Liljana Bishop
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| Neighbours character | |||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Marcella Russo | ||||||||||||
| Duration | 2003–05 | ||||||||||||
| First appearance | 9 October 2003 | ||||||||||||
| Last appearance | 25 October 2005 | ||||||||||||
| Introduced by | Ric Pellizerri | ||||||||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||
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| Occupation | Receptionist Manager of The Helen Daniels Trust General Store assistant |
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| Father | Miroslav Ristic |
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| Mother | Svetlanka Ristic |
| Brothers | Zoran Ristic |
| Husband | David Bishop |
| Sons | Luka Dokich |
| Daughters | Serena Bishop |
Liljana "Lil" Bishop (also Ristic) is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Neighbours, played by Marcella Russo. She made her first on-screen appearance on 9 October 2003. In May 2005, the character was written out and she departed on 25 October 2005 following a plane crash.
In May 2005, it was announced that three of the show's actors had been written out in a "surprise shake-up" of the cast. Russo was one of the three actors written out in favour of new cast members, the other two were Kevin Harrington (David Bishop) and Marisa Warrington (Sindi Watts). Russo left at the end of her contract. A few weeks later, it was announced that Lara Sacher (Serena Bishop) would also be departing as part of an "extremely dramatic storyline" in October of that year. Script producer, Luke Devenish said "All three Bishops will be leaving together ... in one of our most startling storylines for the year. Lil and David have been at the very forefront of stories this year – caught up in wicked Paul's web – and their departure ties into this. The door will be left open for their return, however, despite the spectacular circumstances."
Of Serbian descent, Liljana grew up under the dominant shadow of her mother Svetlanka (Deirdre Rubenstein) and lived in Perth, Western Australia, surrounded by her family. However, her parents were less than pleased when she married Australian-born David Bishop aged only 19, but their marriage seemed to be a success and the two had a daughter named Serena.
When David is offered a job in Erinsborough the whole family move. They stay with David's father Harold (Ian Smith) until they can move into their newly built house in Eden Hills. David almost bankrupts the family when an old friend, Thomas Morgan swindles him out of all of the family's savings that were invested into a business venture. Liljana is forced to take a job working as a receptionist for Karl Kennedy (Alan Fletcher).
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