Nicolle Dickson (born 29 January 1969) is an Australian former actress, who was best known for playing the original character of teenage tearaway Bobby Simpson in soap opera ''

Home and Away ''Home and Away'' (often abbreviated as ''H&A'') is an Australian television soap opera. It was created by Alan Bateman and commenced broadcast on the Seven Network on 17 January 1988. Bateman came up with the concept of the show during a trip ...

'' from 1988 to 1993. She left the acting profession and is now an accountant and bookkeeper.

Biography

Early years

Nicolle Dickson was born on 29 January 1969 in Sydney,

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and grew up in the suburb of

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with her family. As a child, she was a member of the children's theatre company 'Keane Kids'. Having achieved her Higher School Certificate at the end of 1986, Dickson enrolled at

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in Balmain (later to become part of the

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) to study a BA degree in

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, majoring in

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''Home and Away''

In June 1987, whilst at university, Dickson auditioned for the role of Bobby Simpson for upcoming

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, ''Home and Away'' and appeared in the pilot episode broadcast on 17 January 1988. She won the "

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" at the 1989 Logie Awards, being the first woman to do so in nearly a decade. Dickson left ''Home and Away'' in 1993 as her character was killed-off in a boating accident. In 1995, Dickson made a brief cameo appearance, in an iconic scene, where she emerges from

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's (

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) fridge door, as Ailsa is hallucinating. In 2018 she returned to the show, along with co-star

Alex Papps Alex Papps (born 11 February 1969) is an Australian actor, television host, writer and singer. Early life Papps, who is of Greek descent, was born in 1969, his parents where both amateur theatre directors. He attended Belgrave Kindergarten Up ...

, to celebrate the series' 30th year on air in a special documentary titled ''Endless Summer: 30 Years of Home and Away''.

Later career

In 1995, Dickson returned to ''Home and Away'' and filmed an episode of '' G.P.'', in which she played a violent young woman with learning difficulties. She filmed a guest appearance in ''

Murder Call ''Murder Call'' is an Australian television series, created by Hal McElroy for the Southern Star Entertainment and broadcast on the Nine Network between 1997 and 2000. The series was inspired by the ''Tessa Vance'' novels by Jennifer Rowe, bot ...

'', in which she played a murdered reporter named Maddie Herman. Dickson then made a guest role in medical drama '' All Saints'' in April 2002 as difficult pregnant patient Penny. Since leaving ''Home and Away'', she now resides in Southern Highlands,

and works for an accountancy firm. In 2006, Dickson appeared on a ''Home and Away'' reunion for the flashback show, '' Where Are They Now?''. In the same year, she appeared on Channel 7's ''

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'', filmed in Vanuatu, becoming the fourth-last contestant voted out.

Filmography

References

External links

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