Jacqueline McKenzie

Jacqueline Susan McKenzie is an Australian film, television and stage actress.

McKenzie made her film debut in the 1987 film Wordplay and on stage in Child Dancing for Griffin Theatre Company. She made a strong impression in Romper Stomper, and over the next couple of years came to be regarded as one of Australia's most promising young actresses. She received Australian Film Institute Award nominations for her roles in Stark, This Won't Hurt a Bit, The Battlers and Traps before winning two awards in 1995 for "Best Actress in a Television Drama" for Halifax f.p: Lies of the Mind, and Best Actress in a Leading Role" for Angel Baby. With this success she ventured to the United States and secured a Green Card, as a "Person of Extraordinary Ability". She subsequently had acting roles in films such as Deep Blue Sea and Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood.