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Kris McQuade (born 1952) is an Australian actress who has had many film, television and theatre roles.
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Kris McQuade (born 1952) is an Australian actress who has had many film, television and theatre roles.
McQuade's film credits include The Love Letters from Teralba Road , Kostas , Fighting Back , Lonely Hearts , Goodbye Paradise , The Coca-Cola Kid , Strictly Ballroom , Billy's Holiday , December Boys and Cargo .
Her television credits include episodes of Fields of Flame , Fields of Fire (1987), Scales of Justice , Palace of Dreams (1985), Certain Women , Skyways , Punishment (1981), A Country Practice , Home and Away , The Flying Doctors , Boys from the Bush , Love Thy Neighbour in Australia (1980), The Last Resort (1988), Wildside , Grass Roots , Blue Heelers , [1] Stingers , Supernova , [2] Wentworth , [3] The Kettering Incident , and Rosehaven .
McQuade joined the cast for Wentworth [4] in late 2012 as crime matriarch Jacs Holt, McQuade would feature in the entire first season of the show before the character was killed during the finale.
McQuade joined the cast of Rosehaven in the role of Barbara for the show's entire run. McQuade in 2023 appeared in Deadloch .
In 2023, McQuade was announced as part of the cast for the second season of The Twelve . [5]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Come Out Fighting | Sporting World Hostess | |
| Alvin Purple | Samantha | ||
| 1974 | Alvin Rides Again | Mandy | |
| 1975 | The Firm Man | Anne Thropomorphic | |
| The True Story of Eskimo Nell | Lil | ||
| 1977 | The Love Letters from Teralba Road | Barbara | |
| 1978 | Harvest of Hate | Ruth Grant | TV film |
| 1979 | Kostas | Jenny | |
| 1982 | And/Or = One | Samantha | |
| Lonely Hearts | Rosemarie | ||
| Fighting Back | Mrs. Goodwood | ||
| 1983 | Now and Forever | Matilda Spencer | |
| Buddies | Stella | ||
| Goodbye Paradise | Hooker | ||
| 1985 | The Coca-Cola Kid | Juliana | |
| Stock Squad | Caroline Marshall | TV film | |
| Remember Me | Sue | ||
| 1986 | Two Friends | Janet, Louise's mother | |
| 1987 | The Surfer | Trish | |
| 1992 | Strictly Ballroom | Charm Leachman | |
| Resistance | Ruth | ||
| 1993 | Broken Highway | Woman | |
| 1995 | Billy's Holiday | Kate Hammond | |
| 1996 | McLeod's Daughters | Meg | TV film |
| 2000 | Better Than Sex | Taxi Driver | |
| 2001 | Mullet | Gwen Maloney | |
| 2003 | Ned Kelly | Ellen Kelly | |
| Preservation | Mrs. Harrison | ||
| 2005 | Hell Has Harbour Views | Pam | TV film |
| 2007 | December Boys | Mrs. McAnsh | |
| 2008 | Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! | — | |
| 2009 | Subdivision | Betty Kelly | |
| 2015 | Holding the Man | Aunt Mary | |
| 2017 | Cargo | Etta | |
| 2021 | Mortal Kombat | Cargo Plane Pilot |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973, 1974 | Matlock Police | Terri Williams / Carol Green | TV series, 2 episodes | |
| 1973–1974 | Division 4 | Various roles | TV series, 4 episodes | |
| 1974 | Ryan | Abby Simpson | TV series, episode: "A Deep Dark Place" | |
| Homicide | Sonia / Mary Turner | TV series, 2 episodes | ||
| Bellbird | Gail Bennet | TV series, 173 episodes | ||
| 1975 | Wollongong the Brave | Karen Vaughn / Tracey | TV series, episode: "Gunston: The Golden Weeks" | |
| 1975–1976 | Certain Women | Christine Clayton | TV series, 11 episodes | |
| 1976 | Alvin Purple | Elsie | TV series, episode: "The Postman" | |
| Bluey | Judy Browning | TV series, episode 35: "Whole of Life" | ||
| 1979 | Love Thy Neighbour in Australia | Liz | TV series, episode: "Who's a Naughty Boy?" | |
| 1979–1980 | Skyways | Faye Peterson | TV series, 74 episodes | |
| 1980 | The Sullivans | Lt. Phillipa Heath | TV series, 2 episodes | |
| 1982 | A Country Practice | Trudi | ||
| 1982 | The Mike Walsh Show | Guest - Herself | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 1983 | Scales of Justice | Kate Hardman | TV series, episode: "The Numbers" | |
| 1985 | Palace of Dreams | Kitty | TV series, 4 episodes | |
| 1986 | The Fast Lane | Zola | TV series, episode: "Murder Most Fouled" | |
| 1987 | Fields of Fire | Mum | TV miniseries, 2 episodes | |
| Rafferty's Rules | Pamela Gordon | TV series, episode: "Public Image" | ||
| 1988 | The Last Resort | TV series | ||
| Fields of Fire II | Elsie | TV miniseries, 2 episodes | ||
| 1989 | Fields of Fire III | |||
| 1990 | The Flying Doctors | Caz | TV series, episode: "Dad's Little Bloke" | |
| 1991 | Rose Against the Odds | Shirley Rennie | TV miniseries | |
| 1991–1992 | Boys from the Bush | Delilah | TV series, 16 episodes | |
| 1993–2005 | Home and Away | Laura Brennan / Noelene Baker | TV series, 20 episodes | |
| 1994 | G.P. | Julia Priestley | TV series, episode: "That Old Black Magic" | |
| A Country Practice | Helen Ross | TV series, episode: "Running Wild" | ||
| 1995 | Blue Heelers | Maureen Powers | TV series, episode: "Protected Species" | |
| 1996 | Police Rescue | Alison Johnson | TV series, episode: "Nobody's Place" | |
| House Gang | Raelene | TV series, episode: "Winners" | ||
| 1997 | Fallen Angels | Jude | TV series, episode: "All Things Bright and Beautiful" | |
| Return to Jupiter | Gillian | TV series, 13 episodes | ||
| 1998 | Medivac | Carmel | TV series, episode: "Denial" | |
| 1999 | Wildside | Elizabeth Holland | TV series, episode #2.20 | |
| 2000 | Grass Roots | Cheryl Da Costa | TV series, episode: "October to March" | |
| 2001 | The Farm | Pat McCormick | TV series, 3 episodes | |
| 2002 | Stingers | Dossie Logan | TV series, episode: "Old Scores" | |
| 2003 | Snobs | Mrs. Lewis | TV series, episode #1.20 | |
| 2005–2006 | Supernova | Professor Pip Cartwright | TV series, 12 episodes | |
| 2007 | All Saints | Dorothea Louden | TV series. episode: "Cutting Free" | |
| 2009 | My Place | Grandma / Bev's Friend | TV series, 2 episodes | |
| The Circuit | Terri Oliver | |||
| 2011 | Killing Time | Kath Pettingill | TV series, 6 episodes | |
| 2011–2012 | Packed to the Rafters | Brenda Fraser | TV series, 3 episodes | |
| 2013 | A Place to Call Home | Grace Stevens | TV series, 2 episodes | |
| Wentworth | Jacs Holt | TV series, 10 episodes | [6] | |
| 2016 | The Kettering Incident | Dr. Fiona McKenzie | TV series, 6 episodes | |
| 2016–21 | Rosehaven | Barbara McCallum | TV series, 39 episodes | [7] |
| 2018 | Mystery Road | Liz Rutherford | TV series, 3 episodes | |
| 2019 | Glitch | Dawn | TV series, episode: "Mum" | |
| 2020 | The Gloaming | Detective Snr Carrie Bennett | TV series, 3 episodes | |
| 2021 | The Tailings | Laurie | TV series, 6 episodes | [8] |
| 2023 | Deadloch | Victoria O'Dwyer | TV series, 8 episodes | [9] |
| 2024 | The Twelve (Australian TV series) | Bernice Price | TV series, 7 episodes | [10] |
| 2025 | Bay of Fires | Barry | TV series |
McQuade appeared in the theatre play Maggie Stone, playing the titular character. [11]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | King Ubu | Voice | Mona | [12] |
| 2018 | Darlinghurst Nights | Sydney Theatre Company | [13] | |
| 2014 | Neighbourhood Watch | Milnka | Melbourne Theatre Co | [14] |
| 2013 | Maggie Stone | Maggie Stone | State Theatre Company | [11] |
| 2001 | Cloudstreet | Dolly | National Theatre | [15] |
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