Lucinda Cowden

Lucinda Cowden (born 24 April 1965) is an Australian actress.

Lucinda Cowden
Born (1965-04-24) 24 April 1965
Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
OccupationActor

Cowden was born in Ballarat, Victoria.[1] She played Melanie Pearson in the soap opera Neighbours from 1987 until 1991, with a cameo appearance in the 20th anniversary documentary in 2005. She reprised the role in January 2021.[2]

Cowden left Neighbours in 1991, and later admitted that she did not want to be typecast.[3] She then came over to the United Kingdom and appeared as Aladdin at the Marlowe Theatre in Canterbury. She also embarked on a 12-week tour of the UK as Peter Pan.[3] Cowden presented the second season of the BBC children's television series, Parallel 9.[1] She was a voice actress on the children's show The Koala Brothers.[4]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1985 Winners Jenny Foster 1 episode
1985–1986 Prisoner Mandy 2 episodes
1987–1991, 2005, 2021–present Neighbours Melanie Pearson Regular role
1992 Noel's House Party Herself Presenter, 1 episode
1992 Noel's House Party Herself 1 episode
1993–1994 Parallel 9 Herself Presenter
1993 Get Your Own Back Herself
1993 Body Melt Andrea
2003–2007 The Koala Brothers Mitzi, Alice and Lolly 79 episodes
2007 Doctors Clare O'Grady 1 episode
2015 Neighbours 30th: The Stars Reunite Herself Documentary[5]
2022 Talking Prisoner Self 1 episode
2022-23 Studio 10 Self 2 episodes

References
  1. "Zap!". What's on TV. No. 34. (IPC Magazines). 21–27 August 1993. p. 56.
  2. Lee, Jess (9 December 2020). "Neighbours announces Lucinda Cowden is returning as Melanie Pearson". Digital Spy. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  3. "Panto gives flight to a fancy". Evening Standard. 31 December 1992. Retrieved 7 December 2021 – via Newspapers.com.icon of an open green padlock
  4. "Watch The Koala Brothers". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  5. Knox, David (28 February 2015). "Airdate: Neighbours 30th: The Stars Reunite". TV Tonight. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
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