Jean is an author, public speaker, actor and comedian.
Jean came to national attention on ABC TV’s, THE BIG GIG, followed by LET THE BLOOD RUN FREE, KITTSON FAHEY, GOOD NEWS WEEK, THE GLASSHOUSE, FLAT CHAT THE EINSTEIN FACTOR, and many more.
She was a long-lasting participant in Celebrity Apprentice and has appeared on Andy Lee’s 100.
She appeared alongside Krew Boylan, Rose Byrne and Celeste Barber in the Australian film SERIOUSLY RED which is now on Netflix. Most recently Jean appeared with Denise Scott and Matt Okine in the remake of MOTHER AND SON for ABC and Wooden Horse Productions.
She is a regular panellist on ABC 702 drive program, Thank God It’s Friday (TGIF) with Richard Glover. She has conversed twice with Richard Fidler on Conversations, presented twice for Women of Letters at the Opera House. She was invited to speak about menopause at the National Press Club, and has been a regular columnist with New Weekly, Sunday Telegraph, the Sydney Morning Herald, the Readers Digest Health Smart Magazine and is currently a columnist with the Australian Carers Magazine.
She is the author of three books, ‘Tongue Lashing’ a collection of humourous stories; ‘You’re Still Hot to Me, the Joys of Menopause’ and ‘We Need to Talk About Mum and Dad, a Practical Guide to Parenting our Ageing Parents.’
She was the inaugural Chair of the Australian Gynaecological Cancer Foundation (AGCF), is currently the Patron of Palliative Care Nurses Australia, and an Ambassador for the Raise Foundation (youth mentoring), the Macular Disease Foundation, the Australian Gynaecological Foundation, and Taldumande Youth Services.
In 2023 she was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia. (AM)
