Lyn Collingwood (born 6 September 1936, Sydney), credited also as Lynn Collingwood, is an Australian actress.
Lyn Collingwood | |
|---|---|
| Born | 6 September 1936 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1963, 1979–present |
| Known for | Colleen Smart in Home and Away (1988-1989, 1997, 1999-2012, 2013) |
Biography edit
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Collingwood was born in Sydney, New South Wales, in September 1936, and did not start a career in the arts until later in life, she previously had worked as a social worker and English, drama and history teacher.
She appeared in a few TV roles starting from the late 1970s, and was cast as gossip comic character Colleen Smart, (later Stewart), in a similar vein to soap opera gossips like A Country Practice character Esme Watson (Joyce Jacobs) and Neighbours Mrs. Mangel (Vivean Gray) and on soap opera Home and Away and was a recurring original character in 1988 to 1989. In 1997 she returned for a guest appearance, and then returned in 1999 as a regular character until leaving in May 2012, after playing the role of Colleen for 14 years, she made a brief guest return to the series on 27 November 2012.[1]
Lynn has had roles in numerous serials such as E Street, G.P. and All Saints.
She has also worked in research and as an editor of The Australian Encyclopaedia, as well as The Cambridge Encyclopaedia of Australia and The New Age Encyclopaedia. [1]
Filmography edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | It Droppeth as the Gentle Rain | Short | |
| 1980 | Palm Beach | Mrs. Adams | |
| 1980 | ...Maybe This Time | Myrtle | |
| 1982 | A Dangerous Summer | Woman in Van | |
| 1984 | Annie's Coming Out | Mrs. O'Farrell | |
| 1986 | Dead End Drive-In | Fay | |
| 1990 | Call Me Mr. Brown | Woman Caller at Phone Box | |
| 1994 | Cops and Robbers | Boss | |
| 1995 | From Sand to Celluloid: Round Up | Matron | Short |
| 2009 | The Makeover | Gran on Beach | |
| 2013 | Worm | Aunty Beth | Short |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Patrol Boat | Swain's Wife | Season 1, episode 6 |
| 1980 | People Like Us | Maisie Stanley | TV movie |
| 1981 | Bellamy | Mrs. Marks | Season 1, episode 1 |
| 1982 | Spring & Fall | Sister | Season 2, episode 2 |
| 1983 | Chase Through the Night | Mrs. Y. | TV movie |
| 1985 | Possession | Iris Dawson | Season 1 |
| 1985 | Archer | Shoekeeper | TV movie |
| 1987 | The Harp in the South | Nursing Sister | Miniseries (3 episodes) |
| 1987 | Rafferty's Rules | Janine Graham | Season 3, episode 4 |
| 1987, 1990 | A Country Practice | June Nunn | Season 7, episode 42 |
| Jean Quigley | Season 10, episode 20 | ||
| 1988–89, 1997, 1999–2012, 2012–2013 |
Home and Away | Colleen Smart | Seasons 1–2 (recurring), Season 10 (guest) Seasons 12–25 (regular), Season 25–26 (guest)[a] |
| 1989 | E Street | Mrs. Wilson | Season 1, episode 1 |
| Mrs. Jenkins | Season 1, episode 50 | ||
| 1990 | The Money or the Gun | Season 2, episode 10 | |
| 1991 | G.P. | Marge Slater | Season 3, episode 6 |
| 1995 | Spellbinder | Nurse | Season 1, episode 15 |
| 1997 | Murder Call | Mother Agnes | Season 1, episode 12 |
| 1999 | All Saints | Laraine Parkes | Season 2, episode 5 |
| 2002 | Home and Away: Secrets and the City | Colleen Smart | Direct-to-video special |
| 2016 | A Shared House | Helen | Season 2, episode 1 |
| 2022 | Remember My Name | Grandma Doris | Season 1, episode 3 |
Notes edit
- ^ Collingwood departed the series during the 25th season in 2012, but did return in a guest role towards the end of the season, and remained until the beginning of the 26th season in 2013.
References edit
- ^ Oram, James "Home and Away: Behind the Scenes p.8 publiashed 1989
External links edit
- Lyn Collingwood at IMDb
- Lyn Collingwood biography, Home and Away, Network Seven.
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