Kate Kendall

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Kate Kendall
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Kendall at a rehearsal for An Officer and a Gentleman in 2012
Born (1973-07-27) 27 July 1973 (age 50)
Occupation(s)Actress, director
Years active1997–present
Spouse Wayne Johnston
Children1

Kate Kendall (born 27 July 1973) is an Australian actress and director. She played Angie Piper in the long-running Nine Network Australian drama Stingers from 1998 to 2004. Kendall has appeared in television series The Librarians (2007), Rush (2010) and Conspiracy 365 . She joined the cast of television soap opera Neighbours in 2013 as Lauren Turner. After leaving the role in 2017, Kendall became a director, and later producer, on the serial.

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Career

Kendall studied at the Centre for Performing Arts (CPA) (now the Adelaide College of the Arts) in Adelaide. There she was taught by her father, David Kendall, who then headed the acting course. [1] Small parts in television shows such as Home and Away and Neighbours [2] led to a guest role as Rosie Burgess in Blue Heelers in 1997. [3] Her major television role has been as Angie Piper in Stingers , which role she played for 192 episodes from 1998 to 2004. [4]

Kendall played a minor role as Lisa in the American mini-series The Starter Wife (2007) [5] and also appeared in three episodes of the Australian produced comedy The Librarians (2007), as Jacinta McSweeney. [6] Kendall appeared on the Australian drama Rush in 2010. In 2011 Kendall played the lead role of Diana in MTC's production of Next to Normal and appeared in the Australian musical premiere of An Officer and a Gentleman. She also played Emily Ormond in the twelve-part drama series Conspiracy 365 , which was based on the book of the same name. [7] Kendall took over the role of Lauren Carpenter on Neighbours in 2013. [8]

As she was wrapping up the role of Lauren in 2017, Kendall began directing small scenes. She has since directed numerous episodes of the series. [9] In June 2020, it was announced that Kendall would become a producer. She covered for series producer Natalie Lynch, while she was on maternity leave. David Knox of TV Tonight believed Kendall was the show's first actor, director, producer. [9]

Kendall has directed the 2023 four-part series Heat , created by Jason Herbison. [10]

Filmography

TV/Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
2013–2018, 2022 Neighbours Lauren Carpenter 457 episodes
2012 Conspiracy 365 [11] Emily Osmond12 episodes
201210TerroristsJune Connors
2010RushNicolette1 episode
2010Matching JackRegistrar
2010The PacificBetty Leckie1 episode
2009 City Homicide Jacinta Hansard1 episode
2008Night TrainShort
2008BelladonnaKaterine
2007The LibrariansJacinta McSweeney3 episodes
2007St. GeorgeShort
2007The Starter WifeLisa3 episodes
1998–2004 Stingers (TV series) Angie Piper192 episodes
2000On The BeachJenny
1999 Farscape Sergeant1 episodes
1999DeadendFantasy couple
1997 Blue Heelers Rosie Burgess1 episodes
Director
YearTitleRoleNotes
2023Heat [12] Director1 episode
2017–present Neighbours Director95 episodes
2019 Playing for Keeps (TV series) Director2 episodes
202?Six MonthsDirector
Producer
YearTitleRoleNotes
2019–present Neighbours Producer [13] 897 episodes

Personal life

Kendall is married to former Carlton Football Club AFL player Wayne Johnston and has a son and four stepchildren. [14]

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