New Zealand film actress Kerry Fox (her photos are posted in the article), was born in Wellington on July 30, 1966. It gained fame after the release of the films on the big screen: “Bright Star”, “Shallow Grave”, “Intimacy” and “Angel at My Table”.
Cinema of New Zealand is not distinguished by an abundance of highly artistic films, but good films appear quite often. For the role of Claire in the movie "Intimacy", Kerry Fox received the prize of the Berlin film festival "Silver Bear" in the nomination "Best Actress". The partner of the actress was the English actor Mark Rylance.
Intimacy
The plot focuses on the relationship of a young woman named Claire and a forty-year-old bachelor suffering from loneliness, whose name is Jay. As a matter of fact, there was no relationship as such, the couple met only for sex, quick convulsive intercourse, which did not bring full satisfaction. Nevertheless, these meetings took place regularly, every Wednesday late in the evening, in the basement of the house in which Jay lived. There was no bed, a shabby carpet lay on the floor, and over it were long not washed sheets.
Several months have passed. And then one day Claire did not come at the appointed time. Jay thought, because he does not know anything about this woman: where she lives, what she does, is there a family. And when Claire reappeared a week later, Jay decides to follow her.
Filmography
Kerry Fox debuted in 1989 in the television series Tales from the Crypt, where the young actress played in the episode. Then she played the role of a police officer in a similar series, Red Hunter Night, directed by David Copeland.
In the big movie, Kerry Fox made her debut in 1990, immediately in the lead role. Her heroine was Jennette Frame, an unbalanced, impulsive woman who for many years ended up in a psychiatric hospital.
The debut turned out to be successful, Kerry Fox won a number of prizes at the Venice Film Festival, as well as the Golden Ear award at the Valdovil festival.
Success
Then the actress took part in the filming of the series "Virgin Mr. Roh" and in several other low-budget film projects that went unnoticed. After a series of setbacks, Kerry Fox was waiting for a take-off to the pinnacle of success - she starred in Danny Boyle's "Shallow Grave". Her role partners were Ewan McGregor and Christopher Eccleston. Shallow Grave is a black comedy about friends who rent one apartment for three in Edinburgh. As another space remained free in the room, friends advertised in the local newspaper. The fourth tenant came, a certain Hugo, a man of the highest degree strange. After living in a new place for only a few days, he dies from an overdose of heroin. When friends opened his suitcase, they saw that he was full of money to the brim.
Lull
The next few years were not so successful for Kerry Fox. She starred in a television movie called Village Romance, which failed at the box office, followed by a role in the movie Welcome to Sarajevo directed by Michael Winterbottom. After that, she took part in the filming of several Australian films.
In 1998, Kerry Fox, films with the participation of which did not make a proper impression on the public, played a secondary role in the movie "The Wisdom of Crocodiles." Partner actress on the set was actor Jude Law.
The film tells about the secret vampire Stephen, who needs fresh blood of young women, otherwise he slowly dies. In addition to physical blood replenishment, a young man needs simple human love, this also is of great importance to him. Stephen is in constant search, he has many girlfriends, beautiful and faithful, but he has not yet met that one single.
When Anna appears, he realizes that he has met his love, and it is all the more painful to realize that soon the girl will have to be killed.
"Welcome to Sarajevo"
Two groups of television reporters, American and English, converged on the same territory. The British are led by Michael Henderson, the American journalists by Jimmy Flynn. Together, they visit a home for children without parents. Henderson is obsessed with the idea of taking at least one child to England, albeit illegally. Save him from the horrors of war. In this noble cause Michael helps American Nina, a volunteer.
Kerry Fox appeared on the screen after a long break in 2009. But then she took part in the production of two films at once: “Bright Star” directed by Jane Campion and “The Tempest” by Hans-Christian Schmidt.
The following is a list of selected films featuring Kerry Fox:
- "Burning Man" (2011), the role of Sally.
- "Bright Star" (2011), character of Mrs. Brown.
- "The Wisdom of Crocodiles" (1998), the role of Mary.
- "Welcome to Sarajevo" (1997), character Jane Carson.
- "Shallow Grave" (1994), the role of Juliet Miller.
- "Rainbow Warrior" (1993), episode.
- "An Angel at My Table" (1990), character Janet Frame.
Kerry Fox, personal life
Currently, the actress is not married, she devotes herself to work. From time to time it leads to non-binding novels, in which it finds everything that it lacks in life.