Marny Kennedy

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Marny Kennedy
Marny Kennedy at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival
Born
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
OccupationsActress, singer
Years active2001–present
Known for

Marny Elizabeth Kennedy (born January 21, 1994 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) is an Australian actress and singer best known for her roles as Taylor Fry in the television series Mortified (receiving an Australian Film Institute Award in the process), Veronica di Angelo in The Saddle Club, Ally Henson in A gURLs wURLd,[1] Winter Frey in the TV adaptation of Conspiracy 365 and for recent appearances as Lucy Baldwin in Janet King, Amber Wells in Bite Club, Senior Constable Melanie Jassic in Underbelly Files: Chopper, Taylah Bullock in Wentworth, Martina Budd in Between Two Worlds and Rachel Young in Home and Away. In 2009, Marny made her film debut as May in Ink. In 2011, shortly after wrapping up A gURLs wURLd, Marny appeared in the short-film Golden Girl as Cilla, a teenage girl whose life is drastically changed after becoming scarred by a fire. In 2022, Marny was announced for the role of Simone Callaghan in the controversial miniseries Warnie. The decision to produce the miniseries about Warne after his death was criticized by Shane's daughter, Brooke, who described it as "beyond disrespectful."[2] The trailer for the miniseries also attracted negative commentary on social media when it was first shown on May 31, 2023. In 2025, Marny played the role of Melanie in Last Days.

Filmography

Films
Year Title Role Notes
2009 Ink Young May
2011 Golden Girl Cilla Short film
2025 Last Days Melanie

TV

TV shows and appearances
Year Title Role Notes
2006–07 Mortified Taylor Fry Lead role
2008–09 The Saddle Club Veronica diAngelo #2 Main role (Season 3)
2009 Rush Amanda "2.21" (Season 2, Episode 21)
2010–11 a gURLs wURLd Ally Henson Main role
2012 Conspiracy 365 Winter Frey Main role
2016 Comedy Showroom Sales Assistant "The Future is Expensive" (Season 1, Episode 4)
2017 Hoges: The Paul Hogan Story Young Noelene Main role
2017 Janet King Lucy Baldwin Recurring role
2017 Top of the Lake German Girl "The Loved One" (Season 2, Episode 2)
2018 Wanted Elsa "Drive" (Season 3, Episode 2)
2018 Bite Club Amber Wells Main role
2018 Underbelly Files: Chopper Senior Constable Melanie Jassic Recurring role
2018 Wentworth Taylah Bullock Recurring role
2020 Between Two Worlds Martina Budd Main role
2021 Home and Away Rachel Young Recurring role
2023 Warnie Simone Callahan 2 episodes (mini series)[3][4]

Discography

Soundtrack albums

List of albums
Title Album details
a gURLs wURLd[5]
  • Released: 15 March 2010
  • Format: CD, digital download
  • Label: Endemol

Other appearances

Title Year Album
"Together We Can Win" featuring Aisha Dee 2009 The Saddle Club Best Friends
Grand Galop – Meilleures Amies
"It's My Life"
"A Question of Style" featuring Aisha Dee "The Saddle Club - Pedigree" (Season 3 episode only)

Awards

Marny Kennedy won the Australian Film Institute's 2006 Young Actor Award for her starring role in Mortified.[6]

References

  1. "Singapore partners Australia and Germany to co-produce US$9 million live action series". SMF. 9 October 2009. Archived from the original on 15 March 2012.
  2. "Shane Warne TV miniseries 'beyond disrespectful', daughter says". The Guardian. 15 September 2022. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  3. "Filming begins on Nine's biggest drama of 2023, Warnie". 9 November 2022.
  4. "'It was certainly a challenge': Alex Williams on hitting the right areas in 'Warnie'". 5 June 2023.
  5. "a gURLs wURLd - The Soundtrack". iTunes. 30 May 2011. Archived from the original on 24 December 2010. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
  6. "AFI Awards 2006 – Winners". Urban Cinefile. 8 December 2006.