Lyn Scully
| Lyn Scully | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Neighbours character | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Janet Andrewartha | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Duration | 1999–2006, 2008–11, 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| First appearance | 20 October 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | 23 February 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Introduced by | Stanley Walsh (1999) Ric Pellizzeri (2008) Susan Bower (2009) Jason Herbison (2016) |
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| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Occupation | Hairdresser Salesperson Life coach Personal assistant Salon owner Harold's Store owner Café owner |
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| Home | Bendigo | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Father | Charlie Cassidy |
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| Mother | Valda Sheergold |
| Adoptive father | Henry O'Rourke |
| Half-brothers | Michael Cassidy |
| Husband |
Joe Scully (1978–2004) Paul Robinson (2006–09) |
| Sons |
Jack Scully Oscar Scully |
| Daughters |
Stephanie Scully Felicity Scully Michelle Scully |
| Grandsons |
Charlie Hoyland Adam Fitzgerald |
| Aunts |
Connie O'Rourke Doreen Cassidy Beverly Sheergold |
| First cousins | Marnie O'Rourke |
Lynette "Lyn" Scully is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Neighbours, played by Janet Andrewartha. The character made her first screen appearance during the episode broadcast on 20 October 1999, along with her family and remained a prominent feature within the show until late 2006. Andrewartha reprised her role for a brief return in 2008 and then returned permanently in August 2009. Lyn departed again on 26 May 2011, so Andrewartha could pursue new acting opportunities. She reprised the role again in 2016, and Lyn returned on 1 February 2016.
The character was created along with her family, which initially included husband Joe (Shane Connor), eldest daughter Stephanie (Carla Bonner), second eldest Felicity (Holly Valance), and youngest daughter Michelle (Kate Keltie). The Scullys were introduced on 20 October 1999 following the departure of the Martin family. The Scullys were the first new family to be introduced to the show since 1996. Former Prisoner actress Janet Andrewartha was cast as the family matriarch Lyn. A year prior to her casting, she told her agent that she wanted an acting job that would keep her working in Melbourne. Six months later, her agent contacted her to ask whether she would take a role on Neighbours. Andrewartha talked with the producers and did a screen test, before accepting the part of Lyn.
Network Ten publicity describe Lyn as going under something of a transformation since first arriving in Erinsborough. Commenting that in her early days Lyn was a suburban earth mother who ran a home, a hairdressing salon and helped husband Joe out with his business. Then stating that she turned into a woman determined to seek revenge after being hurt by her former lover Paul Robinson (Stefan Dennis). When Lyn returned in 2009 she had changed dramatically, she became less passive and more willing to put up a fight. Andrewartha commented on these changes stating: "She's less passive than she was, which is a good thing. She always gives something a go and that impresses me. Although she's making enormous mistakes since coming back to the street, she's always well intentioned." She was also impressed by the way they changed her over the period of time she was off-screen stating: "I quite like the way they've done that. As happens in life, one meets people one hasn't seen in a few years, and they perhaps have a harder edge to them and life has treated them rather roughly. You see a world weariness about them and more fight than they had."
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