Sally McKenzie
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Sally McKenzie is an award winning Australian actress, director, playwright and producer. She graduated from Australia's prestigious National Institute of Dramatic Art
in 1977.
Acting roles during her 30 year career include Roz in Jucy
(2010), Mystic Marj in the comedy TV series Mortified
and top dog Roo Morgan in Prisoner
. In 1983 she won the Best Single Performance by an Actress in a Serial Penguin Award
for her appearance of rape victim Lynne in a 2-hour special of Cop Shop
.
Her theatre performance credits are extensive. Notable roles are Lady Macbeth in Shakespeare's Macbeth for the Queensland Theatre Company and for the Melbourne Theatre Company, the Electra role Lavinia Mannon in O'Neill's Mourning Becomes Electra and the good woman Shen Te in Brecht's The Good Woman of Setzuan.
Plays she has written include i dot luv dot u☺, Scattered Lives, A Safer Place and multimedia episodes.
She directed short films Shopping For Baby, Death By Art and the 2008 documentary actingclassof1977.com about her experiences at the National Institute of Dramatic Art and her classmates, who included Mel Gibson
.
National Institute of Dramatic Art
The National Institute of Dramatic Art is an Australian national training institute for students of theatre, film, and television, based in the Sydney suburb of Kensington. It is supported by the federal Office for the Arts, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. NIDA is located adjacent...
in 1977.
Acting roles during her 30 year career include Roz in Jucy
Jucy
Jucy is an Australian comedy feature film produced in 2010 about the womance between two best female friends. The film was written by Stephen Vagg, directed by Louise Alston and produced by Kelly Chapman...
(2010), Mystic Marj in the comedy TV series Mortified
Mortified
Mortified was an Australian children's television series, co-produced by the Australian Children's Television Foundation and Enjoy Entertainment for the Nine Network Australia, Disney Australia and the BBC. The series premiered on 30 June 2006 and ended on 11 April 2007 with two seasons and a total...
and top dog Roo Morgan in Prisoner
Prisoner
A prisoner is someone incarcerated in a prison, jail or similar facility.Prisoner or The Prisoner may also refer to:* Prisoner of war, a soldier in wartime, held as by an enemy* Political prisoner, someone held in prison for their ideology...
. In 1983 she won the Best Single Performance by an Actress in a Serial Penguin Award
Penguin Award
The Penguin Award is an annual award given for excellence in broadcasting by the Television Society of Australia. It was founded in 1954.The award trophy depicts an ear listening to a television tube, but strongly resembles a penguin....
for her appearance of rape victim Lynne in a 2-hour special of Cop Shop
Cop Shop
Cop Shop was an Australian police drama television series produced by Crawford Productions that revolved around the everyday operations of both the uniformed police officers and the plain-clothes detectives of the fictional Riverside Police Station....
.
Her theatre performance credits are extensive. Notable roles are Lady Macbeth in Shakespeare's Macbeth for the Queensland Theatre Company and for the Melbourne Theatre Company, the Electra role Lavinia Mannon in O'Neill's Mourning Becomes Electra and the good woman Shen Te in Brecht's The Good Woman of Setzuan.
Plays she has written include i dot luv dot u☺, Scattered Lives, A Safer Place and multimedia episodes.
She directed short films Shopping For Baby, Death By Art and the 2008 documentary actingclassof1977.com about her experiences at the National Institute of Dramatic Art and her classmates, who included Mel Gibson
Mel Gibson
Mel Colm-Cille Gerard Gibson, AO is an American actor, film director, producer and screenwriter. Born in Peekskill, New York, Gibson moved with his parents to Sydney, Australia when he was 12 years old and later studied acting at the Australian National Institute of Dramatic Art.After appearing in...
.
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