Kaarin Fairfax
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Kaarin Fairfax is an Australian actress who played the role of 'Dolour Darcy' in two TV miniseries The Harp in the South (1986) and Poor Man's Orange
(1987) based on books of the same names by Ruth Park
. She has also acted in other Australian television series throughout the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, and recorded music under the name of Mary-Jo Starr. Fairfax had the role of 'Deb Mathieson' on Australian Broadcasting Corporation
TV series, Bed of Roses
(2008, 2010).
Fairfax played the mother in the Rachel Perkins
2001 short film One Night the Moon
, a story of racial prejudice in the outback. Fairfax is the former partner of Australian musician Paul Kelly
—they met in 1988— their two children are Madeleine (born 1991) and Memphis (born 1993). Memphis appeared with her parents in One Night the Moon, the couple separated not long after the film's release.
By 2008, Fairfax and her second husband, Bobby McHugh, had established the Little Theatre Company in Frankston. Fairfax directed Frankston Lights in January 2009, it was a musical which included songs co-written by McHugh with her daughters, Madeleine and Memphis.
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band which released, Truckasaurus in October.
Poor Man's Orange
Poor Man's Orange is a novel by New Zealand born Australian author Ruth Park. Published in 1949, the book is the sequel to The Harp in the South and continues the story of the Darcy family, living in the Surry Hills area of Sydney....
(1987) based on books of the same names by Ruth Park
Ruth Park
Ruth Park, AM was a New Zealand-born author, who spent most of her life in Australia. Her best known works are the novels The Harp in the South and Playing Beatie Bow , and the children's radio serial The Muddle-Headed Wombat , which also spawned a book series .-Personal history:Park was born in...
. She has also acted in other Australian television series throughout the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, and recorded music under the name of Mary-Jo Starr. Fairfax had the role of 'Deb Mathieson' on Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as "the ABC" , is Australia's national public broadcaster...
TV series, Bed of Roses
Bed of Roses (TV series)
Bed of Roses is an Australian comedy / drama television series which first screened on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation from 10 May 2008...
(2008, 2010).
Fairfax played the mother in the Rachel Perkins
Rachel Perkins
Rachel Perkins is a film and television director, film and television producer and a writer. She is known for her films Bran Nue Dae, Radiance and One Night the Moon. Perkins is an Arrernte woman from Central Australia, who was raised in Canberra by parents Eileen and Charles Perkins...
2001 short film One Night the Moon
One Night the Moon
One Night the Moon is a 2001 Australian musical non-feature film starring husband and wife team Paul Kelly, a singer-songwriter, and Kaarin Fairfax, a film and television actress, and their daughter Memphis Kelly. Directed by Rachel Perkins and written by Perkins with John Romeril, it was filmed on...
, a story of racial prejudice in the outback. Fairfax is the former partner of Australian musician Paul Kelly
Paul Kelly (musician)
Paul Maurice Kelly is an Australian rock music singer-songwriter, guitarist, and harmonica player. He has performed solo, and has led numerous groups, including the Dots, the Coloured Girls, and the Messengers. He has worked with other artists and groups, including associated projects Professor...
—they met in 1988— their two children are Madeleine (born 1991) and Memphis (born 1993). Memphis appeared with her parents in One Night the Moon, the couple separated not long after the film's release.
By 2008, Fairfax and her second husband, Bobby McHugh, had established the Little Theatre Company in Frankston. Fairfax directed Frankston Lights in January 2009, it was a musical which included songs co-written by McHugh with her daughters, Madeleine and Memphis.
Music career
Fairfax was a vocalist for Wild Blue Yonder, a Sydney-based band from 1985 which had a varied line-up but had no known recordings. During 1989–1991 she supplied backing vocals on tracks by Paul Kelly & the Messengers. In 1990, under the name, Mary-Jo Starr, she released three singles and an album, Too Many Movies. She joined Truckasaurus in 1993, a Melbourne-based GrungeyGrunge music
Grunge is a subgenre of alternative rock that emerged during the mid-1980s in the American state of Washington, particularly in the Seattle area. Inspired by hardcore punk, heavy metal, and indie rock, grunge is generally characterized by heavily distorted electric guitars, contrasting song...
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Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
band which released, Truckasaurus in October.
Discography
As Mary-Jo Starr- "Kissing in a Taxi" (Mushroom RecordsMushroom RecordsMushroom Records is an Australian recoJrd company formed by Michael Gudinski and Ray Evans in Melbourne in 1972. After its sale in 1998, it merged into Festival Mushroom Records. From 2005 to 2009, it is one of the record labels operated by Warner Bros...
, January 1990) - "Passionate Kisses" (Mushroom Records, March 1990)
- Too Many Movies (Mushroom Records, April 1990)
- "Lonesome, Lovely & Alone" (ABC Records, November 1990)