Kaarin Fairfax
| Kaarin Fairfax | |
|---|---|
| Born | 30 September 1959 Australia |
| Other names | Mary-Jo Starr |
| Occupation | actress, director |
| Years active | 1980–present |
| Spouse | Paul Kelly (1982–2001) Bobby McHugh |
| Children | Madeleine Kelly, Memphis Kelly |
Kaarin Fairfax (born 30 September 1959) is an Australian actress who played the role of 'Dolour Darcy' in two TV miniseries The Harp in the South (1986) and Poor Man's Orange (1987) based on books of the same names by Ruth Park. She has also acted in other Australian television series throughout the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, and recorded music under the name of Mary-Jo Starr.[1] Fairfax had the role of 'Deb Mathieson' on Australian Broadcasting Corporation TV series, Bed of Roses (2008, 2010).[2][3]
Fairfax played the mother in the Rachel Perkins 2001 short film One Night the Moon,[4] a story of racial prejudice in the outback. Fairfax is the former partner of Australian musician Paul Kelly—they met in 1988— their two children are Madeleine (born 1991) and Memphis (born 1993). Memphis appeared with her parents in One Night the Moon, the couple separated not long after the film's release.[4]
By 2008, Fairfax and her second husband, Bobby McHugh, had established the Little Theatre Company in Frankston. Fairfax directed Frankston Lights in January 2009, it was a musical which included songs co-written by McHugh with her daughters, Madeleine and Memphis.[5]
[edit] Music career
Fairfax was a vocalist for Wild Blue Yonder, a Sydney-based band from 1985 which had a varied line-up but had no known recordings.[6] During 1989–1991 she supplied backing vocals on tracks by Paul Kelly & the Messengers. In 1990, under the name, Mary-Jo Starr, she released three singles and an album, Too Many Movies.[1] She joined Truckasaurus in 1993, a Melbourne-based Grungey/country band which released, Truckasaurus in October.[7]
[edit] Discography
As Mary-Jo Starr
- "Kissing in a Taxi" (Mushroom Records, January 1990)
- "Passionate Kisses" (Mushroom Records, March 1990)
- Too Many Movies (Mushroom Records, April 1990)
- "Lonesome, Lovely & Alone" (ABC Records, November 1990)
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b Spencer, Chris; Zbig Nowara, Paul McHenry with notes by Ed Nimmervoll (2002) [1987]. "STARR Mary Jo". The Who's Who of Australian Rock. Noble Park, Vic.: Five Mile Press. ISBN 1-86503-891-1. http://www.whiteroom.com.au/howlspace/whoswho/PHPReleaseTracks.php?band=202680&userasks=34736. Retrieved 14 February 2010. Note: [on-line] version established at White Room Electronic Publishing Pty Ltd in 2007 and was expanded from the 2002 edition.
- ^ "Bed of Roses Episode guide: Series 1". Australian Television Information Archive. http://www.australiantelevision.net/bed_of_roses/index.html. Retrieved 14 February 2010.
- ^ "Bed of Roses Episode guide: Series 2". Australian Television Information Archive. http://www.australiantelevision.net/bed_of_roses/index.html. Retrieved 14 February 2010.
- ^ a b Wilkie, Meredith (25 April 2004). "Lure of hearth and home". The Age (Fairfax Media). http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/04/24/1082719676103.html. Retrieved 14 February 2010.
- ^ Murphy, Teresa (8 December 2008). "Frankston up in Lights". Frankston Standard Leader (News Community Media). http://frankston-leader.whereilive.com.au/lifestyle/story/frankston-up-in-lights/. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
- ^ Spencer, Chris; Zbig Nowara, Paul McHenry with notes by Ed Nimmervoll (2002) [1987]. "WILD BLUE YONDER". The Who's Who of Australian Rock. Noble Park, Vic.: Five Mile Press. ISBN 1-86503-891-1. http://www.whiteroom.com.au/howlspace/whoswho/PHPTracks.php?Band_ID=242085. Retrieved 14 February 2010.
- ^ Spencer, Chris; Zbig Nowara, Paul McHenry with notes by Ed Nimmervoll (2002) [1987]. "TRUCKASAURUS". The Who's Who of Australian Rock. Noble Park, Vic.: Five Mile Press. ISBN 1-86503-891-1. http://www.whiteroom.com.au/howlspace/whoswho/PHPTracks.php?Band_ID=220515. Retrieved 14 February 2010.
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