Kris McQuade (born 1952) is an Australian actress who has had many film, television and theatre roles.

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McQuade's film credits include The Love Letters from Teralba Road, Kostas, Fighting Back, Lonely Hearts, Goodbye Paradise, The Coca-Cola Kid, Strictly Ballroom, Billy's Holiday, December Boys and Cargo.

Her television credits include episodes of Fields of Flame, Fields of Fire (1987), Scales of Justice, Palace of Dreams (1985), Certain Women, Skyways, Punishment (1981), A Country Practice, Home and Away, The Flying Doctors, Boys from the Bush, Love Thy Neighbour in Australia (1980), The Last Resort (1988), Wildside, Grass Roots, Blue Heelers,^[1] Stingers, Supernova,^[2] Wentworth,^[3] The Kettering Incident, and Rosehaven.

McQuade joined the cast for Wentworth^[4] in late 2012 as crime matriarch Jacs Holt, McQuade would feature in the entire first season of the show before the character was killed during the finale.

McQuade joined the cast of Rosehaven in the role of Barbara for the show's entire run. McQuade in 2023 appeared in Deadloch.

In 2023, McQuade was announced as part of the cast for the second season of The Twelve (Australian TV series).^[5]