Magda Szubanski

Szubanski is one of those rare performers who turns warmth into a craft. Born in Liverpool but adopted wholeheartedly by Australia, she built a career on characters that feel lived-in rather than merely funny, and her turn in Babe still disarms me with its gentleness. What I admire most, though, is the second act: a comedian who chose honesty, advocating for LGBT rights and writing with real candor. The Officer of the Order of Australia reads less like a showbiz prize and more like a nation acknowledging someone who made it laugh and think. I find that combination genuinely rare and quietly heroic.

Name (English)

Magda Szubanski

Name (Japanese)

マグダ・ズバンスキー

Reading

まぐだ・ずばんすきー

Born

April 12, 1961 (age 65)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Ox

Origin

Liverpool, United Kingdom

Occupation

comedian / film actor / screenwriter / film director / author

University

University of Melbourne

Awards & achievements

• 2019 Officer of the Order of Australia
• 2016 Douglas Stewart Prize for Non-Fiction

• Xhttps://x.com/MagdaSzubanski
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magda%20Szubanski
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%82%B0%E3%83%80%E3%83%BB%E3%82%BA%E3%83%90%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B9%E3%82%AD%E3%83%BC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2482522

Tags

• comedian
• film actor
• screenwriter

Last updated

2026-06-17

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.