Biography
Magdalene Mary Szubanski AO is an Australian television and film actress, comedian and writer. Szubanski's career started as a writer and performer of sketch comedy and has since progressed to production of TV, film acting, and musical theatre.
Known For
Complete Filmography
Memoir of a Snail
2024
as Ruth Appleby (voice)
Forcibly separated from her twin brother when they are orphaned, a melancholic misfit learns how to find confidence within herself amid the clutter of...
Kath & Kim: 20 Preposterous Years
2022
as Sharon Strzelecki
Friends and stars of the series explore the nooks and crannies of the Kath & Kim world, along with rarely-seen footage.
Kath & Kim: Our Effluent Life
2022
as Sharon Strzelecki
Featuring freshly minted scenes with the whole gang as well as some never-before-seen moments and too many bloopers and blunders to count on a washing...
100% Wolf
2020
as Mrs. Mutton (voice)
Freddy Lupin, heir to a proud family line of werewolves, is in for a shock when on his 14th birthday his first 'warfing' goes awry, turning him into a...
Ride Like a Girl
2019
as Sister Dominique
The story of Michelle Payne, the first female jockey to win the Melbourne Cup.
Country Town Pride
2019
Country Town Pride follows the inspirational story of Holly Conroy, a transgender woman from country NSW, as she bids to stage a Mardi Gras in her hom...
Fly Me to the Moon
2019
as Herself
Prominent Aussies reflect on the Moon Landing - the triumph of human achievement. Using footage not seen since that momentous day, John Barron documen...
Australia Says Yes
2018
Packed with drama, high emotions and cliff-hanger moments, Australia Says Yes is the intimate and personal history of struggle and perseverance that p...
The BBQ
2018
as The Butcher
Dazza's passion in life is barbecuing, but unfortunately he accidentally gives his neighbours food poisoning. To make amends, he receives tutelage fro...
Three Summers
2017
as Queenie
Set over three summers at The Westival, a fictional West Australian rural folk festival redoubtable local radio personality ‘Queenie' describes as "Au...
Santapprentice
2013
Santa Claus must train a shy little boy to replace him as he reluctantly retires.
Goddess
2013
as Cassandra Wolfe
Elspeth Dickens dreams of finding her "voice" despite being stuck in an isolated farmhouse with her twin toddlers. A web-cam becomes her pathway to fa...
Kath & Kimderella
2012
as Sharon Strzelecki
Kath & Kim turn more than just heads when they go on an overseas trip and end up being the centre of their very own fairytale.
Happy Feet Two
2011
as Miss Viola (voice)
Mumble the penguin has a problem: his son Erik, who is reluctant to dance, encounters the Mighty Sven — a penguin who can fly! Things get worse for Mu...
Bran Nue Dae
2009
as Roadhouse Betty
In the Summer of 1965 a young man is filled with the life of the idyllic old pearling port Broome - fishing, hanging out with his mates and his girl. ...
The Man Inside Dame Edna
2008
as Self
A character portrait of the enigmatic comedian Barry Humphries on his most recent Australian tour and an examination of the connections to his two mos...
The Golden Compass
2007
as Mrs. Lonsdale
After overhearing a shocking secret, precocious orphan Lyra Belacqua trades her carefree existence roaming the halls of Jordan College for an otherwor...
Dr. Plonk
2007
as Mrs. Plonk
A scientist & inventor in 1907, Dr Plonk, predicts that the world will end in 101 years, unless something is done about it.
Happy Feet
2006
as Miss Viola (voice)
Into the world of the Emperor Penguins, who find their soul mates through song, a penguin is born who cannot sing. But he can tap dance something fier...
Da Kath & Kim Code
2005
as Sharon Strzelecki
The squabbling mother and daughter, Kath and Kim, embark on an excursion into the unexplored crannies of life at Lagoon Court, Fountain Lakes.
Son of the Mask
2005
as Neighbor Betty
Tim Avery, an aspiring cartoonist, finds himself in a predicament when his dog stumbles upon the mask of Loki. Then after conceiving an infant son "bo...
The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course
2002
as Brozzie Drewitt
Steve Irwin, AKA The Crocodile Hunter, has avoided the death-roll and saved a croc from poachers. But what he doesn't know is that the crocodile has s...
Dogwoman: The Legend of Dogwoman
2001
as Margaret O'Halloran
Margaret O'Halloran sets out to discover whether a dog killed her friend and mentor, Harry Bowman. To do this, O'Halloran must delve into the dark sec...
Dogwoman: The Legend of Dogwoman
2001
Producer
Margaret O'Halloran sets out to discover whether a dog killed her friend and mentor, Harry Bowman. To do this, O'Halloran must delve into the dark sec...
Dogwoman: Dead Dog Walking
2000
as Margaret O'Halloran
Margaret O'Halloran is a dog trainer with a unique talent and a nose for a mystery. Now an old lady has been savaged to death, her faithful dog is the...
Dogwoman: Dead Dog Walking
2000
Writer, Producer
Margaret O'Halloran is a dog trainer with a unique talent and a nose for a mystery. Now an old lady has been savaged to death, her faithful dog is the...
Dogwoman: A Grrrl's Best Friend
2000
as Margaret O'Halloran
An eco-bomber is terrorizing the city. Margaret O'Halloran and Kelty are called in to assist only to discover that the bomber could be Margaret's idea...
Dogwoman: A Grrrl's Best Friend
2000
Producer
An eco-bomber is terrorizing the city. Margaret O'Halloran and Kelty are called in to assist only to discover that the bomber could be Margaret's idea...
Babe: Pig in the City
1998
as Mrs. Esme Cordelia Hoggett
Babe, fresh from his victory in the sheepherding contest, returns to Farmer Hoggett's farm, but after Farmer Hoggett is injured and unable to work, Ba...
Babe
1995
as Esme Hoggett
Babe is a little pig who doesn't quite know his place in the world. With a bunch of odd friends, like Ferdinand the duck who thinks he is a rooster an...
A Royal Commission Into The Australian Economy
1993
as Mr. Cardigan / Mr. Trouser / Bill Kelty
Dame Victoria Market, under instructions from the Queen, holds an enquiry into why the Australian ecconomy does not work.