Lyn Collingwood (born 6 September 1936, Sydney), credited also as Lynn Collingwood, is an

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actress.

Biography

Collingwood was born IN Sydney, New South Wales in 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 ''

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'' character Esme Watson (

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'' Mrs. Mangel (

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) and on soap opera ''

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'' 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 13 years, she made a brief guest return to the series on 27 November 2012.Oram, James "Home and Away: Behind the Scenes p.8 publiashed 1989 Lynn has had roles in numerous serials suck as '' E Street'', '' G.P.'' and '' All Saints''. She has also worked in research and as an editor of ''

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'', as well as ''The Cambridge Encyclopaedia of Australia'' and ''The New Age Encyclopaedia''

Television series

Filmography

References

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Lyn Collingwood biography
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