Magda Szubanski

Who is Magda Szubanski?

Magdalene M. "Magda" Szubanski is a British-Australian actress, comedian, television presenter, radio host and author of Polish and Scottish descent.

Szubanski's career began while she was studying at university and she progressed to television sketch comedy, as both a writer and performer. She has performed in the comedy programs The D-Generation and Fast Forward; more recently, she stars as Sharon Strzelecki in the television comedy show Kath & Kim.

Szubanski portrayed Esme Hoggett in the film Babe and its sequel Babe: Pig in the City, and played the recurring character of Furlow on the television series Farscape.