Linda Hartley-Clark (born 28 December 1967) is an Australian actress who played
Kerry Bishop
Kerry Bishop is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera '' Neighbours'', played by Linda Hartley-Clark. She made her first screen appearance during the episode broadcast on 1 February 1989. Kerry is Mavis and Harold Bishop's (Ian Smi ...
on the Australian soap opera ''
Neighbours
''Neighbours'' is an Australian television soap opera, which has aired since 18 March 1985. It was created by television executive Reg Watson. The Seven Network commissioned the show following the success of Watson's earlier soap '' Sons an ...
'' from 1989 to 1990. She also did a guest stint in 2005 playing
Gabrielle Walker, who in the storyline was recognised by
Harold Bishop
Harold Wayne Bishop is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'', played by Ian Smith. The actor was offered the role by the show's creator and executive producer Reg Watson. Smith made his first screen appearance as H ...
(
Ian Smith
Ian Douglas Smith (8 April 1919 – 20 November 2007) was a Rhodesian politician, farmer, and fighter pilot who served as Prime Minister of Rhodesia (known as Southern Rhodesia until October 1964 and now known as Zimbabwe) from 1964 to ...
) as Kerry's lookalike. Linda also played a small character in the first year of Neighbours called Gloria Slater, who was a friend/colleague of Paul Robinson. In 2004 and 2006, Hartley-Clark provided voiceovers for Kerry's diary being read by her daughter
Sky Mangel
Sky Mangel (also Bishop) is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours''. She made her first screen appearance during the episode broadcast on 1 February 1989. The character was originally played by Miranda Fryer until 1991 ...
(
Stephanie McIntosh
Stephanie McIntosh (born 5 July 1985) is an Australian actress and singer. She played the role of Sky Mangel in the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'' from 2003 to 2007. She made a brief appearance for one episode in 2015 as part of the show ...
).
Before this she appeared in children's drama series ''Home'', and in ''
Prisoner
A prisoner (also known as an inmate or detainee) is a person who is deprived of liberty against their will. This can be by confinement, captivity, or forcible restraint. The term applies particularly to serving a prison sentence in a prison.
...
'' as Roach Waters in 1986. Hartley-Clark lives in Melbourne with her husband, John Clark (married since 1989, (former drummer with
Craig McLachlan
Craig Dougall McLachlan (born 1 September 1965) is an Australian actor, musician, singer and composer. He has been involved in film, television, the music industry and music theatre for over 30 years. He is best known for appearing in the soap ...
's band, Check 1–2) and their two young children, where she works as a relationship counsellor, having qualified with a PhD from Deakin University.
Filmography
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1967 births
Living people
Australian film actresses
Australian soap opera actresses
20th-century Australian actresses
21st-century Australian actresses
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