Five

Throughout the season, Jacqueline McKenzie will be responding to questions submitted by viewers like you. Visit Jacqueline's Ask the Cast page to submit your question now. Then be sure to return to this page to see if your question got answered - new questions and answers will be posted throughout the season!

Q: Is it fun or scary on the set?
- Holly, California

JM: Hi Holly (I love your name, btw). It is very hard work - the hours are long - but the crew and cast have become like a big family. We shoot in Canada, and the people here are so friendly and have great senses of humor. Particularly Scott (Executive Producer Scott Peters) and Santino, our props man. The only time it's scary on the set is when Santino and Joel decide to play tricks on me and plant very life-like spiders in my bags or on my desk! There is always fun to be had in the makeup truck too. For actresses, the makeup truck seems to be the place we spend a lot of time! And Rita (makeup) and Janet (hair) are definitely the biggest mischief-makers around. There is SO MUCH FUN to be had with them. I feel very lucky to be a part of such an amazing team and hope when we come back next year (fingers crossed!!), that we are ALL coming back.

Q: Jacqueline, I think you are one of the best actresses on TV today. Do you do any other shows, or Broadway? I would like to see you live on stage some time.
- Dan Munger, Irving, Texas

JM: Hi Dan. Thank you for your kind words. I DO work in the theatre. It is a great love of mine. Predominantly, I work in Sydney, Australia. That is where I come from and where I trained as an actor at a place called NIDA (Geoffrey Rush and Mel Gibson both went there). I have done many stage plays. The highlight was playing St Joan at the Sydney Opera House. It is a brilliant role - one of the great classics - and we had a WONDERFUL director in Gale Edwards. I would love to reprise the role in that same production some day. Perhaps on Broadway! Why not? Stranger things have happened - and do each week on "THE 4400"!! I have filmed a couple of Australian movies recently, too. Currently, "Peaches" is running in Australia. "The Human Touch" has just finished its run, but keep a look out for "Pobby and Dingan," a film directed by Peter Cattaneo (who did "The Full Monty") and set for release later this year.

Q: What other acting projects have you participated/starred in?
- Ken Sarka, Virginia Beach, Virginia

JM: Hi Ken. I've done quite a lot of things over the years. I guess the most visible and available for you to see (should you wish) would be "Deep Blue Sea" and "Romper Stomper" - the first film I ever made, starring Russell Crowe. I am Australian, so most of the things I've been in are not available here in the US, but you might be able to find "Angel Baby," "On The Beach" (a mini-series), and "Mr. Reliable."

Q: How do you get your great shape? Do you have a trainer?
- Joy Pennington, Conway, Arkansas

JM: Joy, thank you for noticing my hard work at the gym! Yes, I do in fact have a trainer. It was something I've never done before, but after the grueling first season which saw us leaping from helicopters etc, I figured I really HAD to get as fit as possible this season. My landlord here in Vancouver, himself an actor, gave me the name of a lady here called Danielle Steiner from "Physical Evidence". She is awesome and works with some of the other actors too. She uses the CHEK holistic method and it is specific to my biomechanics. She and I are working on building strength, flexibility, gaining muscle (although I eat like a horse, I am genetically a whippet!) and building core strength. Working with her has changed my life. I feel more confident, am certainly stronger and haven't had a headache in ages. The work has almost straightened a slight curvature of the spine I had, too. So it's been a small miracle. I try to work with her at least 3 times a week. It might not seem much and I'm sure some actors run for miles daily, but this is enough for me! I also do a 10-minute yoga stretch when I wake up in the morning and right before bedtime each day.

Q: Where are you living now, in Australia or the USA? Do you have children? Are you married?
- Susan, Sweden

JM: Hi Susan. I worked with a fellow countrymen of yours, Stellan Skarsgard, on "Deep Blue Sea," and we've been mates ever since. I am trying to get him to play a part on "The 4400" - wouldn't' that be great!? But, back to your question: I spend time in both the US and in Australia, and now in Canada, it seems, as we shoot the show in Vancouver. I am blessed with two beautiful godchildren - Harry in Sydney, and Scarlett in America. I am also a much-loved auntie.