Jacqueline McKenzie
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Jacqueline Susan McKenzie (born 24 October 1967) is an Australian actress.
McKenzie made her film debut in the 1987 film Wordplay and on stage in Child Dancing for Griffin Theatre Company
. She made a strong impression in Romper Stomper
(1992), and over the next couple of years came to be regarded as one of Australia's most promising young actresses. She received Australian Film Institute
Award nominations for her roles in Stark
, This Won't Hurt a Bit (both 1993), The Battlers and Traps (both 1994) before winning two awards in 1995 for "Best Actress in a Television Drama" for Halifax f.p: "Lies of the Mind", and Best Actress in a Leading Role
" for Angel Baby
. With this success she ventured to the United States and secured a Green Card
, as a "Person of Extraordinary Ability". She subsequently had acting roles in films such as Deep Blue Sea
(1999) and Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
(2002).
In 2004, she began playing the lead female role Diana Skouris
in the science fiction television series The 4400
, one of the year's biggest successes. The show ran for four seasons, ending in 2007. She also played a lead role in an episode of Two Twisted
(2006), an Australian television program. McKenzie appeared on television again in 2006 playing Linda Landry in "Umney's Last Case
", the third episode of Nightmares and Dreamscapes
on TNT.
She has recorded a collection of songs: "Shy Baby", "Boo Boo", "Find Me", "Summer", "Under The Elm" and "Ever". "Shy Baby" was used in the second season finale of The 4400
, and was included in the show's soundtrack released in April 2007.
She was born in Sydney, New South Wales
, Australia.
In 1996, a portrait of McKenzie by Garry Shead was a finalist in the Archibald Prize. The prize is awarded for the "best portrait painting preferentially of some man or woman distinguished in Art, Letters, Science or Politics".
McKenzie became mother to a daughter in June 2009.
From 7 February to 27 March 2011, she will appear in In the Next Room or the Vibrator Play by Sarah Ruhl at the Sydney Opera House with the Sydney Theatre Company.
McKenzie made her film debut in the 1987 film Wordplay and on stage in Child Dancing for Griffin Theatre Company
Griffin Theatre Company
Griffin Theatre Company is an Australian theatre specialising in new writing. It is the resident theatre company at the SBW Stables Theatre in Kings Cross, Sydney, Australia...
. She made a strong impression in Romper Stomper
Romper Stomper
-Awards:The film was nominated for nine Australian Film Institute Awards. It won Best Achievement in Sound, Best Actor in a Lead Role and Best Original Music Score.-Box office and Reception:Romper Stomper grossed $3,165,034 at the box office in Australia,...
(1992), and over the next couple of years came to be regarded as one of Australia's most promising young actresses. She received Australian Film Institute
Australian Film Institute
The Australian Film Institute was founded in 1958 as a non-profit organisation devoted to developing an active film culture in Australia and fostering engagement between the general public and the Australian film industry...
Award nominations for her roles in Stark
Stark (TV miniseries)
Stark is a 1993 British-Australian television miniseries, based on the bestselling novel Stark by comedian Ben Elton. The three-episode series, directed by Nadia Tass, was an international coproduction between the British Broadcasting Corporation and the Australian Broadcasting...
, This Won't Hurt a Bit (both 1993), The Battlers and Traps (both 1994) before winning two awards in 1995 for "Best Actress in a Television Drama" for Halifax f.p: "Lies of the Mind", and Best Actress in a Leading Role
Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
The Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role is an award presented annually at the Australian Film Institute Awards. The award has been presented annually since 1971.-History:...
" for Angel Baby
Angel Baby (1995 film)
Angel Baby is a 1995 Australian film written and directed by Michael Rymer, and starring John Lynch, Jacqueline McKenzie and Colin Friels. This film was taped in 1993-94....
. With this success she ventured to the United States and secured a Green Card
United States Permanent Resident Card
United States lawful permanent residency refers to a person's immigration status: the person is authorized to live and work in the United States of America on a permanent basis....
, as a "Person of Extraordinary Ability". She subsequently had acting roles in films such as Deep Blue Sea
Deep Blue Sea
Deep Blue Sea is a 1999 science fiction horror film that stars Thomas Jane, Saffron Burrows, LL Cool J, and Samuel L Jackson. The film was directed by Renny Harlin and was released in the United States on July 28, 1999.- Plot :...
(1999) and Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (film)
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood is a 2002 American comedy-drama film starring Sandra Bullock and Ashley Judd, directed and written by Callie Khouri...
(2002).
In 2004, she began playing the lead female role Diana Skouris
Diana Skouris
Diana Skouris is a fictional character in the USA Network science fiction television series The 4400.-Season One :Initially portrayed as somewhat cold and removed, Diana Skouris was partnered with Tom Baldwin in the pilot episode to investigate the 4400 returnees. She expresses displeasure at being...
in the science fiction television series The 4400
The 4400
The 4400 is a science fiction TV series produced by CBS Paramount Network Television in association with Sky Television, Renegade 83, and American Zoetrope for USA Network. The show was created and written by Scott Peters and René Echevarria, and it stars Joel Gretsch and Jacqueline McKenzie...
, one of the year's biggest successes. The show ran for four seasons, ending in 2007. She also played a lead role in an episode of Two Twisted
Two Twisted
Two Twisted is an Australian TV mystery anthology drama which premiered on the Nine Network on 14 August 2006. Narrated by Bryan Brown, who also produced the series' predecessor, Twisted Tales, each episode of the series contains two short half-hour stories, that have a twist ending...
(2006), an Australian television program. McKenzie appeared on television again in 2006 playing Linda Landry in "Umney's Last Case
Umney's Last Case
Umney's Last Case is a short story written by Stephen King and published as a separate booklet as part of Penguin's 60th anniversary...
", the third episode of Nightmares and Dreamscapes
Nightmares & Dreamscapes (TV Series)
Nightmares and Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King is an 8-episode anthology series on TNT based on short stories written by Stephen King. It debuted on July 12, 2006, and ended its run on August 2, 2006. Although most of them are from the collection of the same name, there are some...
on TNT.
She has recorded a collection of songs: "Shy Baby", "Boo Boo", "Find Me", "Summer", "Under The Elm" and "Ever". "Shy Baby" was used in the second season finale of The 4400
The 4400
The 4400 is a science fiction TV series produced by CBS Paramount Network Television in association with Sky Television, Renegade 83, and American Zoetrope for USA Network. The show was created and written by Scott Peters and René Echevarria, and it stars Joel Gretsch and Jacqueline McKenzie...
, and was included in the show's soundtrack released in April 2007.
She was born in Sydney, New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, Australia.
In 1996, a portrait of McKenzie by Garry Shead was a finalist in the Archibald Prize. The prize is awarded for the "best portrait painting preferentially of some man or woman distinguished in Art, Letters, Science or Politics".
McKenzie became mother to a daughter in June 2009.
From 7 February to 27 March 2011, she will appear in In the Next Room or the Vibrator Play by Sarah Ruhl at the Sydney Opera House with the Sydney Theatre Company.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Wordplay | Pandora Imogene Lesley | |
| 1992 | Romper Stomper Romper Stomper -Awards:The film was nominated for nine Australian Film Institute Awards. It won Best Achievement in Sound, Best Actor in a Lead Role and Best Original Music Score.-Box office and Reception:Romper Stomper grossed $3,165,034 at the box office in Australia,... |
Gabe | |
| 1993 | This Won't Hurt a Bit | Vanessa Prescott | |
| 1994 | Traps | Viola | |
| 1995 | Roses Are Red | Joy | Short film |
| 1995 | Angel Baby Angel Baby (1995 film) Angel Baby is a 1995 Australian film written and directed by Michael Rymer, and starring John Lynch, Jacqueline McKenzie and Colin Friels. This film was taped in 1993-94.... |
Kate | |
| 1995 | Talk Talk (film) Talk is a 1994 Australian film directed by Susan Lambert and starring Victoria Longley and Angie Milliken.-External links:*... |
The Girl | |
| 1996 | Mr. Reliable Mr. Reliable Mr. Reliable is a 1996 film directed by Nadia Tass. It stars Colin Friels and Jacqueline McKenzie. . It tells the true story of Wally Mellish, an ex-convict in 1960s Australia. Just released from prison, all he wants to do is live a quiet life with his girlfriend Beryl... |
Beryl Muddle | |
| 1997 | Short film | ||
| 1997 | Under the Lighthouse Dancing Under the Lighthouse Dancing Under the Lighthouse Dancing is a 1997 Australian romantic drama film directed by Graeme Rattigan, based on a true story.-Plot:Three couples travel to Rottnest Island near Perth, Western Australia for the weekend... |
Emma | |
| 1998 | Love from Ground Zero Love from Ground Zero Love From Ground Zero follows three strangers across the back roads of America with the ashes of a mutual friend. Using a series of old postcards as a map, the threesome drive from New York to Montana retracing their friend’s journey “out west” years before... |
Samantha | |
| 1999 | Deep Blue Sea Deep Blue Sea Deep Blue Sea is a 1999 science fiction horror film that stars Thomas Jane, Saffron Burrows, LL Cool J, and Samuel L Jackson. The film was directed by Renny Harlin and was released in the United States on July 28, 1999.- Plot :... |
Janice Higgins | |
| 1999 | Freaky Weather | Penny | |
| 2000 | Eisenstein Eisenstein (film) Eisenstein is a 2000 film about Sergei Eisenstein, starring Simon McBurney, Raymond Coulthard and Jacqueline McKenzie.... |
Pera | |
| 2001 | Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang) Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang) Kiss Kiss is a 2000 English comedy film written and directed by Stewart Sugg. It features Stellan Skarsgård, Chris Penn, and Paul Bettany.- Plot :Felix is a hit-man who wants out of the business... |
Sherry | |
| 2002 | Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (film) Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood is a 2002 American comedy-drama film starring Sandra Bullock and Ashley Judd, directed and written by Callie Khouri... |
Younger Teensy Whitman | |
| 2003 | Preservation | Daphne | |
| 2004 | Human Touch Human Touch (film) Human Touch is a 2004 film directed by Paul Cox and starring Jacqueline McKenzie and Chris Haywood. The plot follows the story of Anna who is a singer trying to raise money for her choir's trip to China. She does this by posing nude for an ageing artist and upon seeing the finished results goes on... |
Anna | |
| 2004 | Peaches Peaches (film) Peaches is a 2004 Australian film, written by Sue Smith and directed by Craig Monahan. The music was by David Hirschfelder, cinematography by Ernie Clark A.C.S., editing by Suresh Ayyar and art direction by Paula Smith.-Plot:... |
Jude | |
| 2006 | Opal Dream Opal Dream Opal Dream is a 2006 Australian drama film, based on the Ben Rice novella Pobby and Dingan, directed by Peter Cattaneo and starring an ensemble cast including Vince Colosimo, Jacqueline McKenzie, Christian Byers and Sapphire Boyce. It was filmed on location around South Australia, in Adelaide,... |
Annie Williamson | |
| 2010 | Beneath Hill 60 Beneath Hill 60 Beneath Hill 60 is a 2010 Australian war film directed by Jeremy Sims and written by David Roach.Set during World War I, the film tells the story of the 1st Australian Tunnelling Company’s effort to mine beneath a German bunker and detonate an explosive charge to aid the advance of British troops... |
Emma Waddell |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | TV movie | ||
| 1988 | All the Way All the Way (TV series) All the Way was an Australian television series made by Crawford Productions for the Nine Network in 1988.The series was set in the 1960s; first episode took place on the date of the John F. Kennedy assassination... |
Penelope Seymour | TV miniseries |
| 1992 | Meredith Hendrix | Episode: "Riding for a Fall: Part 1" Episode: "Riding for a Fall: Part 2" |
|
| 1993 | Stark | Rachel | 3 episodes |
| 1994 | Dancy Grimshaus | TV movie | |
| 1997 | Frankie Smith | TV movie | |
| 1997 | Kangaroo Place | Catherine Macaleese | TV movie |
| 1997 | Halifax f.p: Lies of the Mind Halifax f.p. Halifax f.p. is an Australian television drama series produced by Nine Network from 1994 to 2001. The series stars Rebecca Gibney as Doctor Jane Halifax, a forensic psychiatrist investigating cases involving the mental state of suspects or victims... |
Sharon Sinclair | TV movie |
| 2000 | On the Beach On the Beach (2000 film) On the Beach is an apocalyptic television movie released in 2000, airing originally on Showtime. It is a remake of the 1959 film, and is based on the 1957 novel by Nevil Shute. It starred Armand Assante, Bryan Brown, and Rachel Ward... |
Mary Davidson Holmes | TV movie |
| 2001 | When Billie Beat Bobby When Billie Beat Bobby When Billie Beat Bobby is a 2001 ABC docudrama detailing the historic 1973 "Battle of the Sexes" tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs and what lead up to it. The match was filmed at the Great Western Forum in Inglewood, California.... |
Margaret Court | TV movie |
| 2004-2007 | Diana Skouris Diana Skouris Diana Skouris is a fictional character in the USA Network science fiction television series The 4400.-Season One :Initially portrayed as somewhat cold and removed, Diana Skouris was partnered with Tom Baldwin in the pilot episode to investigate the 4400 returnees. She expresses displeasure at being... |
43 episodes | |
| 2006 | Nightmares & Dreamscapes Nightmares & Dreamscapes Nightmares & Dreamscapes is a short story collection by Stephen King published in 1993.-Stories:-Adaptations:"The Night Flier" and "Dolan's Cadillac" were both adapted to films of the same respective names. "Chattery Teeth"' was adapted into a segment of the film Quicksilver Highway... |
Gloria Demmick / Linda Landry | Episode: "Umney's Last Case Umney's Last Case Umney's Last Case is a short story written by Stephen King and published as a separate booklet as part of Penguin's 60th anniversary... " |
| 2006 | Two Twisted Two Twisted Two Twisted is an Australian TV mystery anthology drama which premiered on the Nine Network on 14 August 2006. Narrated by Bryan Brown, who also produced the series' predecessor, Twisted Tales, each episode of the series contains two short half-hour stories, that have a twist ending... |
Sarah Carmody | Episode: "Saviour" |
| 2007 | Without a Trace Without a Trace Without a Trace is an American television drama which originally ran on CBS from September 26, 2002 to May 19, 2009. The series was set in New York City and concerned a fictitious FBI Missing Persons Unit.-Premise:... |
Patricia Mills | Episode: "Deep Water" |
| 2008 | Stupid, Stupid Man Stupid, Stupid Man Stupid, Stupid Man is an Australian television comedy which originally aired on TV1. It is set in the office of a fictional men's magazine COQ , parodying such men's magazines as FHM and Ralph. The first season began broadcasting on 14 November 2006, and a second season began on 11 December 2007... |
Jane | Episode: "Morale" |
| 2009 | Mental Mental (TV series) Mental is a television series produced by Fox's subsidiary Fox Telecolombia, which aired in the summer and fall of 2009 on FOX international channels for Latin America, Europe and Asia, starring Chris Vance and Annabella Sciorra... |
Dr. Veronica Hayden-Jones | 13 episodes |
| 2010 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Amy Taylor | Episode: "Callen, G" |
| 2010 | Hawaii Five-0 | Sarah Reeves | Episode: "Nalowale" |