Mary-Anne Fahey

Mary-Anne Fahey

Actor · Writer

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
August 19, 1955

Biography

Mary-Anne Fahey (born 19th August 1955 as Mary-Anne Waterman) in Melbourne, is an Australian actress, comedian and writer. Fahey has has starred in and written for numerous comedy programs including The Comedy Company, Kittson Fahey, the first Australian female-only sketch comedy program, Get a Life and One Size Fits All. In her later career, Fahey is concentrating on writing and children's threatre. In May 2007, she published her first children's novel, I, Nigel Dorking: An Autobiography about a Boy with an Unusual Vocabulary, a Suit of Armour and an Unshakeable Dream, Written by That Very Boy (Nigel Dorking), Grade Six. Fahey married three times to television writer-actor Ian McFadyen, author Morris Gleitzman (1994-2011) and author Paul Jennings (2014-present).

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Representative Works

Future Schlock
Future Schlock
5.0
/ English
Wisecracks
Wisecracks
8.3
/ English
Celia
Celia
6.3
/ English
The Dunera Boys
The Dunera Boys
7.3
/ English
The Sounds of Aus
The Sounds of Aus
No Rating Yet
/ English
Lucky Break
Lucky Break
4.7
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Future Schlock
1984Nominee

Best Performance

Future Schlock

Wisecracks
1992Winner

Best Performance

Wisecracks

Celia
1989Nominee

Best Performance

Celia

Career Highlights

The Dunera Boys
1985Highlight

Best Performance

The Dunera Boys

The Sounds of Aus
2007Highlight

Best Performance

The Sounds of Aus