Magda Szubanski
Magdalene Mary "Magda" Szubanski (born 12 April 1961) is an English-born Australian actress, comedian, television presenter, radio host, author and LGBT rights advocate. She is best known for playing Sharon Strzelecki in the television comedy show Kath & Kim. She also portrayed Esme Hoggett in the movie Babe (1995) and its sequel Babe: Pig in the City (1998).
Szubanski was born in Liverpool, Lancashire. She is of Polish, Irish and Scottish ancestry. She moved to Melbourne, Victoria with her family in 1965. She came out as lesbian in 2012.[1][2]
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Szubanski in character at the Kath & Kimderella film premiere, August 2012
Sharon Strzelecki is one of Szubanski's most developed characters
References
- ↑ "Gay-gay-gay-gay - Magda comes out". The Sydney Morning Herald. 15 February 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
- ↑ "'Human guinea pigs': Magda Szubanski calls same-sex marriage survey 'political experiment'".