for her work with Working Dog Productions, a group of performers responsible for a variety of television and films. She previously was a co-host of KennedyMolloy on Triple M with Mick Molloy.

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Career

She met the other members of the group, which over time included Tom Gleisner, Rob Sitch, Santo Cilauro, Tony Martin, Mick Molloy, and Jason Stephens, while working on Melbourne commercial radio on the D-Generation Breakfast Show. Kennedy was not originally a member of the group, but was the newsreader assigned to work with them during their timeslot. The team quickly made a game of trying to make her laugh while she read the news. Their frequent success led to Kennedy joining the D-Generation as a full-time member and she continued to work with them on the radio show. The group stayed together to later write, direct and produce The Late Show , a comedy sketch show, Frontline , [2] a widely acclaimed spoof of television current affairs in which she played ambitious reporter Brooke Vandenberg, and Funky Squad, a retro styled spoof of 70s police dramas. [3]

Since the mid-1990s, Kennedy has mostly stayed behind the camera as a casting director and producer for various Working Dog productions, including their panel talk show The Panel , and the films The Castle and The Dish .

Kennedy also appeared on the radio program Get This occasionally, and has been a semi-regular panelist on television chat show The Circle .

In 2009, Kennedy released her first cookbook, Fabulous Food Minus the Boombah. In 2010, she released her second cookbook, OMG! I Can Eat That? and has since written two other cookbooks One Dish Two Ways and The Big Book of Fabulous Food.

From 2017 until 2020 she co-hosted Kennedy Molloy, a national drive show on Triple M in 2018 with her long time comedy colleague Mick Molloy. [4] [5] In January 2021, Kennedy resigned from Triple M to devote more time to her family. [6]

Films

YearProductionCredited as
DirectorProducerWriterActorOther
2012 Any Questions for Ben? Casting Director
2003 Bad Eggs YesRole: Parliament House Tour Guide (voice only)
2000 The Dish YesYesCasting Director, Music Producer
1997 The Castle YesCasting Director, Music Supervisor

Television

YearProductionCredited as
DirectorProducerWriterActorOther
2013–present Have You Been Paying Attention? YesRole: Panellist & Fill-in Quiz Master
2011 Statesmen of Comedy YesRole: Herself
2009 Thank God You're Here Casting Director, Thanks
2008 The Hollowmen Casting Director
2004Russell Coight's Celebrity ChallengeCasting Director
1998–2007 The Panel YesYesRole: Herself
1995 Funky Squad YesYesYesYesRole: Cassie
1994–1997 Frontline YesYesYesYesRole: Brooke Vandenberg
1993The Olden DaysYesRole: Caroline Chisholm (voice only)
BargearseYesRole: Natalie Thigh-Blaster (voice only)
1992–1993 The Late Show YesYesYesYesRole: Various characters

Personal life

Kennedy was born in the Melbourne suburb of Camberwell. Kennedy was educated at the Genazzano FCJ College, in Kew, an inner suburb of Melbourne. She and her husband Rob Sitch have five children and are living in Melbourne. [7]

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References

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  2. Leedham, Nicole (16 October 1995). "Back-door view of 'Frontline'". The Canberra Times. p. 34. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  3. Rosenburg, Jan (24 April 1995). "Young, Hip and groovy". The Canberra Times. p. 29. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  4. Melina Cruickshank (17 December 2009). "Mum in Profile: Jane Kennedy". Essential Baby. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
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  6. Lallo, Michael (15 January 2021). "Jane Kennedy quits Triple M drive show with Mick Molloy". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  7. Wendy Hargreaves (23 October 2011). "Jane Kennedy: Working keeps me sane". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 23 November 2015.