Jo Kennedy (born 1962) is an Australian actress, singer, film director and screenwriter. She is best known for playing Jackie in the 1982 film '' Starstruck.'' Even though the film never had a proper US release, it found a cult following on cable television. The film spawned a soundtrack album, which includes the hit single, "Body and Soul", sung by Kennedy. It was written (as "She Got Body She Got Soul") by

Tim Finn Brian Timothy Finn (born 25 June 1952) is a New Zealand singer and musician. His musical career includes forming 1970s and 1980s New Zealand rock group Split Enz, a number of solo albums, temporary membership in his brother Neil's band Crowd ...

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. The single made number five on the Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart in May 1982 and was the 44th biggest selling single of 1982. She won the

Silver Bear for Best Actress The Silver Bear for Best Actress (german: Silberner Bär/Beste Darstellerin) was an award presented at the Berlin International Film Festival from 1956 to 2020. It was given to an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance and was chos ...

at the 35th Berlin International Film Festival for her role in the 1985 film '' Wrong World''. Kennedy featured in the 1986 television special, ''

The Pack of Women ''The Pack of Woman'' was a cabaret devised by Australian performer and director Robyn Archer, first performed in London in 1981. Although funny and entertaining, the work also set out to shock audiences into examining the role of women in Wester ...

''. She appeared on the soundtrack album (and its single "Is That Me?") and was nominated for an

ARIA Award for Best Female Artist The ARIA Music Award for Best Female Artist, is an award presented at the annual ARIA Music Awards, which recognises "the many achievements of Aussie artists across all music genres", since 1987. It is handed out by the Australian Recording Ind ...

in 1987. She was nominated for an AFI Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for the film ''

Tender Hooks ''Tender Hooks'' is a 1989 Australian film directed by Mary Callaghan and starring Jo Kennedy and Nique Needles. It was the directorial debut of Callaghan, who had made an acclaimed short ''Greetings from Wollongong Wollongong ( ), colloqu ...

'' in 1988. Kennedy's later roles include the telemovie ''

Waiting at the Royal ''Waiting at the Royal'' is a 2000 Australian drama film directed by Glenda Hambly and starring Catherine McClements, Noni Hazlehurst, Josephine Byrnes and Jo Kennedy. It is about four women from very different backgrounds sharing a maternity ...

'', for which she was nominated for an AFI Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Telefeature or Mini Series in 2000.

Discography

Singles

Selected filmography

* '' Starstruck'' (1982) (Feature film) * ''Countdown'' (ABC TV series) Co-host with Ned Lander (''Starstruck'') * 1982 Australian Film Awards (1982) (ABC TV special) * '' Wrong World'' (1984) (Feature film) * ''Pokerface'' (1986) (ABC TV series) * ''

'' (1986) (ABC TV special) * ''

'' (1989) (Feature film) * ''

Golden Braid ''Golden Braid'' is a 1990 Australian film directed by Paul Cox, who later called it "quite a funny film, but very few people get it."

'' (1990) (Feature film) * ''

The Flying Doctors ''The Flying Doctors'' is an Australian drama TV series produced by Crawford Productions that revolves around the everyday lifesaving efforts of the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia, starring Andrew McFarlane as the newly arrived Dr. ...

'' (TV series) (1991; as Eve Rutherford, recurring guest role) * '' Stingers'' (1998) (TV series) (Guest role) * ''

'' (2000) (TV film)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kennedy, Jo 1962 births Living people Australian film actresses Australian film directors Australian screenwriters Actresses from Melbourne Silver Bear for Best Actress winners Australian women film directors 20th-century Australian actresses 21st-century Australian actresses Australian women screenwriters Australian women singers