Tziporah Malkah facts for kids

Tziporah Atarah Malkah (born Katherine Helen Fischer; 30 November 1973) is an Australian who used to be a model and actress. She became well-known in the 1990s.

Tziporah Malkah's Early Life and Career

Katherine Helen Fischer was born on November 30, 1973, in Adelaide, South Australia. Her mother, Pru Goward, later became an Australian politician. Her father, Alastair Fischer, was a university lecturer. Katherine is the oldest of three sisters. She went to school at the Canberra Girls' Grammar School and then Narrabundah College.

In 1987, when she was 13, Malkah won a competition called Dolly Covergirl of the Year. People thought she might become as famous as supermodel Elle Macpherson. By the early 1990s, she was a very popular model. She worked in Sydney, Australia, and New York, USA. She appeared in magazines like Glamor and Mademoiselle. She was also on the covers of Black + White and Vogue Australia.

In 1993, Malkah acted in the Australian movie Sirens. She played one of three models for a painter. Other famous actors in the movie included Elle Macpherson and Hugh Grant. In 1995, Malkah joined the TV show Echo Point. It was a soap opera that aired for six months.

From 1996 to 1997, Malkah hosted a cartoon show called What's Up Doc? on the Nine Network. In 1997, she had a small part in the Australian movie Dust Off the Wings. This movie was about surfing in Sydney. In 2000, she starred in a horror movie called Blood Surf. It was filmed in South Africa.

In 2001, she hosted a TV special called Kate Fischer's Myth of the Perfect Woman. In 2002, Malkah acted in the Australian comedy movie The Real Thing. She played a blind girl. She also had a small role as a CIA agent in the action movie The Foreigner (2003). In 2002, she appeared in three episodes of the medical TV show All Saints.

In 2005, Malkah was on a TV show called Celebrity Overhaul. On this show, famous people tried to get fit through good eating and exercise. In 2006, she was a guest judge on Song For The Socceroos. She was also a contestant on the TV show It Takes Two. That same year, she appeared on The Chaser's War on Everything. She also hosted a short-lived show called Top 40 Celebrity Countdown.

In 2007, she made a funny short video called Supermodel Hotdog for YouTube. It made fun of her own image as a celebrity. In January 2017, Malkah joined the Australian version of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!. She had changed her name legally a few years earlier. She stayed in the African jungle for 30 days. She left the show after people voted her off.

Tziporah Malkah's Personal Life

Tziporah Malkah was engaged to businessman James Packer. They were together for five years and engaged for two years. They separated in 1998. Their breakup was widely reported in the news. There were many rumors about how much money she received in their agreement. Malkah later said she received "a few hundred thousand dollars" and the house they had shared. She sold the house for A$2,825,000 in 2000. Since 1998, Malkah has spent a lot of her time living in the United States.

In 2010, the Sydney Morning Herald reported that Malkah said she supported the US Republican Party and the Australian Liberal Party. After returning to Australia in 2011, she lived in a special house for 22 months because she was having a difficult time. In 2016, it was reported that Malkah was living in Toorak, Victoria. She was working as a helper for older people.

Movies and TV Shows

• Sirens (1993, film) as Pru
• Full Moon, Dirty Hearts by INXS (1993 music video)
• Echo Point (1995, TV series)
• Full Frontal (1995, TV series) as Guest
• What’s Up Doc? (1996–97, TV series) as Host
• Good News Week (1996-96, S1-2) as Panellist
• Elle McFeast Special: The Whitlam Dismissal (1996, TV special) as Guest
• Twisted Tales (1996, TV series, 1 episode)
• The Munsters Scary Little Christmas (1996, TV movie)
• Dust Off the Wings (1997, film)
• Pigeon (1998, film)
• Murder Call (1998, TV series, S2E18: Bone Dead)
• Blood Surf (2000, film) as Cecily Herrold
• All Saints (2002, TV series, 3 episodes)
• The Real Thing (2002, film)
• The Foreigner (2003, film)
• Celebrity Overhaul (2005, TV series, S2) as Contestant
• The Chaser's War on Everything (2005, TV series) as Guest
• Top 40 Celebrity Countdown (2006, TV series) as Host
• It Takes Two (2006 TV series, S1) - Contestant (eliminated third)
• I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! (2017, TV series, S3) as Contestant

See also

In Spanish: Kate Fischer para niños