Kym Valentine
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Kym Valentine | |
|---|---|
 Valentine at a Neighbours event in 2025. | |
| Born | Blacktown, Sydney, Australia |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Known for | Neighbours |
| Children | 2 |
Kym Valentine is an Australian actress, best known for her long-running intermittent portrayal of Libby Kennedy in the soap opera Neighbours.
Kym Valentine was born in Blacktown, Sydney,[1][better source needed] and grew up in Granville.[2] She began dance classes when she was two and attended her first dance school aged six.[1][2] When she was five years old, Valentine began acting in television commercials and stage plays.[2][better source needed]
She studied dance, singing and drama at the Performing Arts School in Sydney.[3]
Career
Valentine's early television appearances included guests roles in Brides of Christ, and Home and Away.
In 1994, Valentine joined the cast of Neighbours as Libby Kennedy.[4]
In 2005, Valentine took the lead role of Baby in Dirty Dancing: The Classic Story on Stage at the Theatre Royal, Sydney.
In June 2007, Valentine rejoined Neighbours on a permanent basis. On 8 April 2009, Valentine made an appearance as herself on The Wright Stuff, a UK TV programme.
Valentine appeared as a housewife in Nine Network's miniseries Fat Tony & Co., which was broadcast in 2014.[5] Valentine returned to Neighbours as part of a storyline to celebrate 20 years of the Kennedy family in 2014.[4]
In 2017, Valentine was cast in Michael Wormald's independent film Choir Girl,[6] which was released in 2019. In 2018, she appeared in a Melbourne stage production of Unsolicited Male (which she repeated in 2022). She also starred alongside her daughter in the short film Treetment, which was filmed in Melbourne in December 2018.[7]
Valentine appears as the character Connie the Phlegmatic in the upcoming film titled Residence.[8]
In addition to her stage and screen work, Valentine teaches acting classes.[7]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Treetment | Katrina | Short film |
| 2019 | The Grand Scheme | Clementine | Short film |
| 2019 | Choir Girl | Caroline Doyle | |
| 2022 | Junk Mail | Chey | Short film |
| TBA | Residence | Connie the Phlegmatic | Also producer |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Brides of Christ | Miniseries | |
| 1992 | My Two Wives | Lisa Kennedy | 13 episodes |
| 1994 | Home and Away | Belinda | 1 episode |
| 1994–2004; 2007–2011; 2014; 2022 | Neighbours | Libby Kennedy | 1051 episodes |
| 2014 | Fat Tony & Co. | Peg Mancini | Miniseries, 1 episode |
| 2024 | Til You Make It | Siobhan | 1 episode |
Stage
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996–1997 | Cinderella | Cinderella | Llandudno with Qudos Productions, UK |
| 1998–1999 | Snow White | Snow White | Beck Theatre, Hayes with Qudos Productions, UK |
| 2000–2001 | Cinderella | Cinderella | Hexagon Theatre, Reading with Qudos Productions, UK |
| 2002–2003 | Peter Pan | Peter Pan | Hawth Theatre, Crawley with Qudos Productions, UK |
| 2004–2005 | Dirty Dancing: The Classic Story on Stage | Baby | Theatre Royal, Sydney, Princess Theatre, Melbourne, Burswood Theatre, Perth with Kevin Jacobsen Productions |
| 2015 | The Vagina Monologues | Co-lead | University of Tasmania with Adrian Baum Presents[9] |
| 2018; 2022 | Unsolicited Male | Wendy, the P.A. | Abbotsford Convent, Melbourne, Chapel Off Chapel, Melbourne with Q44 Theatre Company |