Occupation Actress Years active 1980–present | Name Lyn Collingwood Role Actress | |
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Movies and TV shows Home and Away, Dead End Drive‑In, Annie's Coming Out, Chase Through the Night, Palm Beach Similar People Norman Coburn, Alan Bateman, Brian Trenchard‑Smith, Gil Brealey | ||
Married Men - Foxy Girls & Mum
Lyn Collingwood (born 6 September 1936, Sydney) is an Australian actress. Collingwood was cast as Colleen Smart, (later Stewart) on Home and Away and was a recurring original character in 1988 to 1989, and returned in 1997 for a guest appearance and then returned in 1999 as a regular character until retiring in May 2012 after playing the role of Colleen for 13 years. Lyn made a brief return to the series on 27 November 2012.
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Early career and other
Collingwood has worked as a social worker and an English, drama and history teacher. 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. [1]
Filmography
Actress
2022
Remember My Name (TV Series) as
Grandma Doris
- A Half Baked Plan (2022) - Grandma Doris
2016
A Shared House (TV Series) as
Helen
- Renovation (2016) - Helen
2013
Worm (Short) as
Aunty Beth
1988
Home and Away (TV Series) as
Colleen Smart
- Broken Dreams (2002) - Colleen Smart
- Shattered Hearts (2002) - Colleen Smart (credit only)
2009
The Makeover as
Gran on beach
2002
Home and Away: Secrets and the City (Video) as
Colleen Smart
1999
All Saints (TV Series) as
Laraine Parkes
- If These Walls Could Talk (1999) - Laraine Parkes
1997
Murder Call (TV Series) as
Mother Agnes
- Wages of Sin (1997) - Mother Agnes
1995
From Sand to Celluloid: Round Up (Short) as
Matron
1995
Spellbinder (TV Mini Series) as
Nurse
- Hospitality (1995) - Nurse
1994
Kevin Rampenbacker and the Electric Kettle as
Boss
1991
G.P. (TV Series) as
Marge Slater
- Memories (1991) - Marge Slater
1990
The Money or the Gun (TV Series)
- The Year of the Patronising Bastard (1990)
1990
Call Me Mr. Brown as
Woman Caller at Phone Box
1987
A Country Practice (TV Series) as
Jean Quigley - the Celebrant / June Nunn
- Kiss Me Kate: Part 2 (1990) - Jean Quigley - the Celebrant
- Ghost of a Chance: Part 2 (1987) - June Nunn
1989
E Street (TV Series) as
Mrs. Jenkins / Mrs. Wilson
- Episode #1.50 (1989) - Mrs. Jenkins
- Tuesday (1989) - Mrs. Wilson
1987
Rafferty's Rules (TV Series) as
Janine Graham
- Out of the Past (1987) - Janine Graham
1987
The Harp in the South (TV Mini Series) as
Nursing Sister
- Part 3 (1987) - Nursing Sister
- Part 2 (1987) - Nursing Sister
- Part 1 (1987) - Nursing Sister
1986
Dead End Drive-In as
Fay
1985
Archer (TV Movie) as
Shopkeeper
1985
Possession (TV Series) as
Iris Dawson
- Episode dated 17 May 1985 (1985) - Iris Dawson
- Episode dated 15 March 1985 (1985) - Iris Dawson
- Episode dated 14 March 1985 (1985) - Iris Dawson
- Episode dated 4 February 1985 (1985) - Iris Dawson
- Episode dated 24 January 1985 (1985) - Iris Dawson
- Pilot (1985) - Iris Dawson
1984
A Test of Love as
Mrs. O'Farrell
1983
Chase Through the Night (TV Movie) as
Mrs. Y.
1982
A Dangerous Summer as
Woman in Van (as Lynn Collingwood)
1982
Spring & Fall (TV Series) as
Sister
- Perfect Company (1982) - Sister
1981
Bellamy (TV Mini Series) as
Mrs. Marks
- The Massage Girl Murders (1981) - Mrs. Marks
1980
...Maybe This Time as
Myrtle
1980
People Like Us (TV Movie) as
Maisie Stanley
1979
Palm Beach as
Mrs. Adams
1979
Patrol Boat (TV Series) as
Swain's Wife
- My Dad's a Sailor (1979) - Swain's Wife
1963
It Droppeth as the Gentle Rain (Short)
Self
2010
Telethon (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 3 October 2010 (2010) - Self
2010
52 Annual TV Week Logie Awards (TV Special) as
Self / Colleen Smart (uncredited)
2007
The 2007 TV Week Logie Awards (TV Special) as
Self (uncredited)
1999
Carols in the Domain (TV Special) as
Self
Archive Footage
2019
Home and Away: Christmas in Summer Bay (TV Series) as
Colleen Smart
- Summer Bay House (2019) - Colleen Smart (uncredited)
2018
Endless Summer: 30 Years of Home and Away (TV Movie documentary) as
Colleen Smart (uncredited)
2012
Innuendo Bingo (TV Series) as
Colleen Smart
- Chris and Rhianna (2012) - Colleen Smart
2007
Today Tonight (TV Series) as
Colleen Smart
- Episode dated 5 September 2007 (2007) - Colleen Smart (uncredited)
2005
Home and Away: Romances (Video) as
Colleen Smart (uncredited)
References
Lyn Collingwood Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA