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Margaret Anne Kirkpatrick (née Downs; born 29 January 1941) 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 ...
Maggie Kirkpatrick is best known for her role as Joan 'The Freak' Ferguson on Prisoner (1979-1986), a legendary Aussie TV drama. She has also appeared in films, theatre, and other TV shows, and faced a legal battle in 2015.
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- Albury, New South Wales, Australia
- The Freak
- Musical Memories
- Conviction and Exoneration
- Trial by Media
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- The Gloves Are Off
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The reason Kirkpatrick is going to the UK is to promote The Gloves Are Off in December. Her fame there is assured, thanks to her star turn in Prisoner (or Prisoner: Cell Block Has it’s known in Britain) which saw her play the role of Ferguson for four-and-a-half years. Prisoner has been shown in its entirety twice in Britain, first from 1988 to 199...
Paul O’Grady (AKA celebrity drag queen Lily Savage) even mounted a Prisoner-themed stage musical in the 1990s, in which Kirkpatrick reprised her role of Joan Ferguson. It toured the UK and had a successful season on the West End. In Australia, Kirkpatrick is probably just as well known for her role as Madame Morrible in the stage musical Wicked as ...
But sadly, in the last several years, Kirkpatrick’s name has been largely associated with a tawdry ordeal which saw her charged and even (briefly) convicted for the alleged sexual assault of a 13-year-old girl in the 1980s. Despite a complete lack of evidence beyond the word of the accuser (a Prisonerfan who was custodian of a psychiatric facility ...
Kirkpatrick’s feelings on the media are a different story. “The media was just disgusting,” she maintains. “In nearly every instance of reporting, I really felt that it was Joan Ferguson on trial, that the media did not separate the character from me. Even on the ABC, which really broke my heart,” she says. “I feel it’s grossly unfair that an accus...
The term ‘gay icon’ is bandied about willy nilly these days, and many performers try to cultivate a relationship with the community, knowing how loyal LGBT fans can be. But in Kirkpatrick’s case, her gay icon status is well deserved. Her association with the community started years before her Prisonerfame, remained steadfast throughout the AIDS epi...
It’s clear the feeling is mutual, judging by the crowds that descended on The Bookshop Darlinghurst, on the Oxford Street gay strip, to meet Kirkpatrick and get their copies of The Gloves Are Off signed at an in-store appearance last month. “I was overwhelmed,” she says. “I had no idea I’d get that sort of response. I was incredibly chuffed and I k...
The Star Observer interviews the actress about her autobiography, The Gloves Are Off, which covers her career highlights and her harrowing legal battle. Kirkpatrick, best known for playing Joan Ferguson in Prisoner and Madame Morrible in Wicked, shares her candid and humorous insights.
Maggie Kirkpatrick is an Australian TV actress best known for her role as Joan Ferguson on Prisoner (1979). She has also appeared in theatre, movies and other TV shows, and faced a legal battle in 2015.
- January 29, 1941
Sep 28, 2014 · Maggie Kirkpatrick: From The Freak To Wicked - YouTube. Studio 10. 258K subscribers. Subscribed. 31. 4.4K views 9 years ago. It has been our absolute pleasure to have Maggie Kirkpatrick...
Matt and Ken sit down with Prisoner actor Maggie Kirkpatrick who talks about her life growing up, her time playing Joan Ferguson on Prisoner and how theatre was her first love. Stars: Matt Batten , Maggie Kirkpatrick , Ken Mulholland
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