GRETEL KILLEEN

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Gretel Killeen’s career began shortly after she dropped out of law studies at university and accidentally performed stand-up comedy at a poetry reading. This led to comedy writing for Australian radio station 2JJJ, regular spots on national television as a humorist ,commentator and actor, and work as one of Australia’s top voice artists for over seventeen years. For the next seven years Gretel hosted the Logie Award winning Big Brother for which she received a MO Award, and during this time she also hosted TV broadcasts for The Logies, The Sydney Mardi Gras, the Sydney New Year’s Eve Concert and several Australia Day Live broadcasts. In theatre and stage Gretel has been a producer at Sydney’s 90’s cult venue, The Harold Park Hotel, performed as the narrator in The Rocky Horror Show, and entertained the troops in the Middle-East, the Solomon Islands, East Timor and Egypt. In 2011 Gretel travelled to Afghanistan where she was the host and producer of segments for the ABC Australia Day live telecast and an Australia Day Ambassador. The author of more than twenty books, including several best-sellers sold internationally, Gretel has written for many of Australia’s leading publications, was a regular columnist with the Australian newspaper’s magazine and a weekly columnist with The Sun Herald. While a Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF Gretel wrote and directed TV commercials for unexploded ordnance awareness in Laos and the need for financial aid in Bangladesh, and wrote and directed a documentary on AIDS Orphans in Zambia. In 2011 Gretel filmed for the charity VBB in India under the direction of her daughter, and also wrote and directed her first feature film, Jimmy and Gret Don’t Do Sex. Gretel is currently working on a new feature film, Men in Small Doses. Gretel’s greatest achievement will always be her role as the single mother of her two children.
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Gretel is the author of more than twenty books. She has written for adults, young adults and children with a number of these books illustrated by her children Ezekiel Morgan and Epiphany Morgan. Several of Gretel’s book are best sellers and have been published in Australia, Italy, New Zealand, China, Canada and England. FOR ADULTSJimmy and Gret Don’t Do Sex -an unconventional love story – (53 % true) The Night My Bum Dropped Visible Panty LineBaby on BoardFOR YOUNG ADULTSI Love You Zelda BlooEvery Girl’s Geek GuideMy Life is a ToiletMy Life is a Boob TubeMy Life is a WedgieThe My Life is a Toilet Instruction BookThe My Life is a Toilet Dairy FOR CHILDRENMy Brother’s a SnotrocketMy Brother’s a WormburgerMy Brother’s an EggheadMy Sisters a YoyoMy Sister’s an AlienMy Sister’s a Sea SlugMy Sister’s a BurpMy Sister’s a NightmareThe Very Naughty Mother Runs AwayThe Very Naughty Mother Goes GreenHow To Live With A Sausage In A Bonnet.What’ll We Get for GrandmaCherry Pie
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Journalist

Gretel regularly writes opinion pieces, short stories and travel articles for many of Australias leading magazines and newspapers and has been a weekly columnist for The Sun Herald . For two years Gretel was also a columnist for The Australian newspapers magazine and many of these columns were collated in the best selling anthology Visible Panty Line.

To read some of Gretel's articles click on these links

The Women Who Helped Gillard Get There - SMH

The Five Rules of Africa - The Telegraph

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Gretel first wrote stand up comedy at the age of twenty. She has since written comedy for radio, stage and television. In her career so far Gretel has appeared on hundreds of panel and interview shows, written and performed sketch comedy, written and narrated documentaries, presented chat shows and co-written co-written many of the Big Brother scripts over the seven years she hosted the show. JIMMY AND GRET DON’T DO SEXBased on the 2010 novel by the same name, Jimmy and Gret Don’t Do Sex- an unconventional love story- (53% true)- this film was shot in a remarkably short 19 days on location in Sydney. Written and directed by Killeen and shot and edited by Rod Morris the film is currently reaching completion. Starring Robbie McGregor, Joey Moore, Deni Hines, Sharon Millerchip and Heather Christie the film is a ‘bloody hilarious’ look at love when you’re middle aged and a misfit. Utilising the cream of current day technology and big hearted contacts Jimmy and Gret treads where few have gone before in financing and flair.
MC / Keynote Speaker

MC / Keynote Speaker

Gretel works as a television and radio host MC, key note speaker, public speaker, debater and panellist. She has appeared on television and stage throughout Australia. We’ve watched her, we’ve read her and it’s fabulous to hear from this mother, daughter, sister, ex-wife, business woman, household name and love seeker. She’s the family bread winner, she’s the house cleaner, she’s the voice of the modern female. From school captain and debating champ to single mum in her twenties, voice artist, author, doco maker, film maker and TV icon Gretel’s loved and lost, made mistakes and experienced miracles. She’s entertained troops in two war zones, survived a gas leak in France, an earthquake in India, drug dealers in Morocco, the vitriol of teenagers and the slings and arrows of Australia’s media… and she brings all this and more to her live performances.A master of chat, improv, interview and characterisation this is not stand-up comedy, a one woman show, a musical nor a monologue. It’s life, in all of its hilarious unpredictability. You’ll be impressed by Gretel’s mind, wit and charm but above all the rarity of combining all this with an enormous loving heart. Inspiring to all!
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Voice Artist

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Gretel has been a voice artist for much of her life. With an intelligent warm voice she is also master of character. Her work has been heard throughout the world in all mediums from radio and TV commercials to documentaries and animated film.

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