Asher Keddie (born 31 July 1974) is a multi-award winning Australian actress. Beginning her career in the television series Five Mile Creek in the mid 1980s, Keddie received wide recognition for her role in the critically acclaimed series Offspring. Her significant repertoire in television has led to her being dubbed as the 'Golden Girl of Australian Television'. Aside from television and film work, she has several theatre credits, most notably in the Melbourne Theatre Company production of Les Liaisons dangereuses as Madame de Tourvel.As of 2014, she has taken out the 'Silver Logie Award for Most Popular Actress' four times in a row. Keddie won the 2013 Gold Logie award for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television, for her role as Dr Nina Proudman in the Network Ten drama Offspring. She was considered "third time lucky" after previously being nominated twice for the Gold Logie. Keddie has a total of 6 Logie Awards as of April 2014.
Gold Logie Award for Best Personality on Australian Television, Logie Award for Best Actress, Logie Award for Most Outstanding Actress, Switched On Audience Choice Award for Best Performance in a Television Drama, ASTRA Awards for Most Outstanding Performance by an Actor (Female)
Nominations
AACTA Award for Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama, AACTA Award for Best Guest or Supporting Actress in a Television Drama
Movies
X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Hawke, Beautiful, Fortress, Flammable Children, Two Brothers Running, The Society Murders, Roy Hollsdotter Live, Curtin
TV Shows
Party Tricks, Underbelly, Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo, Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities, Love My Way, Offspring, State Coroner
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Fact
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Gave birth to her 1st child at age 40, a son named Valentino Fantauzzo on March 1, 2015. Child's father is her 2nd husband, Vincent Fantauzzo.
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Has a step-son named Luca Fantauzzo (b.2010).
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(April 9, 2014) Married for the 2nd time her boyfriend of 2 years Vincent Fantauzzo. They met through mutual friend, celebrity chef Matt Moran.
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She trained as a ballet dancer in Melbourne but, just before she was to audition for the Australian Ballet School when she was 14, she dislocated her knee.
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