Lyn Collingwood
Lyn Collingwood (born 6 September 1936, Sydney), credited also as Lynn Collingwood, is an Australian actress.
Lyn Collingwood | |
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| 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, 2012) |
Biography
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.
Television series
| Production | Role | Years |
| Home and Away (TV series) | Colleen Smart | (episodes: 906 ) Recurring 1988/1989, Guest 1997, Regular 1999–2012, Guest 2012 |
Filmography
| Title | Year | Role |
| It Droppeth as Gentle Rain (short) | 1963 | ? |
| Patrol Boat (TV series) | 1979 | Swain's Wife (episode:My Dad's a Sailor |
| Palm Beach | 1979 | Mrs, Adams |
| People Like Us (TV movie) | 1980 | Maisie Stanley |
| ...Maybe This Time | 1980 | Myrtle |
| Bellamy (TV series) | 1981 | Mrs. Marks (episode: The Massage Girl Murders) |
| A Dangerous Summer | 1982 | Woman in Van (credited as Lynn Collingwood) |
| Chase Through the Night (TV movie) | 1983 | Mrs. Y |
| A Test of Love | 1984 | Mrs. O'Farrell |
| Possession (TV series) | 1985 | Iris Dawson |
| Archer (TV movie) | 1985 | ShopKeeper |
| Dead End Drive-In | 1986 | Fay |
| The Harp in the South (TV miniseries) | 1987 | Nursing Sister |
| Rafferty's Rules (TV series) | 1987 | Janine Graham |
| E Street (TV series) | 1989 | Mrs. Wilson/Mrs. Jenkins |
| A Country Practice (TV series) | 1987-1990 | June Nunn/JeanQuigley-TheCelebrant |
| Call Me Mrs. Brown | 1990 | Woman Caller at Phone Box |
| The Money or the Gun (TV series) | 1990 | unknown |
| G.P. (TV series) | 1991 | Marge Slater |
| Cops and Robbers | 1994 | unknown |
| Spellbinder (TV series) | 1995 | Nurse |
| From Sand to Celluloid: Round Up (short) | 1995 | Matron |
| Murder Call (TV series) | 1997 | Mother Agnes |
| All Saints (TV series) | 1999 | Laraine Parkes |
| The Makeover | 2009 | Granny at the Beach |
| Worm (short) | 2013 | Aunty Beth |
| A Shared House (TV series) | 2016 | Helen |
| Remember the Name (TV series) | In post-production) | Grandma Doris |
References
- Oram, James "Home and Away: Behind the Scenes p.8 publiashed 1989
- Lyn Collingwood at IMDb
- Lyn Collingwood biography, Home and Away, Network Seven.