Kerry Walker

Kerry Ann Walker (born 29 February 1948) is an Australian actress. She has had a lengthy career on both stage and screen. She was nominated for the AFI Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role three times, in 1985 for Bliss, 1986 for Twelfth Night and in 1993 for The Piano.

Early life Walker began studied acting at the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA), in 1972, and graduated in 1974.

Career

Theatre Walker made her professional theatre debut in a production of Romeo and Juliet with The Australian Ballet. She was in the original cast of three of his plays, Signal Driver (1982), Netherwood (1983), and Shepherd on the Rocks (1987), which he wrote specifically for her.

Awards and accolades Walker has been the recipient of numerous awards and nominations. These include Green Room Awards for Best Actress for Pack of Lies and Knuckledusters: The Jewels of Edith Sitwell (the latter of which she both wrote and performed) and several AFI Awards. She was also granted an Australian Artists Creative Fellowship.

Awards, nominations and honours Year Work Award Category Result 1985 Bliss AFI Awards Best Actress in a Supporting Role 1986 Twelfth Night Pack of Lies Green Room Awards Best Actress 1989 Knuckledusters: The Jewels of Edith Sitwell 1993 The Piano AFI Awards Best Actress in a Supporting Role 1994 Kerry Walker Member of the Order of Australia Service to the Performing Arts 2012 Killing Time Equity Ensemble Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Miniseries or Telemovie

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 1977 The Singer and the Dancer Rose Buckley 1978 The Night the Prowler Felicity Bannister 1983 Double Deal Sibyl Anderson 1985 Bliss Alice Dalton 1986 Twelfth Night Feste 1987 Bullseye Mrs Gootch 1990 Wendy Cracked a Walnut (aka Almost) Deirdre 1992 The Girl Who Came Late (aka Daydream Believer) Aunt Vera 1993 The Piano Aunt Morag 1994 Talk Voice of the Witnesses 1995 Babe Sheep (voice) 1996 Cosi Sandra Russell 1997 Road to Nhill Alison 1998 A Little Bit of Soul Eugenie Mason 1999 Holy Smoke! Puss 2000 Looking for Alibrandi Sister Louise (Nun) The Dish Pearl 2001 Moulin Rouge! Marie 2002 Sway Greta 2003 Peter Pan Miss Fulsom 2006 Solo University Supervisor 2007 Lens Love Story Susan Short film The Home Song Stories Norma 2008 Australia Myrtle Allsop 2011 A Heartbeat Away Dawn 2014 Cut Snake Mrs Farrell 2015 Holding the Man Librarian in lift

Television

Theatre Year Title Role Notes Ref.1974 Fings Ain't Wot They Used T'Be NIDA The Merchant of Venice The Tempest Gonzalo Canberra Theatre, Her Majesty's Theatre, Adelaide, Sydney Opera House, Melbourne Atheneum with Bell Shakespeare The Unexpected Man Marthe Belvoir St Theatre, Sydney with Company B, Victorian Arts Centre with MTC for Melbourne International Arts Festival 2010 Life Without Me