Jane Turner OAM (born 1 December 1960) is an Australian actress, comedian and Logie Award-winning comedy writer. She is most famous for creating television show Kath & Kim with long-time collaborator Gina Riley. Turner starred as Kath and the show ran for four seasons.
Biography from TMDB.
- December 1, 1960 (65)
- Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
- Actor, producer and writer
- 5 on MovieCove · 19 credits in all
What are Jane Turner's films like?
Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
A split, not a type: Ironic 1 · Wry 1 · Earnest 2
Light 4 · Serious 0 · Dark 0
A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1
Gentle 3 · Charged 1 · Intense 0
A split, not a type: Steady 3 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 3
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 1
Casual 3 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 3 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 0
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1
Roles they play
Usually the Hero: 3 of 3 analyzed roles.
- Heroas Kath in Kath & Kim (2002)
- Heroas Kath Day Knight in Da Kath & Kim Code (2005)
- Heroas Kath Day-Knight in Kath & Kimderella (2012)
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet2
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Jane Turner's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, on Netflix (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Jane Turner's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
19 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Kath & Kim: 20 Preposterous Years (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Kath & Kim: Our Effluent Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Parliament (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Open Slather (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Kath & Kim Kountdown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Kath & Kimderella(2012)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Kath & Kim (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Da Kath & Kim Code(2005)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
Guru Wayne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Kath & Kim(2002)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all showsAbove the Dust Level (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
The Wedding Party(1997)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Big Girl's Blouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Full Frontal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
A Royal Commission Into The Australian Economy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Fast Forward (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Bachelor Girl(1987)
Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Bit Part (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
The D-Generation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Career shape
Star power in the 74th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 19 titles from 1986 to 2022.
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Jane Turner's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 36th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 33rd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 5 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the acting 82/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 88, detractors 55. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Jane Turner work with?
People who share at least 2 of Jane Turner's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Gina Riley shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Ted EmeryShared titles: Kath & Kimderella (2012), Da Kath & Kim Code (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Ted Emery
Writers
- Gina RileyShared titles: Kath & Kimderella (2012), Da Kath & Kim Code (2005), Kath & Kim (2002)See all 3 shared titles with Gina Riley
- Magda SzubanskiShared titles: Kath & Kimderella (2012), Da Kath & Kim Code (2005), Kath & Kim (2002)See all 3 shared titles with Magda Szubanski
Actors
- Glenn RobbinsShared titles: Kath & Kimderella (2012), Da Kath & Kim Code (2005), Kath & Kim (2002)See all 3 shared titles with Glenn Robbins
- Peter RowsthornShared titles: Kath & Kimderella (2012), Da Kath & Kim Code (2005), Kath & Kim (2002)See all 3 shared titles with Peter Rowsthorn
- Marg DowneyShared titles: Kath & Kimderella (2012), Kath & Kim (2002)See all 2 shared titles with Marg Downey
Editors
- Steven RobinsonShared titles: Kath & Kimderella (2012), Da Kath & Kim Code (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Steven Robinson
Producers
- Rick McKennaShared titles: Kath & Kimderella (2012), Da Kath & Kim Code (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Rick McKenna