Kate Jenkinson

Kate Jenkinson is an Australian actress, best known for her various roles on the Network Ten comedy "The Wedge".

Kate graduated from WAAPA in 2004 winning the Nigel Rideout Award and has since been working constantly in drama and comedy on both stage and screen. In 2005 Kate was nominated for the Best Newcomer Award for her role as Julia in Black Swan’s production of "Zastrozzi" and was a regular on the TV comedy series "The Wedge" from 2005 to 2007. She appeared as herself on "Thank God You’re Here" in 2006 and 2007 as well as "Forgotten Cities" a new pilot for Working Dog. In 2007 Kate also worked on Sean Micallef’s comedy "Newstopia" and had a lead guest role on the Channel 9 drama series "Canal Road". She began 2008 in the MTC production of "Don Juan in Soho" before commencing as a regular on SBS's "Bogan’s Pride" and guest roles on "Rush" and "Satisfaction".

Biography:

THEATRE

2008 DON JUAN IN SOHO (MTC), Dir:Peter Evans, role:Mattie/Dalia

2005 ZASTROZZI (Black Swan), Dir:Marcelle Schmitz, Role:Julia

TELEVISION

2008 SATISFACTION, Dir:Daniel Nettheim, Role:Jemima

2008 RUSH (SOUTHERN STAR), Dir:Erin White, Role:Nina Wise

2008 BOGAN PRIDE (SBS), Dir:Peter Templeman, Role:Tizneen

2007 NEWSTOPIA (Fremantlemedia), Dir:Kevin Carlin, Role:Amanda

2007 THANK GOD YOU’RE HERE (Working Dog, Network Ten), Herself

2007 CANAL ROAD, Dir: Daniel Nettheim, Role:Felicity

2007 FORGOTTEN CITIES (Working Dog), Tom Gleisner, Role:Various

2005-07THE WEDGE (Cornerbox, Network Ten), Role:Series Regular

2006 THANK GOD YOU”RE HERE (Working Dog, Network Ten), Herself

AWARDS

2005 EQUITY BENEVOLENT GUILD, Best Newcomer Nominee, Zastrozzi

2004 NIGEL RIDEOUT AWARD, Teachers Choice, WAAPA

External links

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