Kerry Fox (born July 30, 1966) is an actress from Wellington, New Zealand. She came to prominence playing author Janet Frame in the movie An Angel at My Table, directed by Jane Campion, which garnered her a Best Actress Award from the New Zealand Film and Television Awards. Fox has gone on to build an international career, working far and wide in quality independent films and on televsion. She received praise and a nomination for the Australian film Institue Awards for her leading role in Country Life; starred in Danny Boyle's breakout British hitShallow Grave with Ewan McGregor, and was nominated for the Canadian Academy Award (Genie Award) for her supporting role in The Hanging Garden. In 2001 she won the Silver Bear for Best Actress for her role as Claire in Intimacy, directed by Patrice Chereau, at the Berlin Int'l Film Festival. She can also be seen in Jane Campion's latest film, Bright Star. In STORM, she takes the role of Hannah Maynard.