Lynette Curran

Lynette Curran

Known for
Acting
Born
January 1, 1945 (age 81)
Birthplace
Australia

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Lynette Curran is an Australian actress best known for her roles in Australian television series and films. Between 1967 and 1974 she was a regular in soap opera Bellbird. She also acted in the film version of the serial, Country Town (1971). She started acting in the theatre in 1964. Theatre work includes The Country Wife, Rookery Nook, Richard II, Just Between Ourselves, and Ashes for the Melbourne Theatre Company. She also played in Steaming for the Seymour Centre in Sydney. Early film roles included Alvin Purple (1973), Caddie (1976), Heatwave (1982). In the late 1970s she made further television appearances, including roles in soap opera Number 96 (in 1976), and in police procedurals Bluey and Cop Shop. Curran was a recurring cast member of soap opera The Restless Years (1977-1981), playing the scheming Jean Stafford. She won a Sammy Award for her role in Australian Broadcasting Corporation series Spring and Fall. Later roles include feature films The Delinquents, Somersault, and Japanese Story. On television she played Brenda Jackson in the Love My Way, and acted in Underbelly: The Golden Mile. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lynette Curran, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​

Known For

Filmography

2026
Bin Day poster

Bin Day

Movie · as Alice

2024
Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge poster

Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge

Movie · as Miss Mitchell

2023
Queen of Oz poster

Queen of Oz

TV · as Sylvia · 2 eps

2023
The Artful Dodger poster

The Artful Dodger

TV · as Miss Linnet · 1 ep

2021
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings poster

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

Movie · as Old Lady on Bus

2019
Molly and Cara poster

Molly and Cara

TV · as Molly · 3 eps

2018
Brothers' Nest poster

Brothers' Nest

Movie · as Mum

2018
Birdie poster

Birdie

Movie

2018
Harrow poster

Harrow

TV · as Millicent Bruce · 1 ep

2017
A Few Less Men poster

A Few Less Men

Movie · as Maureen

2015
Bluey poster

Bluey

Movie · as Old Woman

2015
Black Chook poster

Black Chook

Movie · as Mrs. Anderson

2014
These Final Hours poster

These Final Hours

Movie · as James' Mum

2013
Wentworth poster

Wentworth

TV · as Rita Bennett · 3 eps

2011
SLiDE poster

SLiDE

TV · as Connie · 1 ep

2009
Prime Mover poster

Prime Mover

Movie · as Mrs Boyd

2008
Not Quite Hollywood poster

Not Quite Hollywood

Movie · as Self

2008
Underbelly poster

Underbelly

TV · as Irene Webb · 2 eps

2007
Prada Handbag poster

Prada Handbag

Movie · as Meryl

2006
Call Me Mum poster

Call Me Mum

Movie · as Dellmay

2004
Somersault poster

Somersault

Movie · as Irene

2004
Stories of Lost Souls poster

Stories of Lost Souls

Movie · as Mother

2004
Love My Way poster

Love My Way

TV · as Brenda Jackson · 18 eps

2003
Japanese Story poster

Japanese Story

Movie · as Mum

2002
White Collar Blue poster

White Collar Blue

TV · as Sandra Benson · 1 ep

2000
My Mother Frank poster

My Mother Frank

Movie · as Jean

1999
Bangers poster

Bangers

Movie · as Mother

1999
Praise poster

Praise

Movie · as Sexual Health Worker

1998
The Boys poster

The Boys

Movie · as Sandra Sprague

1998
Aftershocks poster

Aftershocks

Movie · as Fay Asquith

1998
All Saints poster

All Saints

TV · as Anita Petrakis, Hilary Doyle · 1 ep

1997
Road to Nhill poster

Road to Nhill

Movie · as Margot

1997
Oscar and Lucinda poster

Oscar and Lucinda

Movie · as Mrs. Ahearn

1996
To The Other Shore poster

To The Other Shore

Movie

1996
Water Rats poster

Water Rats

TV · as Geraldine Sawyer · 1 ep

1995
Mushrooms poster

Mushrooms

Movie · as Minnie

1995
Echo Point poster

Echo Point

TV · as Angela Tilbury · 1 ep

1993
Just Desserts poster

Just Desserts

Movie · as Mrs. Fullilove

1993
Blue Heelers poster

Blue Heelers

TV · 3 eps

1991
Dead to the World

Dead to the World

Movie · as Pearl Elkington

1989
Police State poster

Police State

Movie · as Dawn Parker

1989
The Delinquents poster

The Delinquents

Movie · as Mrs. Hansen

1988
Becca poster

Becca

Movie · as Emma

1988
Touch the Sun: Peter & Pompey poster

Touch the Sun: Peter & Pompey

Movie · as Connie Driscoll

1988
The Shiralee poster

The Shiralee

TV · as Hareema · 2 eps

1987
Comrades poster

Comrades

Movie · as Prostitute

1987
The Year My Voice Broke poster

The Year My Voice Broke

Movie · as Anne Olson

1987
Bullseye poster

Bullseye

Movie · as Dora Mckenzie

1987
Rafferty's Rules poster

Rafferty's Rules

TV · as Dr. Curlewis · 1 ep

1986
The Flying Doctors poster

The Flying Doctors

TV · as Jean Irving · 1 ep

1985
Bliss poster

Bliss

Movie · as Bettina Joy

1977
A Journey to the Center of the Earth poster

A Journey to the Center of the Earth

Movie · as Gräuben (voice)

1973
Alvin Purple poster

Alvin Purple

Movie · as First Sugar Girl

1973
Country Town poster

Country Town

Movie · as Rhoda Wilson