Kerry Lauren Fox (born 30 July 1966) is a New Zealand actress. 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.
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.
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.
Fox starred as criminal matriarch Frankie in the ABC series Bay Of Fires for two seasons between 2023 - 2025.
Personal life Fox is married to journalist Alexander Linklater. They have two sons.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes1990Janet Frame1992Vicki1993FriendsSophie Gordon1994The Last TattooKelly Towne1994Country LifeSally Voysey1994A Village AffairClodagh Unwin1994Shallow GraveJuliet Miller1995Saigon BabyKate Cooper1995The AffairMaggie Leyland1997Welcome to SarajevoJane Carson1997Rosemary1998Sonja Buloh1998Maria Vaughan Immortality1999To Walk with LionsLucy Jackson1999Sue1999Thinking About SleepPolice WomanShort film1999Fanny and ElvisKatherine Fanny 'Kate' Dickson2001IntimacyClaire2001Maddy Hope2002Black and WhiteHelen Devaney2003Marion Kirkman2003So Close to HomeMaggie2004Niceland (Population. 1.000.002)Mary2004Bob the Builder: Snowed UnderCharlene (voice)Direct-to-video2005Rag TalePeach James Taylor2007Suze2007InterventionKate2007He SaidJulieShort film2008InconceivableKay Stephenson2009StormHannah Maynard2009Bright StarMrs. Brawne2010Morning EchoChristine MoffattShort film2011Burning ManSally2011IntrudersDr. Rachel2012MentalNancy2012Mr. PipJune Watts2013Trap for CinderellaJulia2014Patrick's DayMaura Fitzgerald2014War BookMaria2015Holding the ManMary Gert Conigrave2015DownriverPaige Levy2015Beulah Harridiene2016The RehearsalHannah2017MayhemIrene Smythe2019Top End WeddingHampton2019Little JoeBella 2019 Rare Beasts Marion 2021 The Colour Room Ann Cliff
Television Year Title Role Notes1989Night of the Red HunterPolice OfficerTV series1993Rocky StarDianna MooreTV series1993Mr. Wroe's VirginsHannahTV miniseries1993Andrea JoyceTV film1995Clodagh UnwinTV film1995Maggie LeylandTV film1996Tales from the CryptDolores"Last Respects"1999Shockers: Deja VuJessicaTV film200340MaggieTV miniseries2004Waking the DeadElsbeth Varley"Anger Management: Part 1"2005Muriel GodbyTV miniseries2005Footprints in the SnowClaireTV film2005Cold BloodJanTV film2006NostradamusCatherine de' MediciTV film2007Polly Lewington"Pandemic"2008Trial & RetributionDI Moyra Lynch"The Box: Part 1"2008Jocelyn HurndallTV film2011VeraPatricia Carmichael"Little Lazarus"2011CloudstreetOriel LambTV miniseries2012Midsomer MurdersBetty DeQuetteville"The Dark Rider"2012New TricksJane Ross"Part of a Whole"2012FalcónManuela Falcón"The Blind Man of Seville", "The Silent and the Damned"2013–2015Sex & ViolenceBrenda ShawRecurring role2014Sister Margaret QuayleTV miniseries2014GlueJackie WarwickTV miniseries2016National TreasureZoe DarwinTV miniseries2017Death in ParadiseLinda Taylor Series 6 Episode 3 The Impossible Murder2018The SplitJudge Joyce AspenTV miniseries2018Medusa's AnklesSusannahShort TV film2020Last Tango in HalifaxNadineTV series2022Conversations with FriendsValerie Taylor-GatesTV miniseries; 2 episodes 2023 Bay of FiresFrankie McLeish TV series 2025 The Stolen GirlDeborah StantonTV miniseries; 2 episodes
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