Lynne McGranger

Lynne McGranger
Born	(1953-01-29) 29 January 1953 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1990-present

Lynne McGranger (born 29 January 1953) is an Australian-born actress best known for her role as Irene Roberts on soap opera Home and Away.^[1] She is currently the second-longest serving cast member after Ray Meagher. She joined in 1992, taking over from Jacqui Phillips.

Life and career

McGranger was originally a primary school teacher who trained at the Riverina College of Advanced Education in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales in 1975 where she had her initial actor training. Early roles included Rose in Bye Bye Birdie and Anita in West Side Story. After further experience with the Q Theatre in Penrith, west of Sydney, she started working in television and won a small part in The Flying Doctors. On 12 January 1993 she joined the cast of Home and Away as a guest. She was made a permanent cast member on 7 October 1993. In 2014 Lynne overtook Kate Richie as the longest serving actress to play the same character in Australian television.

References

External links

• Lynne McGranger at the Internet Movie Database