Lynda Stoner | |
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Born | September 10, 1953 Glandore, South Australia, Australia |
Occupation | Television actor |
Spouse | Peter Sumner (divorced) |
Lynda Stoner (born 10 September 1953 in Glandore, South Australia) is an Australian actress and animal rights activist.[1]
In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Stoner was known for several roles on Australian television and was popularly regarded as a sex symbol. She appeared in The Paul Hogan Show, then had leading regular roles in the soap opera The Young Doctors and the police drama Cop Shop.
Her only cinema film is the 1982 exploitation film Turkey Shoot, made during a break from Cop Shop. In 1986 she played the glamorous villain Eve Wilder in the cult soap opera Prisoner. This was followed by a part in drama serial Chances in 1992.
Stoner had become a prominent spokesperson for animal rights issues in the early 1980s. She subsequently left acting to focus on this area.
She is divorced from fellow actor Peter Sumner and has a son named Luke.