Kerry Armstrong

Kerry is one of Australia's most venerated actresses.

She began her career at J.C.Williamsons with Sid James touring Australia with well-known British performers before moving on to star in television shows The Sullivans, Prisoner and Skyways as well as Bruce Beresford's iconic film The Getting of Wisdom.

Moving to the US, she studied at the HB Studio in New York under Uta Hagen and Herbert Berghof.

At The Playwrights Foundation Kerry played Juliet in Romeo and Juliet and Ophelia in Hamlet, directed by Anthony Hopkins as well as Isabella in Measure for Measure at The Arena Stage in Washington and Christina in Tom Stoppard's Dalliance in New York.

Kerry then landed a lead role in Murder She Wrote as well as daytime serial One Life To Live and Aaron Spelling's Dynasty playing Elena.

She was also a founder of the experimental theatre group 'The Actors Gang' in Los Angeles alongside John Cusack and Tim Robbins.

On return to Australia, Kerry starred in numerous shows including Police Rescue, Ocean Girl, Halifax f.p and 20 000 Leagues Under the Sea.

She received an AFI nomination for Best Actress in Hunting.

Kerry was critically acclaimed in Seachange collecting both a Logie and AFI Award for her role. In the same year she won a second Best Actress AFI Award for her portrayal in Ray Lawrence's film Lantana as well as an IF Award and Film Critics Circle of Australia Award.

Kerry went on to star in the TV series MDA - scoring another AFI nomination - and films including One Perfect Day, The Oyster Farmer, Car Pool and Razzle Dazzle for which she received her 5th AFI nomination.

She recently played in ABC's Bed of Roses and has penned a book The Circles. She is currently working on her next book.