Yvonne Jeffries
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| Shortland Street character | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Alison Quigan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Duration | 2004, 2005–11, 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| First appearance | 18 November 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | 28 May 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Introduced by |
Harriet Crampton (2004, 2005) Steven Zanoski (2012) |
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| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Other names | Yvonne Gregory (maiden name) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Officer manager in Sydney (2011—) Receptionst at Shortland Street (2005–11) |
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| Mother | Phyllis Gregory |
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| Sisters |
Eileen Horrocks Janice Gregory |
| Husband | Ian Jeffries (1976–2006) |
| Sons | Hamish Flynn |
| Daughters |
Maia Jeffries Libby Jeffries Tania Jeffries |
| Grandsons |
Peter Flynn Jay Jeffries |
| Granddaughters | Amber Flynn |
| Grandfathers | Horace Gregory |
| Nephews | Richard Horrocks Simon Horrocks |
| Nieces | Anna Horrocks |
Yvonne Jeffries (née Gregory) is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street. She was portrayed by Alison Quigan in a guest stint in 2004, before returning in a regular role the following year. She remained on the show until 2011 and returned as part of the shows 20th anniversary in May 2012.
Yvonne arrived alongside husband, Ian (Jeffrey Thomas), as the mother of lesbian nurse – Maia Jeffries (Anna Jullienne). Yvonne proved disappointed at Maia's sexuality and in comparison; proud of her other daughters – Libby (Fleur Saville) and Tania (Faye Smythe). Yvonne soon became the receptionist of the hospital and reestablished contact with the son she adopted out at birth, Hamish Flynn (Phil Brown). However Hamish later turned out to be a conman after her money. Following the death of Ian, Yvonne went on to have several more love interests, with the most high profile being that of Tania's ex-boyfriend, Ben Goodall (Shaun Edwards-Brown), who also ended up dying. Yvonne's maternal and kind nature saw her establish several core friendships on the show, primarily with; Brenda Holloway (Katherine McRae), Gerald Tippett (Harry McNaughton) and Shobna Kumari (Leela Patel).
The characters high profile storylines and positive nature, saw Yvonne become a fan favourite character and the Jeffries family unit to be named one of the show's most popular set of characters.
Alison Quigan was approached by producers to take on the roll of Yvonne, the mother of established character - Maia Jeffries (Anna Jullienne). Quigan was delighted at the idea of full-time acting and accepted. In 2010 Alison Quigan decided to quit the show and found it easy considering the recent departures of two of the three Jeffries girls, Tania and Libby, she stated; "The family had come to a finish. It was time for the show to move onto another family and me onto other projects." She later went on to state the family had "run out of steam" and questioned the number of affairs Yvonne was depicted to indulge in. In January 2011 it was announced Yvonne was leaving the show. The storyline saw Yvonne accept a job offer from best friend Shobna Kumari and move to Australia. She made her last appearance on 9 February 2011. In May 2012 it was announced that Yvonne would be returning to the show alongside the remaining members of the Jeffries family to commemorate Shortland Street's 20th anniversary.
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