Libby Jeffries
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| Shortland Street character | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Fleur Saville | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Duration | 2006–10, 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| First appearance | 2 February 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | 28 May 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Introduced by |
Jason Daniel (2006) Steven Zanoski (2010, 2012) |
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| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Occupation | Personal Assistant | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Father | Ian Jeffries |
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| Mother | Yvonne Jeffries |
| Brothers | Hamish Flynn |
| Sisters |
Maia Jeffries Tania Jeffries |
| Husband | Gerald Tippett (2010—) |
| Grandmothers | Phyllis Gregory |
| Aunts |
Eileen Horrocks Janice Gregory |
| Nephews | Peter Flynn Jay "JJ" Jeffries |
| Nieces | Amber Flynn |
| First cousins | Richard Horrocks Simon Horrocks Anna Horrocks |
Olivia "Libby" Tippett (née Jeffries) is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street who was portrayed by Fleur Saville from early 2006 to mid-2010. She returned in a guest appearance during the shows 20th anniversary.
Primarily a comedic character, Libby arrived as the final installment to the Jeffries family unit, headed by Yvonne (Alison Quigan) and Ian Jeffries (Jeffrey Thomas). She worked at the hospital as personal assistant to the Chief Executive Officer and her storylines often focused on her determination to find the perfect husband which often ended in disastrous consequences. Several instances included: nearly marrying George Barrington (Sean Lynch) who was a closet gay, Justin Salt (Heath Jones) who attempted to rape her, Kieran Mitchell (Adam Rickett) who was a criminal, Chris Warner (Michael Galvin) who left her for another women, Oliver Ritchie (Mark Warren) who kidnapped her and Isaac Worthington (Matt Minto) who was a serial womanizer. Libby ended up finding the perfect husband in best friend – Gerald Tippett (Harry McNaughton) and the two departed the show together in 2010.
Known for her comedic storylines and fashion sense, the character was highly praised throughout her run, winning "Best New Character" in the 2006 fan awards. She went on to place runner up in "Favourite Female Character" every year from 2006 to 2009.
Fleur Saville joined Shortland Street in early 2006 as the role of Libby, the middle child in the Jeffries family. The role was originally a guest role, however producers loved the character so much, she was signed to a core cast role. Producer Jason Daniel wanted Libby to embody the role of the Sex and the City characters, without the sex. In 2010, though Saville wasn't sick of the role, she wished to portray more characters and quit. 3 months later, Saville was offered to return to aid the exit of Harry McNaughton, who portrayed Gerald Tippett. Saville was told her character and Gerald were to marry and she found the storyline too good to turn down. She appeared for 2 weeks before leaving once again, making her last appearance on 24 September 2010. In May 2012 Libby returned for the show's 20th anniversary alongside the rest of the Jeffries family. Saville enjoyed returning and said being back was; "like returning home! It was fantastic to see all my friends in the crew and cast and hear what everyone has been up to since I left 2 years ago." The character stayed on screen for two weeks and departed on 28 May 2012. Saville enjoyed the brief reprise and stated; "I’m just happy Libby hasn’t died – I love her!"
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