| Kym Wilson | |
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| Born | April 1, 1973 Brisbane, Australia |
Kym Wilson (born 1 April 1973) is an Australian actress.
Wilson was born in Brisbane, Australia. She completed her secondary education at Stella Maris College, Manly. Her first major role was in the television mini-series Brides of Christ and she remains best known for playing Darcy Hudson in A Country Practice. She was subsequently seen in series such as Heartbreak High and All Saints. Wilson also co-hosted the music program "Video Smash Hits" on the Seven Network.
In 1992, Wilson won the Logie Award for Most Popular New Talent,[1] as well as being nominated for "Most Popular Actress in a miniseries/telemovie" the same year. She was nominated for "Most Popular Actress" in 1993 and 1994.[2][3]
In 1995, together with then boyfriend Jeremy Sims, Wilson formed the theatrical production company "Pork Chop Productions".
Wilson posed nude in Australian Playboy late in her career after she was no longer acting regularly in TV series. She previously appeared semi-naked in Black+White magazine.[4][5]
She moved to the USA in 1998 to escape press attention, where she undertook a three months acting scholarship assisted by the Winston Churchill Fellowship, which she had won before Michael Hutchence's death.
As of 2008, Kym Wilson was a board member of Australian In Film, based in Los Angeles.[6]