Asher Keddie
Keddie in May 2012
Born	(1974-07-31)31 July 1974 (age 51) Melbourne,Victoria, Australia
Education	St Michael's Grammar School
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1984–present
Spouses	Jay Bowen ​ ​ (m. 2007; div. 2011)​ Vincent Fantauzzo ​ (m. 2014)​
Children	1

Asher Keddie (born 31 July 1974) is an Australian actress. Beginning her career in thetelevision seriesFive Mile Creek in the mid 1980s, Keddie received wide recognition for her role in the television seriesOffspring. Her significant repertoire in television has led to her being dubbed as the 'Golden Girl of Australian Television'.^[1] Keddie also had a small role in the filmX-Men Origins: Wolverine, as Dr.Carol Frost. Aside from television and film work, she has several theatre credits, including in theMelbourne Theatre Company production ofLes Liaisons dangereuses as Madame de Tourvel.

She won theLogie Award for Most Popular Actress five times in a row between 2011 and 2015.^[2] Keddie won the 2013Gold Logie award for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television, for her role as Dr Nina Proudman in theNetwork Ten dramaOffspring. She had previously been nominated twice for the award. Keddie has a total of sevenLogie Awards.

Keddie was born to Robi and James Keddie, both school teachers.^[3] As a child, she took dancing lessons for nine years and at age 14, she dislocated her knee prior to an audition at theAustralian Ballet School. Despite her initial misfortune, she landed an acting gig in a dance wear ad while at ballet school and subsequently landed an agent.^[4] Keddie completed her secondary education atSt Michael's Grammar School,St Kilda.In 2000 she scored a starring role as dancer in the music video, "Since I Left You" by the Avalanches, which by 2024 had been viewed 16 million times.^[5]

Keddie had guest roles early in her career in various television dramas, including her first roles inFive Mile Creek (1985),Fortress (1986) andJanus (1994). She played the role of Marriane Sheridan inBlue Heelers (season 3, episode 21) airing on 18 June 1996 andGood Guys, Bad Guys (1997). From 1997 to 1998, she came to the attention of senior network television producers, appearing inState Coroner. Following this, she had a recurring role inStingers from 2000 to 2004.

Keddie's big break came in 2004, where she had a leading role inLove My Way, a drama series airing on Foxtel. The series ended in late 2007. This role led to Keddie being nominated for various awards for playing the part of Julia Jackson, a woman who struggles to cope with her own identity in the midst of family tragedy. Keddie's award win came at the end ofLove My Way's third series in 2006.

In 2009, Keddie appeared in three different roles. She portrayed police officer Liz Cruickshank in the television dramaUnderbelly: A Tale of Two Cities and journalist Jacinta Burns, in the TV seriesRush, as well as Dr Carol Frost inX-Men Origins: Wolverine.

In 2010, Keddie depicted authorBlanche d'Alpuget inHawke, a telemovie about the premiership ofBob Hawke (thePrime Minister of Australia, 1983–91). She also became the star of the drama seriesOffspring, which began airing in August 2010. In April 2011, she had the leading role ofIta Buttrose inABC1's telemoviePaper Giants: The Birth of Cleo, the story of Buttrose's rise to success as the editor ofCleo magazine.

In 2014, Keddie starred inParty Tricks as Premier Kate Ballard. Ballard faces an election campaign alongside newly announced Opposition candidate David McLeod (Rodger Corser), with whom she once had a tumultuous affair.

In 2019, Keddie starred in the ABC1 acclaimed series "The Cry". In March 2020, she starred in a 6 part series on ABC1, "Stateless". The series also stars and is produced by Australian actress,Cate Blanchett and is set in a detention centre in the middle of the Australian outback.

In 2021, Keddie played Heather Marconi in theNicole Kidman ledHulu seriesNine Perfect Strangers alongsideMelissa McCarthy,Samara Weaving andBobby Cannavale.^[6][7][8]

In 2023, Keddie portrayed Evelyn Jones inStrife and in August 2024, it was announced she would be returning for a second season.^[9] On 31 August, Keddie was named in the cast of ABC seriesPlum.^[10] In 2024, Keddie was nominated for aGold Logie during the2024 Logie awards.^[11]

Making her theatre debut for theMelbourne Theatre Company in 1998 inPatrick Marber'sCloser, Keddie went on to appear inCyrano de Bergerac,Les Liaisons dangereuses,Birthrights,Great Expectations,The Seagull andHannie Rayson'sLife After George. Her performances in the 2005 Melbourne Theatre Company production ofLes Liaisons dangereuses, and the Playbox'sThe Ishmael Club, both earned herGreen Room Award nominations.^[12]

In 2007 Keddie starred alongside Jay Bowen in the Melbourne Theatre Company's playThe Glass Soldier written byHannie Rayson.^[13]

Keddie married actor and musician Jay Bowen in January 2007.^[14] The pair separated in December 2011.^[14] In April 2014, she married artistVincent Fantauzzo.^[15] On 19 November 2014 she announced at theGQ Men's Award that she was pregnant. On 1 March 2015, their first child was born.^[16][17]

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