Plays Irene Roberts
Jacqui originally played Irene in a few episodes in 1992. Lynne took over the character when Irene returned in 1993. Lynne McGranger was born in the Sydney suburb of Paddington on 29 January.
Before concentrating on her acting career, she was a primary school teacher. She graduated from the Riverina College of Advanced Education in 1975.
Lynne was always interested in performing. She grew up learning ballet and modern dance. In 1982 and 1983, she rekindled her interest by studying acting, voice, dance, mime and gymnastics with Penrith's Q Theatre.
She performed i several Q Theatre productions including Shakespeare's Twelfth Night and As You Like It and Alan Aykbourne's How The Other Half Loves. She also appeared in other productions in Melbourne for the Anthill, Playbox and Theatreworks companies and worked in cabaret and stand-up comedy.
In Melbourne, Lynne began working on some short film projects and started getting TV work with a guest role on The Flying Doctors. She has since appeared in the ABC telemovie Unit 64 (Street Angels), the Gluttony episode of the ABC Seven Deadly Sins series and Skytrackers for the Seven Network.
In 1993, she joined the cast of Home and Away as a guest but became a permanent cast member. |
