{{short description|Australian actress}} {{other people|Jane Kennedy}} {{Use Australian English|date=February 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}} {{Infobox person | name = Jane Kennedy | image = | caption = | birth_name = Jane Louise Kennedy | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1964|6|9|df=y}}<ref>[https://www.triplem.com.au/story/listen-charlie-sheen-s-birthday-message-to-jane-kennedy-140112 LISTEN | Charlie Sheen's Birthday Message To Jane Kennedy!]. Triple M (7 June 2019). Retrieved 28 August 2019.</ref> | birth_place = [[Melbourne]], Australia | death_place = | occupation = {{hlist|Actress|producer|writer|director}} | spouse = [[Rob Sitch]] | children = 5 | education = [[Genazzano FCJ College]], [[RMIT University]] | website = | footnotes = }} '''Jane Kennedy''' (born 9 June 1964) is an Australian actress, radio presenter and television producer, best known for her work with [[Working Dog Productions]], a group of performers responsible for a variety of television and films. She previously was a co-host of ''KennedyMolloy'' on [[Triple M]] with [[Mick Molloy]].
==Career== She met the other members of the group, which over time included [[Tom Gleisner]], [[Rob Sitch]], [[Santo Cilauro]], [[Tony Martin (comedian)|Tony Martin]], [[Mick Molloy]], and Jason Stephens, while working on Melbourne commercial radio on the ''D-Generation Breakfast Show''. Kennedy was not originally a member of the group, but was the newsreader assigned to work with them during their timeslot. The team quickly made a game of trying to make her laugh while she read the news. Their frequent success led to Kennedy joining the [[The D-Generation|D-Generation]] as a full-time member and she continued to work with them on the radio show. The group stayed together to later write, direct and produce ''[[The Late Show (1990s Australian TV series)|The Late Show]]'', a comedy sketch show, ''[[Frontline (Australian TV series)|Frontline]]'',<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article130564274 |title=Back-door view of 'Frontline' |last=Leedham |first=Nicole |date=16 October 1995 |work=The Canberra Times |access-date=2 October 2018 |page=34}}</ref> a widely acclaimed spoof of television current affairs in which she played ambitious reporter Brooke Vandenberg, and ''[[Funky Squad]],'' a retro styled spoof of 70s police dramas.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article130545568 |title=Young, Hip and groovy |last=Rosenburg |first=Jan |date=24 April 1995 |work=The Canberra Times |access-date=2 October 2018 |page=29}}</ref>
Since the mid-1990s, Kennedy has mostly stayed behind the camera as a casting director and producer for various Working Dog productions, including their panel talk show ''[[The Panel (Australian TV series)|The Panel]]'', and the films ''[[The Castle (1997 Australian film)|The Castle]]'' and ''[[The Dish]]''.
Kennedy also appeared on the radio program ''[[Get This]]'' occasionally, and has been a semi-regular panelist on television chat show ''[[The Circle (TV program)|The Circle]]''.
In 2009, Kennedy released her first cookbook, ''Fabulous Food Minus the Boombah''. In 2010, she released her second cookbook, ''OMG! I Can Eat That?'' and has since written two other cookbooks ''One Dish Two Ways'' and ''The Big Book of Fabulous Food''.
From 2017 until 2020 she co-hosted ''Kennedy Molloy,'' a national drive show on [[Triple M]] in 2018 with her long time comedy colleague [[Mick Molloy]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Mum in Profile: Jane Kennedy |url=http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/parenting/mum-in-profile/mum-in-profile-jane-kennedy-20091208-kghj.html?s_rid=xpromo:jane-kennedy:eb:mum-in-profile:15dec09:22dec09 |date=17 December 2009 |author=Melina Cruickshank |publisher=Essential Baby |access-date=20 December 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=OMG! I Can Eat That? |url=http://janekennedyminustheboombah.wordpress.com/2010/10/01/omg-i-can-eat-that/ |date=1 October 2010 |publisher=Jane Kennedy |access-date=28 December 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101210063822/http://janekennedyminustheboombah.wordpress.com/2010/10/01/omg-i-can-eat-that/ |archive-date=10 December 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In January 2021, Kennedy resigned from Triple M to devote more time to her family.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lallo |first=Michael |date=15 January 2021 |title=Jane Kennedy quits Triple M drive show with Mick Molloy |url=https://www.smh.com.au/culture/tv-and-radio/jane-kennedy-quits-triple-m-drive-show-with-mick-molloy-20210115-p56ufb.html |access-date=6 February 2021 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en}}</ref>
=== Films === {| class="wikitable" |- style="background:#b0c4de; text-align:center;" ! rowspan="2" style="width:33px;"|Year ! rowspan="2"|Production ! colspan="5"|Credited as |- style="background:#b0c4de; text-align:center;" ! Director ! Producer ! Writer ! Actor ! Other |- | 2012 | ''[[Any Questions for Ben?]]'' | | | | |Casting Director |- | 2003 | ''[[Bad Eggs]]'' | | | |{{yes}} | Role: Parliament House Tour Guide (voice only) |- | 2000 | ''[[The Dish]]'' | |{{yes}} |{{yes}} | |Casting Director, Music Producer |- | 1997 | ''[[The Castle (1997 Australian film)|The Castle]]'' | | |{{yes}} | |Casting Director, Music Supervisor |}
=== Television === {| class="wikitable" |- style="background:#b0c4de; text-align:center;" ! rowspan="2"|Year ! rowspan="2"|Production ! colspan="5"|Credited as |- style="background:#b0c4de; text-align:center;" ! Director ! Producer ! Writer ! Actor ! Other |- | 2013–present | ''[[Have You Been Paying Attention?]]'' | | | |{{yes}} |Role: Panellist & Fill-in Quiz Master |- | 2011 | ''[[Statesmen of Comedy]]'' | | | |{{yes}} |Role: Herself |- | 2009 | ''[[Thank God You're Here]]'' | | | | |Casting Director, Thanks |- | 2008 | ''[[The Hollowmen]]'' | | | | |Casting Director |- | 2004 | ''Russell Coight's Celebrity Challenge'' | | | | |Casting Director |- | 1998–2007 | ''[[The Panel (Australian TV series)|The Panel]]'' | |{{yes}} | |{{yes}} | Role: Herself |- | 1995 | ''[[Funky Squad]]'' |{{yes}} |{{yes}} |{{yes}} |{{yes}} | Role: Cassie |- | 1994–1997 | ''[[Frontline (Australian television series)|Frontline]]'' |{{yes}} |{{yes}} |{{yes}} |{{yes}} | Role: [[Frontline (Australian TV series)#Characters|Brooke Vandenberg]] |- | rowspan="2"| 1993 | ''The Olden Days'' | | | |{{yes}} | Role: Caroline Chisholm (voice only) |- | ''Bargearse'' | | | |{{yes}} | Role: Natalie Thigh-Blaster (voice only) |- | 1992–1993 | ''[[The Late Show (1990s Australian TV series)|The Late Show]]'' |{{yes}} |{{yes}} |{{yes}} |{{yes}} | Role: Various characters |}
==Personal life== Kennedy was born in the [[Melbourne]] suburb of [[Camberwell, Victoria|Camberwell]]. Kennedy was educated at [[Genazzano FCJ College]], in [[Kew, Victoria|Kew]], an inner suburb of Melbourne. She and her husband [[Rob Sitch]] have five children and live in Melbourne.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jane Kennedy: Working keeps me sane |url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/lifestyle/working-keeps-me-sane/story-e6frf039-1226173959101 |date=23 October 2011 |author=Wendy Hargreaves |work=The Daily Telegraph |access-date=23 November 2015}}</ref>
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==External links== * {{IMDb name|0448088|Jane Kennedy}}
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