Jo Kennedy

For the British civil engineer, see Joanna Kennedy.

Jo Kennedy
Born	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1982-2003

Jo Kennedy is an Australian actress, singer, film director, and screenwriter. She is best known for the hit single "Body and Soul" which featured on the soundtrack album from the unreleased 1982 film Starstruck.

Career

Jo Kennedy played Jackie in the 1982 film Starstruck. Even though the film never had a proper US release, it found a cult following on cable television. The film spawned a soundtrack album, which includes the hit single, "Body and Soul", sung by Kennedy. It was written (as "She Got Body She Got Soul") by Tim Finn of Split Enz.^[1] The single made number five on the Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart in May 1982 and was the 44th biggest selling single of 1982.^[2]

Kennedy featured in the 1986 television special, The Pack of Women. She appeared on the soundtrack album (and its single "Is That Me?").^{[citation needed]} Her later roles include the feature film Tender Hooks (1988) and the telemovie Waiting at the Royal (2000).^{[citation needed]}

Awards

Kennedy won the Silver Bear for Best Actress at the 35th Berlin International Film Festival for her role in the 1985 film Wrong World.^[3]

In 1987, she was nominated for an ARIA Award for Best Female Artist.^{[citation needed]}

IN 1988, she was nominated for an AFI Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for the film Tender Hooks.^{[citation needed]}

In 2000, she was nominated for an AFI Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Telefeature or Mini Series for Waiting at the Royal.^{[citation needed]}

Discography

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions

Year	Title	Peak chart positions	Album
		AUS [4]
1982	"Body and Soul"	5	Star Struck (soundtrack)
1982	"Monkey in Me"	72	Star Struck (soundtrack)
1986	"Is That Me?"	-	The Pack of Women (soundtrack)

Selected filmography

Film

• Starstruck (1982) as Jackie
• Wrong World (1984) as Mary
• Tender Hooks (1989)
• Golden Braid (1990) as Diana
• Waiting at the Royal (2000, TV film) as Diana

Television

• Countdown as Co-host (with Ned Lander)
• The Mike Walsh Show (1982) Guest performer sings "Body And Soul".
• 1982 AFI Awards (1982, TV special) as Herself
• Pokerface (1986)
• The Pack of Women (1986, TV special)
• The Flying Doctors (1991) as Eve Rutherford
• Stingers (1998) as guest role

References

1. "'She Got Body She Got Soul' at APRA Search Engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Archived from the original on 28 March 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
2. "National Top 100 Singles for 1982". Kent Music Report. 3 January 1983. Retrieved 22 January 2023 – via Imgur.
3. "Berlinale: 1985 Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 13 January 2011.
4. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 165. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

External links

• Jo Kennedy at IMDb
• Jo Kennedy on Discogs