Serendipity Gottlieb
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| Neighbours character | |||||||||
| Portrayed by | Raelee Hill | ||||||||
| Duration | 1994–95 | ||||||||
| First appearance | 25 August 1994 | ||||||||
| Last appearance | 7 September 1995 | ||||||||
| Introduced by | Stanley Walsh | ||||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||
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| Occupation | Nanny Coffee Shop Assistant Jewellry and Fashion Designer |
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| Home | Japan | ||||||||
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| Father | Dave Gottlieb |
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| Mother | Sally Dawes |
| Brothers |
Stephen Gottlieb Mark Gottlieb |
| Other relatives |
Phoebe Gottlieb Hope Gottlieb |
Serendipity "Ren" Gottlieb is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Neighbours, played by Raelee Hill. She made her first on-screen appearance on 25 August 1994. Serendipity is Stephen and Mark Gottlieb's only sister. She is a hippy who arrives in Erinsborough to see Mark. During her time in the show she became good friends with Sam Kratz and Annalise Hartman, was almost beaten up by her boyfriend, became a designer and got engaged to Luke Handley. Serendipity departed on 7 September 1995.
In 1994, Network Ten told TV Week that they would be introducing a "younger, livelier look with six regular characters under the age of 18". Shortly after that announcement, Serendipity was introduced. Hill revealed that she was spotted by Neighbours' casting director, Jan Russ, during a break from filming on Blue Heelers. Hill said "We got talking and she asked me to audition for the role of Serendipity Gottlieb." Hill later said "Apparently, I looked exactly how they imagined Serendipity to look so she suggested that I audition for the part and I got the job!" In 1995, Jason Herbison of Inside Soap reported Hill had quit Neighbours and she left in the same year.
Hill said her character and her siblings all had a "fantastic upbringing." Serendipity is a "real bohemian and has a really great collection of crushed velvet smocks", which is a contrast to Mark. Hill added that playing Serendipity was "like taking a trip down memory lane" as she had been into the hippy lifestyle when she was a teenager. Serendipity enjoyed living in the hippy communes with her parents when she was a child and retained her beliefs in the healing properties of crystals and rebirth. She is described as "one of life's free spirits" and is ruled by her heart rather than her head. Serendipity was less conservative than the other Ramsay Street residents and she "brought a breath of fresh air" into her brother, Mark's life. When Serendipity begins to work with Danni Stark (Eliza Szonert) on her fashion business, a change occurred in her personality. She begins driving a BMW and "the power goes to her head."
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