Kaarin Louise Fairfax (born 30 September 1959) is an Australian actress, director and singer who played the role of Dolour Darcy in two TV miniseries, The Harp in the South (1986) and its sequel Poor Man's Orange (1987), based on books of the same names by Ruth Park.
Fairfax has worked as both actor and director in Australian theatre. By 2008, Fairfax had established The Little Theatre Company in Frankston, Victoria, in honour of her father George Fairfax. Fairfax directed t he musical Frankston Lights in January 2009, which included songs co-written by her children (Madeleine and Memphis) and Robert McHugh. Kaarin has been working extensively since that time, joining forces with Sally Baillieu and directing The Wetlands Project, One Last Chance, performed in the Wetlands at Tootgarook. In January 2012 she directed Good People for Red Stitch Actors Theatre.
Fairfax was a vocalist for Wild Blue Yonder, a Sydney-based band from 1985 which had a varied line-up but had no known recordings.[5] In the late 1970s she was part of a comedy vocal trio The Droolettes which also included Gina Riley and Gina Mendoza, with Geoff O'Connell on piano. During 1989–1991 she supplied backing vocals on tracks by Paul Kelly & the Messengers.
In 1990, under the name, Mary-Jo Starr, she released three singles and an album, Too Many Movies.[1] She was nominated for the 1991 ARIA Award for Best New Talent[6] and appeared on the Breaking Ground - New Directions in Country Music compilation which was also nominated for Best Country Album.[7] She joined Truckasaurus in 1993, a Melbourne-based Grungey/country band which released Truckasaurus in October.[8]
Together with Sally Baillieu, Fairfax runs The Lineup at Frankston Arts Centre Cube37, a musical mentorship program for young emerging artists. Madeleine and Memphis, together with band member Sam Humphrey, record under the band name Wishful. Their first EP, Fifty Days was produced by their father Paul Kelly. Fairfax and Baillieu also have an arts program on 3RPP Radio Port Phillip on the Mornington Peninsula, called Arts About.
Personal lifeedit
Fairfax is the former wife of Australian musician Paul Kelly—they met in 1988. Their two children are Madeleine (born 1991) and Memphis (born 1993). Memphis appeared with her parents in short film, One Night the Moon. The couple separated not long after the film's release.[2]
^ abSpencer, Chris; Zbig Nowara, Paul McHenry with notes by Ed Nimmervoll (2002) [1987]. . The Who's Who of Australian Rock. Noble Park, Vic.: Five Mile Press. ISBN1-86503-891-1. Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. Note: [on-line] version established at White Room Electronic Publishing Pty Ltd in 2007 and was expanded from the 2002 edition.
^ abWilkie, Meredith (25 April 2004). "Lure of hearth and home". The Age. Retrieved 14 February 2010.
^"Bed of Roses Episode guide: Series 1". Australian Television Information Archive. Retrieved 14 February 2010.
^"Bed of Roses Episode guide: Series 2". Australian Television Information Archive. Retrieved 14 February 2010.
^Spencer, Chris; Zbig Nowara, Paul McHenry with notes by Ed Nimmervoll (2002) [1987]. "WILD BLUE YONDER". The Who's Who of Australian Rock. Noble Park, Vic.: Five Mile Press. ISBN1-86503-891-1.
^"ARIA Awards Best New Talent". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 5 April 2017.
^"ARIA Awards Best Country Album". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 5 April 2017.
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^. Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 8 June 2009. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
January 01, 1970
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Kaarin Louise Fairfax born 30 September 1959 is an Australian actress director and singer who played the role of Dolour Darcy in two TV miniseries The Harp in the South 1986 and its sequel Poor Man s Orange 1987 based on books of the same names by Ruth Park Kaarin FairfaxBornKaarin Louise Fairfax 1959 09 30 30 September 1959 age 64 Melbourne Victoria AustraliaOther namesMary Jo StarrOccupationsActressdirectorsingertheatre founderYears active1980 1980 presentSpousePaul Kelly 1993 2001 Children2Websitehttp www kaarinfairfax com au Contents 1 Career 1 1 Acting 1 2 Music 2 Personal life 3 Filmography 3 1 Film 3 2 Television 3 3 As crew 4 Stage 4 1 Actor 4 2 Director 5 Discography 5 1 Albums 5 2 Singles 6 Awards amp nominations 6 1 Film amp TV 6 2 Music 7 ReferencesCareer editActing edit Fairfax acted in several Australian television series throughout the 1980s 1990s and 2000s 1 She appeared in the Australian sitcom Col n Carpenter a spin off from The Comedy Company after Vikki Blanche left the series She starred in the Rachel Perkins 2001 short film One Night the Moon alongside her husband at the time Paul Kelly a story of racial prejudice in the outback 2 She also played the role of Deb Mathieson on Australian Broadcasting Corporation TV series Bed of Roses 2008 2010 3 4 Fairfax has worked as both actor and director in Australian theatre By 2008 Fairfax had established The Little Theatre Company in Frankston Victoria in honour of her father George Fairfax Fairfax directed t he musical Frankston Lights in January 2009 which included songs co written by her children Madeleine and Memphis and Robert McHugh Kaarin has been working extensively since that time joining forces with Sally Baillieu and directing The Wetlands Project One Last Chance performed in the Wetlands at Tootgarook In January 2012 she directed Good People for Red Stitch Actors Theatre In 2015 Fairfax co starred in the film StalkHer alongside John Jarratt Music edit Fairfax was a vocalist for Wild Blue Yonder a Sydney based band from 1985 which had a varied line up but had no known recordings 5 In the late 1970s she was part of a comedy vocal trio The Droolettes which also included Gina Riley and Gina Mendoza with Geoff O Connell on piano During 1989 1991 she supplied backing vocals on tracks by Paul Kelly amp the Messengers In 1990 under the name Mary Jo Starr she released three singles and an album Too Many Movies 1 She was nominated for the 1991 ARIA Award for Best New Talent 6 and appeared on the Breaking Ground New Directions in Country Music compilation which was also nominated for Best Country Album 7 She joined Truckasaurus in 1993 a Melbourne based Grungey country band which released Truckasaurus in October 8 Together with Sally Baillieu Fairfax runs The Lineup at Frankston Arts Centre Cube37 a musical mentorship program for young emerging artists Madeleine and Memphis together with band member Sam Humphrey record under the band name Wishful Their first EP Fifty Days was produced by their father Paul Kelly Fairfax and Baillieu also have an arts program on 3RPP Radio Port Phillip on the Mornington Peninsula called Arts About Personal life editFairfax is the former wife of Australian musician Paul Kelly they met in 1988 Their two children are Madeleine born 1991 and Memphis born 1993 Memphis appeared with her parents in short film One Night the Moon The couple separated not long after the film s release 2 Filmography editFilm edit Year Title Role Type 1982 Starstruck Icecream Girl Feature film 1983 A Descant for Gossips Vinny Lalor TV movie 1987 Around the World in Eighty Ways Checkout Chick Feature film 1987 Damsels Be Damned Michelle Short film 1988 Belinda Sandra Feature film 1988 Young Einstein The Brunette Feature film 1988 A Crack in the Curtains Sarah Short film 1989 Shadow Panic The Hothead Short film 1990 Worse than Xmas Angela Short film 2001 One Night the Moon Rose Ryan Short film 2015 Holding the Man Wedding Singer Feature film 2015 StalkHer Emily Feature film 2017 Pillars Rosetta Short film 2017 What if it Works Dr Karen Di Scala Feature film 2017 West of Sunshine Andrea Feature film 2017 Deep Six Bonnie Short film 2018 The Resurgence Melanie Short film 2018 Just Between Us Meryl Feature film 2018 In the Wake Sue Short film 2018 The Greta Fragments Mary Short film 2018 Skewwhiff Rae Short film 2019 The Hunt Nell Short film 2019 The Diver Dorothy Short film 2019 Bloom Aunty Vera Short film 2020 The Green Door Lady in Church Feature film 2020 Paper Champions Morine Feature film 2020 Hakuumacaato Marion voice Short film 2023 What About Sal Sophie Feature film Television edit Year Title Role Type 1980 The Last Outlaw Grace TV miniseries 4 episodes 1981 Cop Shop Joan Wyndham TV series 1 episode 1981 I Can Jump Puddles Rene TV miniseries 1 episode 1982 Sons and Daughters Schoolgirl TV series 1 episodes 1982 Prisoner Kathy Hudson TV series 2 episodes 1983 Home TV series 3 episodes 1983 The Sullivans Mona TV series 1 episodes 1984 Carson s Law Agnes Knight TV series 1 episode 1984 The Mike Walsh Show Guest Herself TV series 1 episode 1986 The Harp in the South Dolour Darcy TV miniseries 3 episodes 1987 Poor Man s Orange Dolour Darcy TV miniseries 2 episodes 1990 Catalyst Presenter TV series 1990 91 Col n Carpenter Linda Williams TV series 26 episodes 1992 Tuesday Night Live The Big Gig Mary Jo Starr TV series 1 episode 1995 Correlli Terri TV miniseries 1 episode 2000 SeaChange Suzy TV series 1 episode 2003 Kath amp Kim Nurse TV series 1 episode 2004 Fergus McPhail Ms Rolla TV series 4 episodes 2009 Rush Janey Merryn TV series 1 episode 2010 Offspring Florist TV series 1 episode 2008 11 Bed of Roses Deb Mathieson TV series 26 episodes 2012 13 You re Skitting Me Additional cast TV series 26 episodes 2017 Method Gina Delaware TV series 1 episode 2018 Picnic at Hanging Rock Cook TV miniseries 4 episodes 2019 Internment Janet TV series 3 episodes 2022 Darby and Joan Heidi TV series 1 episode As crew edit Year Title Role Type 1993 Say a Little Prayer Drama Coach Feature film 2015 StalkHer Co director Feature film 2018 The Greta Fragments Writer Short filmStage editActor edit Year Title Role Type 1979 The Woman Astyanax Gemil Pram Factory with Australian Performing Group Zig Zag Follies Lead Adelaide Festival 1980 81 Cain s Hand Kathy Lead girl Scott Theatre Adelaide amp St Martins Youth Arts Centre with Nimrod Theatre Company Quick Ease Cafe Comedy Lead 1980 Slipped Disco Cigs Flying Trapeze Cafe Fitzroy 1983 Summer of the Seventeenth Doll Bubba Anthill Theatre Melbourne with Australian Nouveau Theatre 1984 Beach Blanket Tempest Gidget Townsville Cairns Civic Theatre Theatre Royal Mackay Rockhampton Mount Isa Araluen Arts Centre Playhouse Adelaide Canberra Theatre amp University of Sydney with New Moon Theatre Company 1984 The Kid Snake St Martins Theatre Melbourne with Playbox Theatre Company 1984 Top Girls Shona Kit Russell Street Theatre with Melbourne Theatre Company 1985 The Doll Trilogy Kid Stakes Other Times Summer of the Seventeenth Doll Bubba Sydney Opera House amp Athenaeum Theatre with Sydney Theatre Company amp Melbourne Theatre Company 1986 No Worries Ensemble Wharf Theatre with Sydney Theatre Company 1987 A Lie of the Mind Beth Belvoir Street Theatre 1987 Shakers Belvoir Street Theatre 1988 Darlinghurst Nights Gunman s Girl Wharf Theatre Australian National University with Sydney Theatre Company 1988 King Lear Cordelia Playhouse Adelaide with State Theatre Company of South Australia 1988 90 The Glass Menagerie Laura Playhouse Adelaide amp Marian Street Theatre with State Theatre Company of South Australia 1989 Speed the Plow Karen Sydney Opera House Russell Street Theatre with Melbourne Theatre Company 1990 Beach Blanket Tempest Gidget Q Theatre Penrith 1994 The Swan Dora Space Theatre Adelaide with State Theatre Company of South Australia 1995 Haxby s Circus Gina Playhouse Adelaide with Stare Theatre Company of South Australia 1996 Miss Bosnia Selma Fairfax Studio Melbourne West Gippsland Arts Centre Monash University Canberra Theatre Bendigo Performing Arts Centre Geelong Performing Arts Centre Gold Coast Arts Centre with Melbourne Theatre Company 1999 Into the Woods Lucinda Stepsister Playhouse Melbourne with Melbourne Theatre Company Director edit Year Title Role Type Go Away Mr Worrythoughts Frankston Arts Centre amp Australian regional tour Almost with You La Mama amp Cube37 FAC The Wetlands Project One Last Chance Director Frankston Arts Centre Cube37 amp 3940 Arts 1992 Funerals and Circuses Director Assistant Theatre 62 Universal Theatre Playhouse Canberra 1993 Tall Tales and True Director South Australia with Magpie Theatre Company 1994 Planet K Director Continental Cafe Prahran 1994 All of Me Director Belvoir Street Theatre amp Melbourne Town Hall for Melbourne International Comedy Festival 1997 Patsy Cline Her Songs Her Story Director Universal Theatre Melbourne 1998 2002 Mum s the Word Director Glen Street Theatre Bendigo Performing Arts Centre Fairfax Studio Melbourne Athenaeum Theatre for Melbourne Comedy Festival 2001 It s a Dad Thing Director Athenaeum Theatre 2001 Always Patsy Cline Director Darwin Entertainment Centre with Majestic Theatre Company 2002 Uncle Bob Director Red Stitch Actors Theatre 2002 The Play About the Baby Director Red Stitch Actors Theatre 2003 The War Against Short Trousers Director Chapel Off Chapel 2003 Push Up Director Red Stitch Actors Theatre 2008 Mum s the Word 2 Teenagers Director Theatre Royal Sydney Comedy Theatre Melbourne 2009 Frankston Lights Director The Little Theatre Company 2010 Fairweather Island Directorial consultant Carlton Courthouse with La Mama 2012 Good People Red Stitch Actors Theatre Popcorn Popcorn Productions 9 Discography editAlbums edit Year Title Artist Details 1990 Too Many Movies Mary Jo Starr Label Mushroom Records D30224 Format Vinyl CD Singles edit Year Title Artist Album 1989 Kissing in a Taxi Mary Jo Starr Too Many Movies 1990 Passionate Kisses Mary Jo Starr Lonesome Lovely amp Alone Mary Jo Starr non album single 1989 Killer in Me StalkHer film soundtrackAwards amp nominations editFilm amp TV edit Year Nominee work Award Result Ref 1987 Belinda AFI Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role Nominated 1988 Poor Man s Orange AFI Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries Nominated 2002 Uncle Bob Green Room Award for Outstanding Direction Won 10 2011 Bed of Roses Ensemble Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble Series in a Drama Series Nominated 2012 Nominated 2018 The Greta Fragments Top Indie Film Award for Best Writing Nominated Music edit Year Nominee work Award Result Ref 1991 Too Many Movies ARIA Award for Best New Talent Nominated 11 References edit a b Spencer Chris Zbig Nowara Paul McHenry with notes by Ed Nimmervoll 2002 1987 STARR Mary Jo The Who s Who of Australian Rock Noble Park Vic Five Mile Press ISBN 1 86503 891 1 Archived from the original on 29 February 2012 Note on line version established at White Room Electronic Publishing Pty Ltd in 2007 and was expanded from the 2002 edition a b Wilkie Meredith 25 April 2004 Lure of hearth and home The Age Retrieved 14 February 2010 Bed of Roses Episode guide Series 1 Australian Television Information Archive Retrieved 14 February 2010 Bed of Roses Episode guide Series 2 Australian Television Information Archive Retrieved 14 February 2010 Spencer Chris Zbig Nowara Paul McHenry with notes by Ed Nimmervoll 2002 1987 WILD BLUE YONDER The Who s Who of Australian Rock Noble Park Vic Five Mile Press ISBN 1 86503 891 1 ARIA Awards Best New Talent Australian Recording Industry Association ARIA Retrieved 5 April 2017 ARIA Awards Best Country Album Australian Recording Industry Association ARIA Retrieved 5 April 2017 Spencer Chris Zbig Nowara Paul McHenry with notes by Ed Nimmervoll 2002 1987 TRUCKASAURUS The Who s Who of Australian Rock Noble Park Vic Five Mile Press ISBN 1 86503 891 1 https ausstage edu au pages 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