Kerry McGuire
Australian actress
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| Intro | Australian actress | |
| Places | Australia | |
| is | Actor | |
| Work field | Film, TV, Stage & Radio | |
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Biography
Kerry McGuire is an Australian actress.
Career
Film and TV
McGuire's creen roles include Olive where she played the titular Olive Bodill, an actress battling cancer, Runaway Island as innkeeper Molly McKenzie and Against the Wind as Polly, also an innkeeper.
Stage
Her long stage career included roles in Absurd Person Singular runs at the Northside Theatre, a gender swapped The Odd Couple
Filmography
Film
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Devlin | Joan Hunter | TV play |
| 1982 | Runaway Island | Molly McKenzie | TV movie |
| 1988 | Olive | Olive Bodill | TV movie Won the 1988 Australian Film Institute Award for Best Lead Actress in a Telefeature |
Television
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Catwalk | Kate Mackenzie | TV series |
| 1979 | Against the Wind | Polly | TV miniseries Won the 1979 Sammy Award for Best Actress. Won the 1979 Logie for Best Performance by an Actress in a Major Role. |
Awards
For her performance in Olive she won the 1988 Australian Film Institute Award for Best Lead Actress in a Telefeature. For her role in Against the Wind she won the 1979 Sammy Award for best actress and a 1979 Logie for Best Performance by an Actress in a Major Role.