Kerry Walker
Kerry Walker | |
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Born | Kerry Ann Walker 29 February 1948 |
Nationality | Australian |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1977–present |
Kerry Ann Walker AM (born 29 February 1948) is an Australian actress.[1] She has had a lengthy career on both stage and screen.[2] She was nominated for the AFI Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role three times, in 1985 for Bliss, 1986 for Twelfth Night[3] and in 1995 for The Piano.[4]
Walker was known for her collaboration with Australia's only recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature, Patrick White. She appeared in the original cast of three of his plays, Signal Driver (1982), Netherwood (1983), and Shepherd on the Rocks (1987), as well as major revivals of The Ham Funeral and A Cheery Soul. Additionally, Walker played the lead role in his film The Night the Prowler (1978). White also wrote an unperformed play sequence for her, entitled Four Love Songs.[5]
Walker was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in 1994 for her "service to the performing arts".[6]
Stuart Campbell's photographic portrait of Walker is held in the National Portrait Gallery.[7]
References
- ^ Kent, Simon (26 May 1991), "Oh, but it's good to be back home", Sun Herald
- ^ Hallett, Bryce (21 March 2009), "Never far from home", Sydney Morning Herald
- ^ Eccles, Jeremy (27 January 1988), "Rejecting the sins of typecasting", Sydney Morning Hearald
- ^ Barber, Lynden (29 July 1993), "Piano dominates AFI list", Sydney Morning Hearald
- ^ Yeo, Samuel. "People and pets". Patrick White Catalogue. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
- ^ "Kerry Ann Walker". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- ^ "Kerry Walker, c. 1979". National Portrait Gallery collection. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
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