Kerry Fox

{{Infobox person

| image = Kerry Fox (Berlin Film Festival 2009).jpg

| caption = Fox at the 59th Berlin International Film Festival in 2009

| birth_name = Kerry Lauren Fox

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1966|07|30}}

| birth_place =Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand

| death_date =

| death_place =

| spouse = Alexander Linklater

| children = 2

| occupation = Actress

| years_active = 1989–present

}}

Kerry Lauren Fox{{cite web |url=http://www.debretts.com/people-of-today/profile/36028/Kerry-Lauren-FOX |title=Ms Kerry Fox Authorised Biography | Debrett's People of Today |access-date=2015-09-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315103620/http://www.debretts.com/people-of-today/profile/36028/Kerry-Lauren-FOX |archive-date=15 March 2016 }} (born 30 July 1966) is a New Zealand actress.{{cite web|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2001/jul/01/features|title=Truly, madly, explicitly|first=Chris|last=Darke|date=30 June 2001}} She came to prominence playing author Janet Frame in the movie An Angel at My Table directed by Jane Campion, which gained her a Best Actress Award from the New Zealand Film and Television Awards.

Early life

Fox was born in Lower Hutt, Wellington. She graduated from Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School in 1987 with a Diploma in Acting.{{Cite web|title=Graduate|url=https://www.toiwhakaari.ac.nz/graduate|access-date=2021-08-09|website=toiwhakaari.ac.nz}}

Career

Fox has had an international career, working in independent films and on television. She received praise and a nomination for the Australian Film Institute Awards for her leading role in Country Life, starred in Danny Boyle's breakout British hit Shallow Grave, and was nominated for the Canadian Genie Award for her supporting role in The Hanging Garden.

For her role as Claire in Intimacy (2001), directed by Patrice Chéreau, she won the Silver Bear for Best Actress at the Berlin Film Festival. In this film she performed unsimulated fellatio. Her husband, Alexander Linklater, wrote about the experience of watching her perform this act on another man.{{cite news|newspaper=The Guardian|title=Dangerous liaisons|first=Alexander|last=Linklater|date=21 June 2001|url=http://film.guardian.co.uk/features/featurepages/0,,511246,00.html}}{{cite news|title=Everybody's doing it...|author=Adams, Tim|date=26 November 2006|url=http://film.guardian.co.uk/features/featurepages/0,,1957071,00.html|work=The Guardian}}

In 2009 she appeared alongside John Simm, Lucy Cohu and Ian Hart in the Duke of York's Theatre production of Andrew Bovell's play Speaking in Tongues. In 2011 she played Oriel Lamb in the television adaptation of Tim Winton's novel Cloudstreet.

Personal life

Fox is married to journalist Alexander Linklater. They have two sons.{{cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/theatre/interview-kerry-fox-20120726-22s0v.html|title=Interview: Kerry Fox|first=Elissa|last=Blake|date=27 July 2012|website=The Sydney Morning Herald}}{{cite web|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/film/83989417/kerry-fox-on-the-rehearsal-and-finding-her-own-way|title=Kerry Fox on The Rehearsal, and finding her own way|website=Stuff|date=7 September 2016}}

Filmography

=Film=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
1990 \|{{sortname\|An\|Angel at My Table}} \|Janet Frame \|
1992 \|{{sortname\|The\|Last Days of Chez Nous}} \|Vicki \|
1993 \|Friends \|Sophie Gordon \|
1994 \|The Last Tattoo \|Kelly Towne \|
1994 \|Country Life \|Sally Voysey \|
1994 \|A Village Affair \| \|
1994 \|Shallow Grave \|Juliet Miller \|
1995 \|Saigon Baby \|Kate Cooper \|
1995 \|The Affair \|Maggie Leyland \|
1997 \|Welcome to Sarajevo \|Jane Carson \|
1997 \|{{sortname\|The\|Hanging Garden\|The Hanging Garden (film)}} \|Rosemary \|
1998 \|{{sortname\|The\|Sound of One Hand Clapping\|The Sound of One Hand Clapping (film)}} \|Sonja Buloh \|
1998 \|{{sortname\|The\|Wisdom of Crocodiles}} \|Maria Vaughan \|AKA, Immortality
1999 \|To Walk with Lions \|Lucy Jackson \|
1999 \|{{sortname\|The\|Darkest Light\|nolink=1}} \|Sue \|
1999 \|Thinking About Sleep \|Police Woman \|Short film
1999 \|Fanny and Elvis \|Katherine Fanny 'Kate' Dickson \|
2001 \|Intimacy \|Claire \|
2001 \|{{sortname\|The\|Point Men\|The Point Men (2001 film)}} \|Maddy Hope \|
2002 \|Black and White \|Helen Devaney \|
2003 \|{{sortname\|The\|Gathering\|The Gathering (2003 film)}} \|Marion Kirkman \|
2003 \|So Close to Home \|Maggie \|
2004 \|Niceland (Population. 1.000.002) \|Mary \|
2004 \|Bob the Builder: Snowed Under \|Charlene (voice) \|Video
2005 \|Rag Tale \|Peach James Taylor \|
2007 \|{{sortname\|The\|Ferryman\|The Ferryman (2007 film)}} \|Suze \|
2007 \|Intervention \|Kate \|
2007 \|He Said \|Julie \|Short film
2008 \|Inconceivable \|Kay Stephenson \|
2009 \|Storm \|Hannah Maynard \|
2009 \|Bright Star \|Mrs. Brawne \|
2010 \|Morning Echo \|Christine Moffatt \|Short film
2011 \|Burning Man \|Sally \|
2011 \|Intruders \|Dr. Rachel \|
2012 \|Mental \|Nancy \|
2012 \|Mr. Pip \|June Watts \|
2013 \|Trap for Cinderella \|Julia \|
2014 \|Patrick's Day \|Maura Fitzgerald \|
2014 \|War Book \|Maria \|
2015 \|Holding the Man \|Mary Gert Conigrave \|
2015 \|Downriver \|Paige Levy \|
2015 \|{{sortname\|The\|Dressmaker\|The Dressmaker (2015 film)}} \|Beulah Harridiene \|
2016 \|The Rehearsal \|Hannah \|
2017 \|Mayhem \|Irene Smythe \|
2019 \|Top End Wedding \|Hampton \|
2019 \|Little Joe \|Bella \|
2019 \| Rare Beasts \| Marion \|
2021 \| The Colour Room \| Ann Cliff \|

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

1990

|{{sortname|An|Angel at My Table}}

|Janet Frame

1992

|{{sortname|The|Last Days of Chez Nous}}

|Vicki

1993

|Friends

|Sophie Gordon

1994

|The Last Tattoo

|Kelly Towne

1994

|Country Life

|Sally Voysey

1994

|A Village Affair

1994

|Shallow Grave

|Juliet Miller

1995

|Saigon Baby

|Kate Cooper

1995

|The Affair

|Maggie Leyland

1997

|Welcome to Sarajevo

|Jane Carson

1997

|{{sortname|The|Hanging Garden|The Hanging Garden (film)}}

|Rosemary

1998

|{{sortname|The|Sound of One Hand Clapping|The Sound of One Hand Clapping (film)}}

|Sonja Buloh

1998

|{{sortname|The|Wisdom of Crocodiles}}

|Maria Vaughan

|AKA, Immortality

1999

|To Walk with Lions

|Lucy Jackson

1999

|{{sortname|The|Darkest Light|nolink=1}}

|Sue

1999

|Thinking About Sleep

|Police Woman

|Short film

1999

|Fanny and Elvis

|Katherine Fanny 'Kate' Dickson

2001

|Intimacy

|Claire

2001

|{{sortname|The|Point Men|The Point Men (2001 film)}}

|Maddy Hope

2002

|Black and White

|Helen Devaney

2003

|{{sortname|The|Gathering|The Gathering (2003 film)}}

|Marion Kirkman

2003

|So Close to Home

|Maggie

2004

|Niceland (Population. 1.000.002)

|Mary

2004

|Bob the Builder: Snowed Under

|Charlene (voice)

|Video

2005

|Rag Tale

|Peach James Taylor

2007

|{{sortname|The|Ferryman|The Ferryman (2007 film)}}

|Suze

2007

|Intervention

|Kate

2007

|He Said

|Julie

|Short film

2008

|Inconceivable

|Kay Stephenson

2009

|Storm

|Hannah Maynard

2009

|Bright Star

|Mrs. Brawne

2010

|Morning Echo

|Christine Moffatt

|Short film

2011

|Burning Man

|Sally

2011

|Intruders

|Dr. Rachel

2012

|Mental

|Nancy

2012

|Mr. Pip

|June Watts

2013

|Trap for Cinderella

|Julia

2014

|Patrick's Day

|Maura Fitzgerald

2014

|War Book

|Maria

2015

|Holding the Man

|Mary Gert Conigrave

2015

|Downriver

|Paige Levy

2015

|{{sortname|The|Dressmaker|The Dressmaker (2015 film)}}

|Beulah Harridiene

2016

|The Rehearsal

|Hannah

2017

|Mayhem

|Irene Smythe

2019

|Top End Wedding

|Hampton

2019

|Little Joe

|Bella

2019

| Rare Beasts

| Marion

2021

| The Colour Room

| Ann Cliff

=Television=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
1989 \|Night of the Red Hunter \|Police Officer \|TV series
1993 \|Rocky Star \|Dianna Moore \|TV series
1993 \|Mr. Wroe's Virgins \|Hannah \|TV miniseries
1993 \|{{sortname\|The\|Rainbow Warrior\|The Rainbow Warrior (film)}} \|Andrea Joyce \|TV film
1995 \|{{sortname\|A\|Village Affair\|A Village Affair (film)}} \|Clodagh Unwin \|TV film
1995 \|{{sortname\|The\|Affair\|The Affair (1995 film)}} \|Maggie Leyland \|TV film
1996 \|Tales from the Crypt \|Dolores \|"Last Respects"
1999 \|Shockers: Deja Vu \|Jessica \|TV film
2003 \|40 \|Maggie \|TV miniseries
2004 \|Waking the Dead \|Elsbeth Varley \|"Anger Management: Part 1"
2005 \|{{sortname\|The\|Murder Room}} \|Muriel Godby \|TV miniseries
2005 \|Footprints in the Snow \|Claire \|TV film
2005 \|Cold Blood \|Jan \|TV film
2006 \|Nostradamus \|Catherine de' Medici \|TV film
2007 \|{{sortname\|The\|Whistleblowers\|nolink=1}} \|Polly Lewington \|"Pandemic"
2008 \|Trial & Retribution \|DI Moyra Lynch \|"The Box: Part 1"
2008 \|{{sortname\|The\|Shooting of Thomas Hurndall\|Tom_Hurndall#Documentaries}} \|Jocelyn Hurndall \|TV film
2011 \|Vera \|Patricia Carmichael \|"Little Lazarus"
2011 \|Cloudstreet \|Oriel Lamb \|TV miniseries
2012 \|Midsomer Murders \|Betty DeQuetteville \|"The Dark Rider"
2012 \|New Tricks \|Jane Ross \|"Part of a Whole"
2012 \|Falcón \|Manuela Falcón \|"The Blind Man of Seville", "The Silent and the Damned"
2013–2015 \|Sex & Violence \|Brenda Shaw \|Recurring role
2014 \|{{sortname\|The\|Crimson Field}} \|Sister Margaret Quayle \|TV miniseries
2014 \|Glue \|Jackie Warwick \|TV miniseries
2016 \|National Treasure \|Zoe Darwin \|TV miniseries
2017 \|Death in Paradise \|Linda Taylor \| Series 6 Episode 3 The Impossible Murder
2018 \|The Split \|Judge Joyce Aspen \|TV miniseries
2018 \|Medusa's Ankles \|Susannah \|Short TV film
2020 \|Last Tango in Halifax \|Nadine \|TV series
2022 \|Conversations with Friends \|Valerie Taylor-Gates \|TV miniseries; 2 episodes
2023 \| Bay of Fires \|Frankie McLeish \| TV series
2025 \| The Stolen Girl \|Deborah Stanton \|TV miniseries; 2 episodes

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

1989

|Night of the Red Hunter

|Police Officer

|TV series

1993

|Rocky Star

|Dianna Moore

|TV series

1993

|Mr. Wroe's Virgins

|Hannah

|TV miniseries

1993

|{{sortname|The|Rainbow Warrior|The Rainbow Warrior (film)}}

|Andrea Joyce

|TV film

1995

|{{sortname|A|Village Affair|A Village Affair (film)}}

|Clodagh Unwin

|TV film

1995

|{{sortname|The|Affair|The Affair (1995 film)}}

|Maggie Leyland

|TV film

1996

|Tales from the Crypt

|Dolores

|"Last Respects"

1999

|Shockers: Deja Vu

|Jessica

|TV film

2003

|40

|Maggie

|TV miniseries

2004

|Waking the Dead

|Elsbeth Varley

|"Anger Management: Part 1"

2005

|{{sortname|The|Murder Room}}

|Muriel Godby

|TV miniseries

2005

|Footprints in the Snow

|Claire

|TV film

2005

|Cold Blood

|Jan

|TV film

2006

|Nostradamus

|Catherine de' Medici

|TV film

2007

|{{sortname|The|Whistleblowers|nolink=1}}

|Polly Lewington

|"Pandemic"

2008

|Trial & Retribution

|DI Moyra Lynch

|"The Box: Part 1"

2008

|{{sortname|The|Shooting of Thomas Hurndall|Tom_Hurndall#Documentaries}}

|Jocelyn Hurndall

|TV film

2011

|Vera

|Patricia Carmichael

|"Little Lazarus"

2011

|Cloudstreet

|Oriel Lamb

|TV miniseries

2012

|Midsomer Murders

|Betty DeQuetteville

|"The Dark Rider"

2012

|New Tricks

|Jane Ross

|"Part of a Whole"

2012

|Falcón

|Manuela Falcón

|"The Blind Man of Seville", "The Silent and the Damned"

2013–2015

|Sex & Violence

|Brenda Shaw

|Recurring role

2014

|{{sortname|The|Crimson Field}}

|Sister Margaret Quayle

|TV miniseries

2014

|Glue

|Jackie Warwick

|TV miniseries

2016

|National Treasure

|Zoe Darwin

|TV miniseries

2017

|Death in Paradise

|Linda Taylor

| Series 6 Episode 3 The Impossible Murder

2018

|The Split

|Judge Joyce Aspen

|TV miniseries

2018

|Medusa's Ankles

|Susannah

|Short TV film

2020

|Last Tango in Halifax

|Nadine

|TV series

2022

|Conversations with Friends

|Valerie Taylor-Gates

|TV miniseries; 2 episodes

2023

| Bay of Fires

|Frankie McLeish

| TV series

2025

| The Stolen Girl

|Deborah Stanton

|TV miniseries; 2 episodes

References

External links

{{IMDb name|0289098}}
[http://www.abc.net.au/arts/film/stories/s492439.htm Fox interview about Intimacy]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20070811094216/http://www.filmfestivals.com/cgi-bin/fest_content/festivals.pl?debug=&channelbar=&fest=karlovy_v2003&page=read&partner=&year=2003&lang=en&text_id=24318 Fox interview about Black and White]
[http://film.guardian.co.uk/features/featurepages/0,,511246,00.html Alexander Linklater's reflections, "Dangerous liaisons", in The Guardian (Friday 22 June 2001)]

Category:1966 births

Category:Living people

Category:New Zealand film actresses

Category:Toi Whakaari alumni

Category:Silver Bear for Best Actress winners

Category:New Zealand television actresses

Category:New Zealand voice actresses

Category:20th-century New Zealand actresses

Category:21st-century New Zealand actresses

Category:Actresses from Wellington City