Aussie pop star Kate Ceberano pays heartfelt tribute to her late co-star and legendary US actor and songwriter Kris Kristofferson: ‘He was an absolute sweetheart’

Australian pop princess Kate Ceberano has shared a heartfelt tribute to her one-time big screen co-star Kris Kristofferson.

Kris, an accomplished singer, songwriter and actor, died Saturday at his home in Maui, Hawaii, at the age of 88, his representative said. People.

In the wake of the country music icon’s passing, Kate, 57, took to social media on Thursday to share some fond memories of her former co-star.

Kate co-starred with Kris in the 1999 film Molokai – the true story of a 19th century priest who travels to the titular Hawaiian island to care for lepers.

The Brave hitmaker shared a photo of herself posing alongside Kris and co-star David Wenham.

In the caption of the throwback post, Kate said making the film with the A Star Is Born actor was an “unforgettable experience.”

“Every day we flew to the set in a small, light plane,” she recalled in a Facebook post.

‘I had the privilege of traveling with American singer/songwriter Kris Kristofferson and he talked to me the whole way, looking at me with those signature crinkled eyes and telling me about his love for the people of Hawaii, about his music and his family. ‘

Kate continued her praise for Kris, comparing the songwriter to some of the great American poets and naturalists.

‘He was an absolute sweetheart, handsome at any age and perfectly literate and sonorous like a great American naturalist. Think Henry David Thoreau or Walt Whitman,” she wrote.

“His face was like parchment and he wore his heavy heart on his sleeve. He made me cry, he was so beautiful.

‘Vale Kris.’

Among his numerous acting credits, Kris played the role of troubled rocker John Norman Howard in the remake of the 1976 film A Star Is Born opposite Barbra Streisand. He won the Golden Globe in 1977 for his work in the film.

Taking to Facebook, the Brave hitmaker shared a photo of herself posing alongside Kris and co-star David Wenham on set for the 1999 film Molokai.

‘I had the privilege of traveling with American singer/songwriter Kris Kristofferson and he talked to me the whole way, looking at me with those signature crinkled eyes and telling me about his love for the people of Hawaii, about his music and his family. she wrote

Kristofferson’s other major acting efforts include a turn as the character Whistler in the Wesley Snipes action films Blade (1998), Blade II (2002) and Blade: Trilogy (2004).

He also starred opposite Ellen Burstyn in director Martin Scorsese’s 1974 film Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore.

His musical career began in the late 1960s, when the Brownsville, Texas native wrote such classics as Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down, Help Me Make it Through the Night, For the Good Times and Me and Bobby McGee.

‘He was an absolute sweetheart, handsome at any age and perfectly literate and sonorous like a great American naturalist. Think Henry David Thoreau or Walt Whitman,” Kate continued

Kristofferson was a singer himself, but many of his songs were best known because they were performed by others, whether it was Ray Price singing For the Good Times or Janis Joplin belting out Me and Bobby McGee.

With his long hair, wide-bottomed pants and counterculture songs influenced by Bob Dylan, he represented a new breed of country songwriters, along with peers such as Willie Nelson, John Prine and Tom T. Hall.

“There’s not a better songwriter alive than Kris Kristofferson,” Willie said at an awards ceremony for Kristofferson in November 2009, held by BMI. ‘Everything he writes is a standard and we will all have to live with that.’

Among his numerous acting credits, Kris played the role of troubled rocker John Norman Howard in the remake of the 1976 film A Star Is Born opposite Barbra Streisand. He won the Golden Globe in 1977 for his work in the film