McKenzie, Jacqueline 1967–

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McKENZIE, Jacqueline 1967–

PERSONAL

Full name, Jacqueline Susan McKenzie; born October 24, 1967, in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Addresses: Agent—John Cann, June Cann Management, 73 Jersey Rd., Woollahra 2025, Australia; Chris Andrews, International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211. Manager—Joannie Burstein, Burstein Company, 15304 Sunset Blvd., Suite 208, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272; Brett Carella, The Lab, 5540 Hollywood Blvd., Suite 200, Hollywood, CA 90028.

Career: Actress.

Awards, Honors: Stockholm Film Festival Award and Film Critics Circle of Australia Award nomination, both best actress, 1992, for Romper Stomper; Australian Film Institute Award nomination, best actress in a television drama, 1993, for Stark; Australian Film Institute Award nomination, best actress, and Film Critics Circle of Australia Award nomination, best supporting actress, both 1993, for This Won't Hurt a Bit; Australian Film Institute Award nomination, best actress in a television drama, 1994, for The Battlers; Australian Film Institute Award nomination and Film Critics Circle of Australia Award nomination, both best supporting actress, 1994, for Traps; Australian Film Institute Award, best actress in a television drama, 1995, for "Lies of the Mind," Halifax FP; Australian Film Institute Award, 1995, Film Critics Circle of Australia Award, 1995, and International Festival of Action and Adventure Films Award, 1996, all best actress, for Angel Baby; named Australian star of the year, Australian Movie Convention, 1996.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Pandora, Wordplay, 1987.

Gabe, Romper Stomper, New City Releasing, 1992.

Vanessa Prescott, This Won't Hurt a Bit, 1993.

The girl, Talk, Filmopolis Pictures, 1995.

Kate, Angel Baby, Ronin Films, 1995.

Viola, Traps, Filmopolis Pictures, 1995.

Beryl Muddle, Mr. Reliable (also known as Mr. Reliable: A True Story and My Entire Life), Gramercy, 1996.

A Cut in the Rates, 1997.

Penny, Freak Weather, HKM Films, 1998.

Samantha, Love from Ground Zero, Sandbox Films, 1998.

Janice Higgins, Deep Blue Sea, Warner Bros., 1999.

Pera, Eisenstein (also known as The Furnace), Amerique Film, 2000.

Sherry, Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang), Offline Releasing, 2000.

Younger Teensy, Divine Secrets of the Ya–Ya Sisterhood, Warner Bros., 2002.

Daphne, Preservation, Chilling Pictures, 2003.

Anna, The Human Touch, 2004.

Jude, Peaches, Cinemavault Releasing, 2004.

Trudy, Guns, Money and Homecooking, 2004.

Television Appearances; Series:

Diana Skouris, The 4400, USA Network, 2004.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Penelope Seymour, All the Way, 9 Network (Australia), 1988.

Rachel, Stark, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 1993.

Dancy Grimshaus, The Battlers, 7 Network (Australia), 1994.

Catherine Macaleese, Kangaroo Palace, 7 Network, 1997.

Mary Davidson Holmes, On the Beach, Showtime, 2000.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Emma, Under the Lighthouse Dancing, HBO, 1997.

Frankie Smith, The Devil Game, [Australia], 1997.

Margaret Court, When Billie Beat Bobby, ABC, 2001.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Sharon Sinclair, "Lies of the Mind," Halifax FP (also known as Halifax FP: Lies of the Mind), 9 Network (Australia), 1994.

Guest, The Panel, 10 Network (Australia), 1999, multiple episodes in 2001.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Diana Skouris, The 4400, USA Network, 2004.

Television Appearances; Other:

Appeared in The Oath.

Stage Appearances:

Ophelia, Hamlet, Belvoir Street Theatre, Surry Hills, New South Wales, Australia, c. 1994–1995.

Lara, The Governor's Family, Belvoir Street Theatre, 1997.

Rita, Educating Rita, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Williamstown, MA, 2001.

Dockdaisy, The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, National Actors Theatre, Pace University, Michael Schimmel Center for the Performing Arts, New York City, 2002.

Catherine, Proof, Sydney Opera House, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 2003.

Appeared in the title role, Saint Joan, Sydney Opera House; also appeared in The Barber of Seville, The Caucasian Chalk Circle, Child Dancing, The Master Builder, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Rebecca, Twelfth Night, Vassa, and The White Devil.