Kym Wilson (born 1 April 1973) is an Australian actress and former television host.

Career

Wilson made her television debut playing a minor role in the 1985 mini-series '' Professor Poopsnagle's Steam Zeppelin''. Her first major role was in the ABC TV mini-series ''

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'' in 1991. She played Darcy Hudson in the popular medical drama ''

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'' from 1991 to 1993. Following her stint on ''A Country Practice'' she played guest roles in ''

Heartbreak High ''Heartbreak High'' is an Australian television program created by Michael Jenkins and Ben Gannon that ran from 1994 to 1996 on Network Ten and 1997 to 1999 on the ABC, for seven series. It was also partially funded from 1996 by BBC2, with ...

'' and '' All Saints''. Wilson also co-hosted the music program '' Video Smash Hits'' from 1992 to 1993, and was a panellist on the

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game-show '' The Main Event'' in 1992. In 1995, together with then boyfriend

Jeremy Sims Jeremy Hartley Sims (born 10 January 1966) is an Australian actor and director. Career Jeremy Sims was born in Perth, Western Australia in 1966, and was educated at Wesley College 1977–83. His first appearance on the big screen was as 'boy on ...

, Wilson formed the theatrical production company "Pork Chop Productions". In 1996 she had a starring role in the original ''

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'' telefilm, which remains the highest rated television film of all time in Australia. Wilson did not reprise her role for the subsequent

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. Wilson moved to the United States in 1998 to escape press attention over her alleged affair with and the death of

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, where she undertook a three-month acting scholarship assisted by the

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, which she had won before Hutchence's death on 22 November 1997. Wilson appeared nude on the cover of the May 1999 edition of ''

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'', after she was no longer acting regularly in TV series. She previously appeared semi-naked in '' Black+White'' magazine. Wilson provided voice acting for the 2002 video game '' Ty the Tasmanian Tiger'' and its 2004 and

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sequels.

Personal life

Wilson was born in

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. She completed her secondary education at Stella Maris College, Manly. As of 2008, Wilson was a board member of Australians In Film, based in Los Angeles. She married Sean O'Byrne on 9 October 2009.

Awards

In 1992, Wilson won the

Logie Award The Logie Awards (officially the TV Week Logie Awards; colloquially known as The Logies) is an annual gathering to celebrate Australian television, sponsored and organised by the magazine ''TV Week''. The first ceremony was held in 1959 as the ...

for "Most Popular New Talent", as well as being nominated for "Most Popular Actress in a Miniseries/Telemovie" the same year. She was nominated for Most Popular Actress" in 1993 and 1994.Logie Awards 1994
at IMDB

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* 1973 births Australian television actresses Living people Logie Award winners {{Australia-tv-actor-stub