Maggie Kirkpatrick | |
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 Kirkpatrick at the opening of Driving Miss Daisy at Theatre Royal, Sydney, 2013 | |
| Born | Margaret Anne Downs 29 January 1941 Albury, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | Film and television 1971–present Theatre 1958-2015 |
| Notable work | Prisoner |
Margaret Anne Kirkpatrick (née Downs; born 29 January 1941)[1] is an Australian stage and screen actress who has appeared in numerous theatre, television and feature film roles since the late 1950s .
Kirkpatrick starred in the TV series Prisoner (known as Prisoner: Cell Block H in the UK and North America), portraying the character "The Freak" Joan Ferguson, a sinister and cold lesbian prison officer.
She performed in the premiere Australian production of the musical Wicked as Madame Morrible.[2]
Kirkpatrick has appeared in numerous TV series including Richmond Hill, Water Rats, G.P. and Blue Heelers, as well as two roles in All Saints and Home and Away.
In 2019, she released her autobiography The Gloves Are Off: The Inside Story From Prisoner to Wicked.