Kerry Walker
Biography
Kerry Walker is an Australian actress from Sydney who has worked widely in theater and film. She trained at the National Institute of Dramatic Art, graduating in 1974, and her first professional stage role came in a Romeo and Juliet production with The Australian Ballet. She became a muse to the playwright Patrick White, who cast her in three of his plays, among them Shepherd on the Rocks, written for her. Her films include Bliss (1985), The Piano (1993), Cosi (1996), Looking for Alibrandi (2000) and Moulin Rouge! (2001). She was nominated three times for the AFI Award for best supporting actress, for Bliss, Twelfth Night and The Piano. On television she appeared in the miniseries Come in Spinner and The Leaving of Liverpool, and she took a regular part in Grass Roots in 2003. She has won Green Room Awards and in 1994 was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia.
78years old
Turns 79 on February 28in 137 days
- Born Sydney
- Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
- Kerry Ann Walker (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 7
- Career span
- 18 years1985 to 2003
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Early training
Walker started acting training at the National Institute of Dramatic Art in 1972 and finished there in 1974. At graduation she was told her looks meant she would not succeed as an actor.
Behind the camera
Walker wrote and performed Knuckledusters: The Jewels of Edith Sitwell, which won her a Green Room Award for Best Actress.
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The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Jane Campion directed two of these films. Five actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Jane CampionDirector, 2 films, 1993 to 1999
All films by Jane Campion
Awards
One award and honor.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| 1994 | Member of the Order of Australia | Won | |
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.