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'''Jo Kennedy''' (born 1962) is an Australian actress, singer, [[film director]] and [[screenwriter]].
'''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 (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]] of [[Split Enz]].<ref name="APRA">{{cite web | publisher = [[Australasian Performing Right Association]] (APRA) | title = 'She Got Body She Got Soul' at APRA Search Engine | url = http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/worksearch.axd?q=She%20Got%20Body%20She%20Got%20Soul | accessdate = 5 March 2012 }}</ref> The single made number&nbsp;five on the Australian [[Kent Music Report]] Singles Chart in May 1982.<ref name="Kent">{{cite book | title = [[Kent Music Report|Australian Chart Book 1970–1992]] | last = Kent | first = David | authorlink = David Kent (historian) | publisher = Australian Chart Book Ltd | location = [[St Ives, New South Wales|St Ives, NSW]] | date = March 1993 | isbn = 978-0-646-11917-5 }} Note: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1974 until [[Australian Recording Industry Association]] (ARIA) created their own [[ARIA Charts|charts]] in mid-1988. In 1992, Kent back calculated chart positions for 1970–1974.</ref>
She is best known for playing Jackie in the 1982 film ''[[Starstruck (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]] of [[Split Enz]].<ref name="APRA">{{cite web | publisher = [[Australasian Performing Right Association]] (APRA) | title = 'She Got Body She Got Soul' at APRA Search Engine | url = http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/worksearch.axd?q=She%20Got%20Body%20She%20Got%20Soul | accessdate = 5 March 2012 }}</ref> The single made number&nbsp;five on the Australian [[Kent Music Report]] Singles Chart in May 1982.


She won the [[Silver Bear for Best Actress]] at the [[35th Berlin International Film Festival]] for her role in the 1985 film ''[[Wrong World]]''.<ref name="Berlinale">{{cite web|url=http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1985/03_preistr_ger_1985/03_Preistraeger_1985.html|title=Berlinale: 1985 Prize Winners|accessdate=13 January 2011|work=berlinale.de}}</ref>
She won the [[Silver Bear for Best Actress]] at the [[35th Berlin International Film Festival]] for her role in the 1985 film ''[[Wrong World]]''.<ref name="Berlinale">{{cite web|url=http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1985/03_preistr_ger_1985/03_Preistraeger_1985.html|title=Berlinale: 1985 Prize Winners|accessdate=13 January 2011|work=berlinale.de}}</ref>


Kennedy featured in the 1986 television special, ''[[The Pack of Women]]''. She appeared on the soundtrack album (and its single "Is That Me?") and was nominated for an [[ARIA Award for Best Female Artist]] in 1987. She was nominated for an [[AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role|AFI Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role]] for the film ''[[Tender Hooks]]'' in 1988. Kennedy's later roles include the telemovie ''[[Waiting at the Royal]]'', for which she was nominated for an [[AACTA Award for Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama|AFI Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Telefeature or Mini Series]] in 2000.
Kennedy featured in the 1986 television special, ''[[The Pack of Women]]''. She appeared on the soundtrack album (and its single "Is That Me?") and was nominated for an [[ARIA Award for Best Female Artist]] in 1987. She was nominated for an [[AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role|AFI Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role]] for the film ''[[Tender Hooks]]'' in 1988. Kennedy's later roles include the telemovie ''[[Waiting at the Royal]]'', for which she was nominated for an [[AACTA Award for Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama|AFI Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Telefeature or Mini Series]] in 2000.

==Discography==
===Singles===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
|+ List of singles, with selected chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:15em;" | Title
! scope="col" colspan="1" | Peak chart<br />positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album
|-
! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | <small>[[Kent Music Report|AUS]]<br /><ref name=aus>{{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|authorlink=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|page=165}}</ref>
|-
| 1982
! scope="row" | "Body and Soul"
| style="text-align:center;" | 5
| ''Star Struck'' (soundtrack)
|-
| 1982
! scope="row" | "Monkey in Me"
| style="text-align:center;" | 72
| ''Star Struck'' (soundtrack)
|-
| 1986
! scope="row" | "Is That Me?"
| style="text-align:center;" | -
| ''The Pack of Women'' (soundtrack)
|}


==Selected filmography==
==Selected filmography==

Revision as of 12:17, 26 September 2020

For the British civil engineer, see Joanna Kennedy.

Jo Kennedy
Born1962 (age 61–62)
Melbourne, Australia
OccupationActress
Years active1982-2003

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 of Split Enz.[1] The single made number five on the Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart in May 1982.

She won the Silver Bear for Best Actress at the 35th Berlin International Film Festival for her role in the 1985 film Wrong World.[2]

Kennedy featured in the 1986 television special, The Pack of Women. She appeared on the soundtrack album (and its single "Is That Me?") and was nominated for an ARIA Award for Best Female Artist in 1987. She was nominated for an AFI Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for the film Tender Hooks in 1988. Kennedy's later roles include the telemovie Waiting at the Royal, 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

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Year Title Peak chart
positions 		Album
AUS
[3]
1982 "Body and Soul" 5 Star Struck (soundtrack)
1982 "Monkey in Me" 72 Star Struck (soundtrack)
1986 "Is That Me?" - The Pack of Women (soundtrack)

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ "'She Got Body She Got Soul' at APRA Search Engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  2. ^ "Berlinale: 1985 Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 13 January 2011.
  3. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 165. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

External links

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