Kerry McGuire | |
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Born | |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1963–2005 |
Notable work | Olive , Runaway Island , Against the Wind , Home and Away |
Kerry McGuire is an Australian actress. [1]
McGuire studied at National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA), graduating with a Bachelor of Dramatic Acting in 1964. [2]
McGuire's screen roles include her AACTA Award-winning role in Olive (1988) where she played the titular Olive Bodill, an actress battling cancer, [3] Runaway Island (1982) as innkeeper Molly McKenzie and miniseries Against the Wind (1978) as Polly (also an innkeeper), the latter for which she won both a Sammy Award and a Logie Award. [4] She later appeared as Diana Fraser, mother of doctors Lachlan and James Fraser on Home and Away , on and off from 1997–1999, reprising the role for 2 further episodes in 2005.
She made guest appearances throughout her career on tv series' such as Division 4 , Riptide , Catwalk , Homicide , Boney , Certain Women , Skyways , Prisoner , Cop Shop , A Country Practice , Neighbours , Rafferty's Rules and G.P.
McGuire's long stage career included roles in Absurd Person Singular (a gender swapped The Odd Couple ) at Sydney's Northside Theatre [5] [6] She also starred in Don's Party which toured Australia in 1973, Bedroom Farce (1979) and The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (1983–1984). [7]
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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1971 | Devlin | Joan Hunter | TV play |
1977 | Going Home | TV movie | |
1977 | Mama's Gone A-Hunting | Concierge (uncredited) | TV movie |
1978 | Puzzle | Diana Carson | TV movie |
1979 | The Little Convict | Polly Nelson (voice) | Animated TV movie |
1981 | The Homicide Squad | Barbara Patista | TV movie |
1982 | Runaway Island | Molly McKenzie | TV movie |
1982 | Heatwave | Female TV Reporter | Feature film |
1985 | Fragments of Terror | Wife (uncredited) | Anthology film, segment: "The Coming" |
1988 | Olive | Olive Bodill | TV movie Won the 1988 Australian Film Institute Award for Best Lead Actress in a Telefeature |
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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1965 | The Stranger | Nurse | Miniseries, 1 episode |
1967 | Love and War | Miniseries, episode 3: "O’Flaherty, VC" | |
1969 | Division 4 | Patsy Jordan | TV series, 1 episode |
1968 | Riptide | Freda Phillips / Beryl Winton | TV series, 2 episodes |
1968; 1972 | Homicide | Elaine Harvey / Faye Hall / Patti Summers | TV series, 3 episodes |
1970 | Woobinda, Animal Doctor | TV series, 1 episode | |
1970 | The Rovers | Dorrie | TV series, 1 episode |
1970 | Dynasty | Frank Halliday | TV series, 1 episode |
1971 | Catwalk | Kate MacKenzie | TV series, 1 episode |
1972 | Boney | Meena | TV series, 1 episode |
1974 | Silent Number | Clare Milson | TV series, 1 episode |
1974 | Our Man in the Company | Marcia | TV series, 1 episode |
1975 | Certain Women | TV series, 1 episode | |
1978 | Father, Dear Father in Australia | Miss Wilson | TV series, 1 episode |
1979 | Against the Wind | Polly McNamara | Miniseries, 12 episodes Won 1979 Sammy Award for Best Actress. Won 1979 Logie [1] for Best Performance by an Actress in a Major Role |
1979 | Skyways | Ann Driscoll | TV series, 1 episode |
1981 | Prisoner | Arna Johanssen | TV series, 2 episodes |
1981 | Cop Shop | Geraldine Shipton | TV series, 1 episode |
1983–84 | Runaway Island | Molly McKenzie | TV series, 8 episodes |
1984 | A Country Practice | Robyn Riley | TV series, 2 episodes |
1987 | Neighbours | Christine Wilton | TV aeries, 3 episodes |
1987–88 | Rafferty's Rules | Irene Doonan | TV series, 2 episodes |
1993 | G.P. | Reverend Pauline Ternier | TV series, 2 episodes |
1997–99; 2005 | Home and Away | Diana Fraser | TV series, 49 episodes |
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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1986 | Otherwise Engaged | Director | Marian Street Theatre, Sydney with Northside Theatre Company |
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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1979 | Silent Night, Lonely Night | Janet | ABC Radio, Brisbane |
Year | Nominated work | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
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1988 | Olive | Australian Film Institute Awards | Best Lead Actress in a Telefeature | Won | [10] |
1979 | Against the Wind | Sammy Awards | Best Actress | Won | [11] |
1979 | Against the Wind | Logie Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Major Role | Won | [1] |
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