<p>Deborah Kennedy is one of Australia’s most recognisable and enduring character actresses, with a career spanning stage, screen and some of the nation’s most iconic popular culture moments. She is also known to audiences for her unforgettable delivery of a celebrated catchphrase in a Yellow Pages television commercial—now firmly embedded in the Australian vernacular.</p><p>Deborah Kennedy began her career in theatre, performing with Marian Street Theatre in Killara in productions of <em>The Trojan Women</em> and <em>Macbeth</em>, before working extensively with companies including SUDS, Repertory 200, New Theatre and the Pegeant Theatre. Her association with the influential Nimrod Theatre from the mid-1970s saw her appear in works such as <em>Much Ado About Nothing</em> and <em>Richard III</em>, alongside other notable productions including <em>Travelling North</em>, <em>Accidental Death of an Anarchist</em> and <em>House of the Deaf Man</em>.</p><p>Her screen career began in the 1970s with roles in series such as <em>Certain Women</em>, <em>The Restless Years</em> and <em>Bellamy</em>, alongside film appearances in <em>Tim</em>, <em>Dawn!</em> and <em>Temperament Unsuited</em>. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, she became a familiar face on Australian television, with credits including <em>Prisoner</em>, <em>Chances</em>, <em>Police Rescue</em>, <em>Wildside</em> and <em>Good Guys Bad Guys</em>, as well as a host of feature films including <em>Death in Brunswick</em>, <em>The Sum of Us</em> and <em>Idiot Box</em>.</p><p>In later years, Kennedy has continued to delight audiences with roles in <em>Neighbours</em>, <em>Rake</em>, <em>Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries</em> and <em>Dance Academy</em>. Since 2013, she has been a beloved presence in <em>A Place to Call Home</em> as the well-meaning local gossip Doris Collins. Her recent work includes appearances in <em>Janet King</em> and <em>Return to Paradise</em>.</p><p>With a career defined by versatility, warmth and impeccable comic timing, Deborah Kennedy remains a treasured figure of Australian stage and screen.</p><p><em>The STAGES podcast is available to access and subscribe from Spotify and Apple podcasts. Or from wherever you access your favourite podcasts. A conversation with creatives about craft and career. Follow socials on instagram (stagespodcast) and facebook (Stages).</em></p>