Kerry McGuire
Kerry McGuire | |
|---|---|
| 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]
Early life
[edit]McGuire studied at National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA), graduating with a Bachelor of Dramatic Acting in 1964.[2]
Career
[edit]Film and TV
[edit]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.
Stage
[edit]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]
Acting credits
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Television
[edit]| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Theatre
[edit]As director
[edit]| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Otherwise Engaged | Director | Marian Street Theatre, Sydney with Northside Theatre Company |
Radio
[edit]| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Silent Night, Lonely Night | Janet | ABC Radio, Brisbane |
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Year | Nominated work | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Collier, Shayne (30 October 1986), "Kerry happily puts her neck in a noose", The Sydney Morning Herald
- ^ https://www.nida.edu.au/alumni-and-industry/all-alumni/
- ^ Morris, Joan (14 February 1988), "Television violence exercises the minds of the ABC.", The Canberra Times
- ^ Adams, Clay (14 February 1981), "RUNAWAY ISLAND- for European eyes only", Woman's Weekly
- ^ Jamrozik, Wanda (24 September 1987), "Sex change surgery adds to the laughs - Florence ond Olive replace Felix and Oscar in a feminist-inspired update of the lonesome bachelors' story", The Sydney Morning Herald
- ^ The Odd Couple, AusStage
- ^ Kerry McGuire, AusStage
- ^ Kerry McGuire, AusStage
- ^ Silent Night Lonely Night, AusStage
- ^ "And the winners were...", The Canberra Times, 12 October 1988
- ^ "Hines, Walsh awarded gold Sammys", The Canberra Times, 18 October 1979