Magda Szubanski

Acting

Magda Szubanski

Born 1961-04-12 · Liverpool, England, UK

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.

Acting credits

Happy Feet poster
6.2

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 fierce!

Happy Feet

2006

Memoir of a Snail poster
8.1

Forcibly separated from her twin brother when they are orphaned, a melancholic misfit learns how to find confidence within herself amid the clutter of misfortunes and everyday life.

Memoir of a Snail

2024

The Golden Compass poster
6.1

In a parallel universe, after overhearing a shocking secret, precocious orphan Lyra Belacqua trades her carefree existence roaming the halls of Jordan College for an otherworldly adventure in the far North, unaware that it's part of her destiny.

The Golden Compass

2007

Babe poster
6.3

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 and Fly the dog he calls mum, Babe realises that he has the makings to become the greatest sheep pig of all time, and Farmer Hoggett knows it. With the help of the sheep dogs, Babe learns that a pig can be anything that he wants to be.

Babe

1995

Son of the Mask poster
4.2

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 "born of the mask", he discovers just how looney child raising can be.

Son of the Mask

2005

Babe: Pig in the City poster
5.7

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, Babe has to go to the big city to save the farm.

Babe: Pig in the City

1998

Happy Feet Two poster
6.2

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 Mumble when the world is shaken by powerful forces, causing him to bring together the penguin nations and their allies to set things right.

Happy Feet Two

2011

100% Wolf poster
6.1

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 ferocious poodle. The pack elders give Freddy until the next moonrise to prove he has the heart of a wolf, or risk being cast out forever. With the help of an unlikely ally in a streetwise stray named Batty, Freddy must prove he's 100% Wolf.

100% Wolf

2020

Ride Like a Girl poster
7.3

The story of Michelle Payne, the first female jockey to win the Melbourne Cup.

Ride Like a Girl

2019

Goddess poster
5.7

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 fame and fortune, but at a price.

Goddess

2013

The BBQ poster
5.0

Dazza's passion in life is barbecuing, but unfortunately he accidentally gives his neighbours food poisoning. To make amends, he receives tutelage from a Scottish chef, and together they enter an international barbecue competition.

The BBQ

2018

The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course poster
5.4

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 swallowed a top secret U.S. satellite beacon, and the poachers are actually American special agents sent to retrieve it.

The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course

2002

Three Summers poster
5.3

Set over three summers at The Westival, a fictional West Australian rural folk festival redoubtable local radio personality ‘Queenie' describes as "Australia in a tent". Two young musicians fall in love against a wider collection of tales dealing with a microcosm of contemporary discussion points, including Indigenous, immigration and refugee issues.

Three Summers

2017

Bran Nue Dae poster
5.3

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. However his mother returns him to the religious mission for further schooling. After being punished for an act of youthful rebellion, he runs away from the mission on a journey that ultimately leads him back home.

Bran Nue Dae

2009

Kath & Kimderella poster
5.3

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.

Kath & Kimderella

2012

The Man Inside Dame Edna poster
7.0

A character portrait of the enigmatic comedian Barry Humphries on his most recent Australian tour and an examination of the connections to his two most famous alter egos, Dame Edna and Sir Les Patterson. Interviews include Bruce Beresford and Geoffrey Rush.

The Man Inside Dame Edna

2008

Australia Says Yes poster
10.0

Packed with drama, high emotions and cliff-hanger moments, Australia Says Yes is the intimate and personal history of struggle and perseverance that propelled Australia to say Yes to marriage equality. The film shows how a group of determined individuals fought tirelessly against unjust laws that treated LGBTIQ people as second-class citizens, creating a movement that saw them go from criminals to legally equal over the course of five decades.

Australia Says Yes

2018

Da Kath & Kim Code poster
6.9

The squabbling mother and daughter, Kath and Kim, embark on an excursion into the unexplored crannies of life at Lagoon Court, Fountain Lakes.

Da Kath & Kim Code

2005

Kath & Kim: Our Effluent Life poster
6.0

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 glove-covered hand.

Kath & Kim: Our Effluent Life

2022

The Steve Irwin Story poster
7.8

Steve Irwin's impact has far exceeded his hit series The Crocodile Hunter. Chronicling his childhood to his time as a global icon, those who knew him best reflect on the remarkable life of the man, father, husband and wildlife conservationist.

The Steve Irwin Story

2018

Country Town Pride poster
NR

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 home town of Wagga Wagga - Australia's No 1 Christian town. As she herself undergoes gender reassignment surgery to complete her transition, Holly has to confront Christian priests, conservative politicians, her homophobic neighbour, and even her own brother as she attempts to pull off the first-ever pride parade in this conservative stronghold. With an official green light from Wagga Wagga City Council, sponsors, supporters and floats ready to roll, will the Wagga locals turn out in force? Or will the town's Christians and conservatives rain on Holly's parade?

Country Town Pride

2019

A Royal Commission Into The Australian Economy poster
10.0

Dame Victoria Market, under instructions from the Queen, holds an enquiry into why the Australian ecconomy does not work.

A Royal Commission Into The Australian Economy

1993

No artwork available
NR

Santa Claus must train a shy little boy to replace him as he reluctantly retires.

Santa's Apprentice

2013

Dogwoman: The Legend of Dogwoman poster
5.7

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 secrets of her home town and what she finds not only turns her world upside down, it could cost her life.

Dogwoman: The Legend of Dogwoman

2001

Behind the camera