1. Margaret Pomeranz was born on Margeret Anne Jones-Owen, 15 July 1944 and is an Australian film critic, writer, producer, and television personality.
15 Facts About Margaret Pomeranz
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Margaret Pomeranz was educated at the Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney in Croydon, the then newly opened Macquarie University, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in German and social psychology, and the Playwright's Studio at the National Institute of Dramatic Art.
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Margaret Pomeranz wrote stories about such things as Australian sales to Hungarian farmers, and the effects of the Russian wheat crop failing.
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Margaret Pomeranz joined the Special Broadcasting Service in 1980 as writer and producer, working on TV programs such Front Up, Subsonics and the AFI and IF Awards.
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Margaret Pomeranz was appointed producer for David Stratton's film presentations.
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Margaret Pomeranz was a prominent attendee and was briefly detained by police at an attempted 2003 protest screening of the controversial film Ken Park, banned in Australia.
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Margaret Pomeranz has been critical of the Australian Office of Film and Literature Classification, the Australian censorship body, on a number of occasions.
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Margaret Pomeranz has spoken out against production companies refusing to give preview screenings for critics.
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On 29 January 2015, it was announced that Margaret Pomeranz had signed with Foxtel to present film and television programs on Foxtel Arts, along with Graeme Blundell, in a new series called Screen.
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Margaret Pomeranz has appeared regularly on The Weekly with Charlie Pickering as a guest reviewer giving humorous reviews of TV shows, such as Married at First Sight Below Deck, and Love in the Jungle.
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Margaret Pomeranz was made a Member of the Order of Australia in the 2005 Australia Day Honours.
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In 2017, Margaret Pomeranz became the first woman to be honoured with a star on Winton's Walk of Fame during The Vision Splendid Outback Film Festival in Winton, Queensland.
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In May 2023, Margaret Pomeranz was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Sydney "for her impact on popular culture, film and performing arts".
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Margaret Pomeranz had an uncredited role in the 1994 film The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert as Adam's mother.
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Margaret Pomeranz has appeared as herself in several Australian comedy programs and promotions, including:.