To date (2007), Jackie has appeared in two movies:
- Tom's Funeral (1999)
- Ain't Got No Jazz (2003) (edit) In the 1970s, Jackie played the sister of Alan Fletcher in Cop Shop, reuniting with him to play his wife in Neighbours. (edit) Jackie’s Neighbours character, Susan Kennedy, has been granted honorary membership of Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford. (edit) Jackie is an honorary member of the Junior Common Room of St Hilda's College, Oxford. (edit) Jackie is a graduate of the National Theatre Drama School. As she left it a bit late in the year to audition for drama college so she had to beg the dean to let her in. (edit) Jackie has two older brothers, John (a police chief) and Stephen (a school headmaster). (edit) Three years after graduating from Melbourne's National Theatre School, Jackie walked straight into the leading role of Josie in a mini series called Outbreak of Love, set in the early 1900s. (edit) Jackie wrote a poem called 'Julie's Poem', which she read in episode 582 of Prisoner in 1979. (edit) In 2005, Jackie was nominated for a Rose D’or Award for best female performance in a soap opera. (edit) Jackie played the sister of Alan Fletcher's character in Cop Shop. She now plays the wife of Alan Fletcher's character in Neighbours (Karl Kennedy). (edit) Jackie was in the short 17 minute movie Ain't Got No Jazz in 2003. She played a prostitute (edit) Jackie was in the movie Tom's Funeral in 1999--she played Cynthia. (edit) Jackie was in the mini series 1915 in the role of Dianna Bendetto. (edit)

Jackie: (asked if she struggles with the public recognition) Occasionally, when you’ve had a blue with someone or look daggy. On those occasions you might not have the energy to be as receptive as you usually are but, generally speaking, it’s fine. (edit) Jackie: (on the "Neighbours" storyline when Susan had amnesia) It was fun to play. It’s up there with the big soap stories such as “the returning twin”! When I first heard about it, I laughed. Then I thought about it seriously and said, “OK, this is an opportunity to discover who this woman was at 16. (edit) Jackie: (on what she loves the most about playing Susan in "Neighbours") I love it when she’s wrong - she often is - and when she embarrasses the kids and tries too hard. It’s good when she gets it a bit wrong. I struggle with her being just a passive reactor to stories. I think she’s much more interesting when she’s got things happening. (edit) Jackie: (on learning lines) I’m OK with lines - but a well-placed Post-it note on the other actor’s face can be very helpful. (edit) Jackie: (on her time in "Prisoner") Prisoner was a wonderful time and I do still see some ex-cast - Janet Andrewartha, of course, who plays Lyn Scully in Neighbours. (edit) Jackie: (asked if she is as strong as Susan on "Neighbours") Without a team of writers to guide my life, I think I’m as much a fiasco as the next person! (edit) Jackie: (on her most emotional scenes on "Neighbours") There have been several pretty high-voltage scenes around the betrayal stories… both Sarah and Izzy. (edit) Jackie: (on her favourite relationship on "Neighbours") I did enjoy Susan letting loose and having a one-time-only fling with Izzy’s dad, Bobby - mainly because Andrew McFarlane is so gorgeous! (edit) Jackie: (on her future on "Neighbours") Never say never. I do really enjoy it. We have a nice bunch of people and the show is continually reinvesting itself. And now I’m enjoying working with Alan again. We’ve been separated for three years, so this is a new, fresh thing. It feels like a new beginning. (edit) Jackie: (on how much alike she is with her "Neighbours" character) Our lives are very different but, personality-wise, I guess there’s always going to be a blurring after a while. I’ve tried to invest her with a sense of humour, and I’ve tried to make her a bit daggy. But she’s more mumsy than I am. (edit) Jackie: (on her thoughts when she joined "Neighbours") When I took the job I thought, ‘Great, I can get my flat painted!’ I certainly didn’t think it would be so much fun and that I’d still be enjoying it after all this time. (edit) Jackie: (on the popularity of her "Neighbours" character, Susan) People like to look at you as their mum. Teenagers, especially, come up to me and say things like, ‘Guess what? My boyfriend did this…’ and then tell me their problems. (edit) Jackie: (on her character‘s journey throughout "Neighbours") It’s something I’d wished for, for a long time. I wouldn’t be interested in playing someone who’s just a wife and mother. I think as I’ve got older, the stories have had to reflect what a woman of my age would go through. But I’ve always resisted her in any way being weak. She’s raised a bunch of kids, her husband, Alex, died, and her first husband is a philanderer, so she’s a tough bird, really! (edit)