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Kate Jenkinson

Kate Jenkinson

Actor · Born August 24, 1981 (45) · Perth, Australia

Kate is an Australian actress who graduated from the West Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) in 2004, and has gone on to appear in film and television in both Australia and the United States. She is best known for her work on hit prison drama Wentworth. (Foxtel/Netflix) In 2013-14 she appeared in the ABC sitcom Super Fun Night alongside friend and long time collaborator Rebel Wilson.

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
August 24, 1981 (45)
From
Perth, Australia
Works as
Actor
Titles
12 on Motif · 28 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 65 days to Oct 28Down 14% in 30 days

What are Kate Jenkinson's films like?

Across their 5 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
32%
Society
18%
Morality
17%
Survival
16%
Bonds
10%
Power
7%
Ambition2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
2
Absurd
2
Hopeful
2
Dread
1
Warm
2
Other
4

How their films linger

Fun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet4

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 Kate Jenkinson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 12 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kate Jenkinson's titles on Motif; 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

28 credits, 12 with a Motif page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • A Vintage Christmas (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)

    as Darla

  • Roast Night (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · as Susan Turner

  • Monarch: Legacy of Monsters(2023)

    Show 2 episodes · as Gwynn

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • NCIS: Sydney(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Bec Dempsey · as Rebecca Dempsey

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Wentworth: Unlocked (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • Amazing Grace (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 8 episodes · as Grace Cresswell

  • Wentworth Behind the Bars 3: A Look at the Final Season (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2020)

    Actor

  • Wentworth: Behind the Bars (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2020)

    as Allie Novak

  • Five Bedrooms (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 2 episodes · as Melanie Best

  • Olivia Newton-John: Hopelessly Devoted to You(2018)

    Show 2 episodes · as Pat Carroll

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows

  • Doctor Doctor(2016)

    Show 10 episodes · as Tara

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • The Ex-PM (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 12 episodes · as Carol Dugdale

  • The Heckler(2014)

    as Bree

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Hiding (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 8 episodes · as Maree Quigg / Bec Swift

  • Super Fun Night (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 17 episodes · as Kendall Quinn

  • Wentworth(2013)

    Show 64 episodes · as Allie Novak

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • House Husbands (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 6 episodes · as Miss Nadir

  • Fatal Honeymoon(2012)

    as Kim Watson

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Isabella

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • The Straits (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 9 episodes · as Antoinette

  • Killing Time (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 6 episodes · as Wendy Peirce

  • Lowdown(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Samantha

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • Rush(2008)

    Show 4 episodes · as Nina Wise

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Canal Road (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Felicity

  • Bogan Pride(2008)

    Show as Tizzneen

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • Satisfaction(2007)

    Show 4 episodes · as Jemima

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • The Wedge (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 48 episodes · Actor

  • Thank God You're Here (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 66th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 27 titles from 2006 to 2024.

Highest rated

Wentworth (2013)

Midcredits 97th

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting27 of 27: 27 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score53rd

By decade

2000s5 · acting2010s14 · acting2020s8 · acting

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 Motif, shown from 5 scored.