Marilyn Chambers (Home and Away)
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| Home and Away character | |||||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Emily Symons | ||||||||||||||
| Duration | 1989–1992, 1995–1999, 2001, 2010– | ||||||||||||||
| First appearance | 18 May 1989 | ||||||||||||||
| Introduced by | Des Monaghan (1989) John Holmes (1995) Julie McGauran (2001) Cameron Welsh (2010) |
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| Classification | Present; regular | ||||||||||||||
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| Occupation | Waitress Student Shop assistant Child minder Salon owner Hairdresser Fortune teller Foster parent |
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| Home | 33 Saxon Avenue | ||||||||||||||
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| Father | George Davidson |
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| Mother | Heather Davidson |
| Husband | Phil Bryant (1992–95) Donald Fisher (1996–2001) John Palmer (2014–) |
| Sons | Byron Fisher |
| Adoptive sons | Jett James |
| Stepdaughters |
Rebecca Nash Shandi Ayres |
| Aunts | Jean Chambers |
Marilyn Chambers (also Bryant and Fisher) is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Home and Away, played by Emily Symons. She made her first screen appearance during the episode broadcast on 18 May 1989. Symons departed on 23 July 1992, but she returned on 5 June 1995 and stayed for four years, making her last appearance on 1 October 1999. She made a brief return from 31 August 2001 to 4 September 2001. Marilyn's storylines have included being married twice, suffering from post-natal depression, losing her son and developing cancer. She has been described as bubbly, ditzy and sweet. In 2010, it was announced that Symons would be returning to Home and Away and Marilyn returned on 19 March 2010. Symons took maternity leave from the show in 2015 and returned on 20 June 2016.
Dannii Minogue originally auditioned for the role of Marilyn, before she was given the role of Emma Jackson, and Emily Symons was cast instead. Symons made her first screen appearance as Marilyn in 1989. The actress quit Home and Away in 1992 to marry Nick Lipscombe. Three years after separating from Lipscombe, Symons returned to the soap. She stayed for another four years, before announcing her departure in 1999, so she could move to the England to be with her then fiancé. She filmed her last scenes towards the end of the year. In 2001, Home and Away came to the United Kingdom to film some special episodes to help celebrate the show's return to British screens. Symons re-joined the cast as Marilyn for the London filming. On her return Symons said "When I left Home and Away two years ago I actually asked for my character Marilyn to be killed off. Now I'm glad they didn't."
Marilyn is described as the "ditzy chick-next-door" who has a heart of gold, but lacked a "bit of common sense".Holy Soap called Marilyn "bubbly" and a "Dizzy blonde beautician". Marilyn is known for her bouffant hairstyle and her "daring" dress sense. Of this Symons said "Marilyn is who she is and doesn't care what anybody thinks. In her mind that's how a lady of her age would dress – she thinks it's absolutely normal and is proud of her style, although Colleen definitely disapproves!" When asked if she would like Marilyn to receive a makeover, Symons said that she does not want to see her character change. She explained that Marilyn would not be Marilyn and a makeover would not be "true to the character."
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