Rosemary Daniels
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| Neighbours character | |||||||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Joy Chambers | ||||||||||||||||
| Duration | 1986–98, 2005, 2010 | ||||||||||||||||
| First appearance | 20 February 1986 | ||||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | 20 August 2010 | ||||||||||||||||
| Created by | Reg Watson | ||||||||||||||||
| Introduced by | Reg Watson (1986) Ric Pellizzeri (2005) Susan Bower (2010) |
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| Classification | Former; recurring | ||||||||||||||||
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| Occupation | Businesswoman | ||||||||||||||||
| Home | New York City | ||||||||||||||||
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| Mother | Heather Ambrose |
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| Adoptive father | Bill Daniels |
| Adoptive mother | Helen Daniels |
| Sisters | Anne Daniels (adoptive) |
| Adoptive daughters | Tracey Dawson |
| Nephews |
Paul Robinson Scott Robinson |
| Nieces |
Julie Martin Lucy Robinson |
| Other relatives |
Robert Robinson Cameron Robinson Andrew Robinson Amy Williams Elle Robinson |
Rosemary Daniels is a fictional character from the Australian Network Ten soap opera Neighbours, played by Joy Chambers. She made her first on-screen appearance on 20 February 1986 and appeared intermittently. Rosemary is the adoptive daughter of Helen Daniels and the sister of Anne Robinson. Rosemary was the first character to discover Jim Robinson's body, following his death. Rosemary has been portrayed as a tough businesswoman who runs the Daniels Corporation. Chambers reprised the role in 2005 and returned for several episodes to help celebrate the show's 20th anniversary. Rosemary returned in 2010 for four episodes to celebrate the 25th anniversary. She made the first of her appearances on 6 July 2010 and the last on 20 August 2010.
Rosemary was created by Neighbours creator Reg Watson as an alternative female character to the married and teenage females already existing within the series, at the time. Former The Young Doctors star Joy Chambers auditioned for the role of Rosemary for Watson. Chambers has said she was "delighted to land the role".
Chambers made a brief return in 2005, after line producer Linda Walker emailed her asking if she would return; one of several past actors invited to return for the 20th anniversary celebrations. She shot her scenes in April on a visit to Melbourne. In May 2010, it was announced that Chambers would be reprising the role of Rosemary. Chambers made a brief stopover in Melbourne to film her scenes. She began appearing from 6 July 2010 as part of Neighbours' 25th anniversary.
Rosemary's persona has been portrayed through her no nonsense business minded ways. Chambers has described Rosemary as having a business woman's "take-no-prisoners" attitude. Chambers also stated during an interview in 2003, the reasons why she believed Rosemary was popular with viewers, stating: "I think some of her popularity is due to the fact that she could be relied upon to stir things up; that she was not wishy washy and that she stood her ground with men the same way she did with women." Also adding that Rosemary worked better as a recurring character because of her personality. Chambers has also claimed Rosemary's hidden softer side was shown whilst adopting Tracey Dawson, helping her mother Anne and to the rest of her family. Of why her character was portrayed in this way, Chambers has said: "Reg Watson came up with the Rosemary Daniels character as an alternative to many women in the street who were mothers or young women growing up and feeling their way. So yes she symbolised the strength of the female in the Neighbours' saga. Perhaps you could say that Rosemary was there as a point of reference for the emancipated female. Yet mums and married women in the viewing audience related to her too because Rosemary did fall in love a few times. She would have married but the relationships always ended sadly and so she never did. I think Rosemary realised she was in truth, 'married' to her work: it gave her great joy."
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