ScreenTalk: Katherine Kennard
26 Jun 2012
Katherine Kennard: The ups and downs of the acting life.
Katherine Kennard left drama school and immediately landed a role on Xena: Warrior Princess. Her big break came playing lawyer Joni Collins over four seasons of Street Legal. Since then Kennard has appeared in a range of TV dramas and is currently part of the cast of the comedy-drama Nothing Trivial.
In this ScreenTalk, Kennard talks about:
- Feeling overwhelmed on the set of Xena
- Learning how to hone her acting skills on the fast-paced Shortland Street
- Enjoying the ‘man’s world’ of Street Legal
- How her role on the show helped her grow as an actor
- Why This Is Not My Life led to a change in direction for her
- Digging deep to portray a heroin addict in Underbelly
- Feeling like she had ‘come home’ on the set of Nothing Trivial
- How utilising personal vulnerability makes for better performances
This video is available on YouTube to embed and distribute via a Creative Commons licence.
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