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Jane Turner | |
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 Turner in character as Kath Day-Knight at the Kath & Kimderella movie premiere, in August 2012 | |
| Born | 1 December 1960 Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia |
| Alma mater | Sacré Cœur School, Monash University/ |
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| Known for | Kath and Kim |
| Spouse | John Denton |
| Children | 3 |
Jane Turner OAM (born 1 December 1960) is an Australian actress, comedian and Logie Award-winning comedy series creator and screenwriter. She is widely known for her role as Kath in the TV sitcom Kath and Kim .
Jane Turner, although best known as a comedy performer, made her acting debut in the internationally renowned TV cult drama series Prisoner in a 15-episode guest role.[ citation needed ]
She is notable for numerous comedy roles including the sketch comedy programs The D-Generation , Fast Forward , Full Frontal , Big Girl's Blouse and Something Stupid . [1]
On Fast Forward Turner (Svetta) recorded a song with cast member Peter Moon (comedian) (Victor), called "Don't Do Your Soviet Bloc".[ citation needed ]
In the 2000s Turner has received accolades for her performance in Kath & Kim , an ABC Television (later Seven Network) comedy series which she created, wrote, produced, and starred in, with her longtime friend and collaborator, Gina Riley. Kath & Kim became the most successful ABC syndicated show in Australian television history. Turner plays Kath Day Knight, one of the leading roles in the show and an occasional recurring character, Prue, a shop keeper at the Fountain Gate Shopping Centre.[ citation needed ]
Turner reprised the role in the 2005 telemovie Da Kath & Kim Code and the 2012 feature film Kath & Kimderella . [2] [ better source needed ]
Turner made her West End theatrical debut in the Australian hit play Holding the Man at London's Trafalgar Studios in April 2010.[ citation needed ]
In 2022, Turner and the cast of Kath and Kim produced a special that released on channel 7. The special included interviews, new skits and behind the scenes insights to the famous TV show. [3]
Turner attended Sacré Cœur School in Glen Iris, Victoria, and later studied law at Monash University. [4] Turner graduated from Monash with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1988. [5]
She is married to lawyer John Denton [6] and they have three children including model Anna Denton [7] and actor Nicholas Denton.[ citation needed ]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1983–84 | Prisoner | Belinda Johns | Seasons 5−6 (recurring; 15 episodes) |
| 1987 | The D-Generation | Various characters | Season 2 & Seven Network specials (8 episodes) + Writer (7 episodes) |
| 1989–92 | Fast Forward | Various characters | Seasons 1–4 (lead; 90 episodes) + Writer (90 episodes) |
| 1992 | Bligh | Mad Lottie | Season 1 (guest; 1 episode) |
| 1993 | Full Frontal | Various characters | Season 1 (guest; 13 episodes) |
| The Making of Nothing | Pasha | Television special | |
| A Royal Commission Into the Australian Economy | Court Official / Travel Agent | Television special | |
| 1994 | Big Girl's Blouse | Various characters | Season 1 (main; 9 episodes) + Writer & producer (9 episodes) |
| 1998 | Something Stupid | Various characters | Season 1 (main; 6 episodes) + Writer & producer (6 episodes) |
| 2002–07 | Kath & Kim | Kath Day-Knight / Prue | Seasons 1−4 & special (33 episodes) + Writer & executive producer (32 episodes); producer (25 episodes) |
| 2007 | Little Britain Down Under | Kath Day-Knight | Television documentary |
| 2015 | Open Slather | Various characters | Season 1 (main; 11 episodes) |
| 2018 | Rake | Senator Penny Evans | Season 5 (recurring; 5 episodes) |
| 2020 | Parlement (French TV series) [8] | MEP Sharon Redlion | Season 1 (recurring; 10 episodes) |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1987 | Bachelor Girl | Vicki | Television film |
| The Bit Part | Actress in Play | Feature film | |
| 1997 | Thank God He Met Lizzie | Anne | Feature film |
| 2002 | Guru Wayne | Sarg | Feature film |
| 2005 | Da Kath & Kim Code | Kath Day-Knight / Prue | Television film (+ writer & producer) |
| 2012 | Kath & Kimderella | Kath Day-Knight / Prue | Feature film |
Fast Forward was Australia's highest-rating and most critically awarded commercial television sketch comedy show, broadcast for 90 one-hour episodes from 12 April 1989 to 26 November 1992.
Gina Riley is a retired Australian actress, writer, singer and comedian, known for portraying Kim Craig in the television series Kath & Kim, and for her work in musical theatre.
Kath & Kim is an Australian sitcom originally airing in the prime-time slot on ABC Television from 2002 and 2005 and subsequently on the Seven Network in 2007 and 2022. The show was produced by Riley and Turner Productions, the firm of Jane Turner and Gina Riley, who star as the titular characters of Kath Day-Knight, a cheery, middle-aged suburban mother, and Kim, her narcissistic daughter. Additional cast members include Glenn Robbins as Kel Knight, Kath's metrosexual boyfriend ; Kim's henpecked husband Brett Craig, and her lonely "second-best friend" Magda Szubanski as Sharon Strzelecki. The series is set in Fountain Lakes, a fictional suburb of Melbourne, Victoria. The series received highly positive reviews from critics, who praised the humor and cast performances, particularly of Turner and Riley.
Glenn Maxwell Robbins is an Australian comedian, writer, actor, television and radio presenter. He is best known for The Comedy Company, portraying Kel Knight in Kath & Kim and adventurer Russell Coight in All Aussie Adventures. Robbins has appeared on The Panel, Thank God You're Here and Have You Been Paying Attention?.
Magdalene Mary Therese Szubanski, known as Magda Szubanski, is an Australian comedy actress, author, singer and LGBT rights advocate. She performed in Fast Forward, Kath & Kim as Sharon Strzelecki and in the films Babe (1995) and Babe: Pig in the City (1998), Happy Feet (2006) and Happy Feet Two (2011). In 2003 and 2004 surveys, she polled as the most recognised and well-liked Australian television personality.
Marg Downey is an Australian comedian and actress best known for her roles in The D Generation, Fast Forward and Full Frontal
The D-Generation was a popular and influential Australian TV sketch comedy show produced and broadcast by ABC for two series between 1986 and 1987. A further four specials were broadcast on the Seven Network between 1988 and 1989. The show would also serve as a stepping stone for many early incarnations of iconic characters, including Lynne Postlethwaite, Gina Hard-Faced B***h, Eileen Maverick and Kelvin Cunnington.
Noeline Mabel Brown, credited also as Noelene Brown, is an Australian actress and comedian. She has appeared in numerous films, television shows, theatrical productions and radio programs dating back to 1959.
Peter Rowsthorn is an Australian stand-up comedian, actor, writer, producer, MC, host and theatre.
Sacré Cœur is a Roman Catholic, independent, day school for girls, located in Glen Iris, a south eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Kathleen "Kath" Darleen Day-Knight is a fictional character featured in the Australian television series Kath & Kim and is portrayed by Jane Turner. Her character has appeared on multiple Australian comedy series, first appearing as an early incarnation on Fast Forward, and later Big Girl's Blouse and Something Stupid as the more familiar Kath. She is revealed to be a Leo.
Jane Hall is an Australian actress, comedian, writer and presenter. She is best known for playing Rebecca Napier on the soap opera Neighbours.
Kath & Kim, commonly written as Kath and Kim and uncommonly abbreviated as K&K is an American television sitcom adapted from the Australian television series of the same name created by Jane Turner and Gina Riley and well-supported by Magda Szubanski, with their titular roles being portrayed in this series by Molly Shannon and Selma Blair. The series premiered on NBC on October 9, 2008. Turner and Riley served as executive producers and consultants on this version, which was co-produced through Reveille Productions and Universal Media Studios.
Tasneem Roc is an Australian television and film actress born in Sydney.
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Celia Pacquola is an Australian comedian, writer, presenter and actor who performs predominantly in Australia and the United Kingdom.
Robyn Kershaw is an Australian independent film and television producer, best known for her work on feature drama, Looking for Alibrandi (2000), musical-comedy, Bran Nue Dae (2009), the hit TV series Kath & Kim and working with the YouTube sensation Mychonny on Sucker (2015), Mychonny Moves In (2015) and The China Boy Show (2017).
Fiona Choi is an Australian actress, singer and stage performer, best known for her lead role as Jenny Law in Benjamin Law's award-winning SBS Comedy The Family Law for which she received an AACTA Award nomination for Best Performance in a Television Comedy and 3 consecutive Equity Ensemble Awards for Outstanding Performance in a Comedy Series. Fiona is also known for her work on stage in Melbourne Theatre Company's Golden Shield and Torch The Place as well as her one-woman show Dragon Lady: The Many Lives & Deaths of Anna May Wong which premiered to much acclaim at the 2019 Adelaide Cabaret Festival
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