1. Margaret Anne Kirkpatrick is an Australian stage and screen actress who has appeared in numerous theatre, television and feature film roles since the late 1950s.
14 Facts About Maggie Kirkpatrick
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Maggie Kirkpatrick starred in the TV series Prisoner, portraying the character "The Freak" Joan Ferguson, a sinister and cold lesbian prison officer.
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Maggie Kirkpatrick performed in the premiere Australian production of the musical Wicked as Madame Morrible.
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Maggie Kirkpatrick had had an interest in acting from an early age, and appeared in several school plays.
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In 1960, at the age of 19, Maggie Kirkpatrick took her first professional acting job, with theatre impresario John Alden's Shakespeare Company.
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Maggie Kirkpatrick subsequently took various jobs, including working in dress shop, as a medical receptionist, compere of fashion parades, and she had jobs in bars, restaurants, and hotels.
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Five years later they moved to Sydney where Maggie Kirkpatrick decided to resume her acting career.
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Maggie Kirkpatrick resumed theatre work as Caitlin got older from 1964 onwards, and from 1976 onwards moved on to television and cinema.
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Maggie Kirkpatrick appeared in the music video for "Anthem for the Year 2000" by rock band Silverchair.
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Maggie Kirkpatrick is a supporter of gay rights, having made numerous appearances at "Fair Day" as part of the annual Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Festival.
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Maggie Kirkpatrick has been awarded the Sydney Gay Community's DIVA award for her work.
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Maggie Kirkpatrick returned to TV in 2017 after a 9-year hiatus, having in recent years appearing primarily in theatre roles, appearing in Australian TV mini-series The Letdown.
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Maggie Kirkpatrick was sentenced to an 18-month community corrections order, including 100 hours of community service.
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Maggie Kirkpatrick successfully appealed the case and won, with Judge Geoffrey Chettle finding that there was reasonable doubt surrounding the circumstances, and dismissing the conviction and charges.