Jackie Woodburne (born 5 February 1956) is a
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-born
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n actress.
She has two elder brothers, John and Stephen.
She emigrated from Northern Ireland aged 3 where her father was in the Royal Ulster constabulary. They assumed that her father would be able to join the Australian police when they emigrated, but because of various rules and regulations, he couldn't.
Aged 19, she spent a year backpacking around the world.
She attended acting school with Neighbours cast mate
Janet AndrewarthaJanet Andrewartha is an Australian actress. She is famous for playing on-going roles in two popular Australian soap operas: that of Reb Kean in Prisoner and Lyn Scully in Neighbours. Although born in America, she does not have the accent...
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Woodburne is a graduate of the National Theatre School in
MelbourneMelbourne is the capital city and most populous city of the State of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne city centre is the anchor of the larger geographical area and statistical division known as the Greater Melbourne metropolitan area – of which Melbourne is...
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Jackie Woodburne (born 5 February 1956) is a
Northern IrishNorthern Ireland is a part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and it is situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland. It shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
-born
AustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the continental mainland , the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans...
n actress.
Personal Life
She has two elder brothers, John and Stephen.
She emigrated from Northern Ireland aged 3 where her father was in the Royal Ulster constabulary. They assumed that her father would be able to join the Australian police when they emigrated, but because of various rules and regulations, he couldn't.
Aged 19, she spent a year backpacking around the world.
Career
She attended acting school with Neighbours cast mate
Janet AndrewarthaJanet Andrewartha is an Australian actress. She is famous for playing on-going roles in two popular Australian soap operas: that of Reb Kean in Prisoner and Lyn Scully in Neighbours. Although born in America, she does not have the accent...
.
Woodburne is a graduate of the National Theatre School in
MelbourneMelbourne is the capital city and most populous city of the State of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne city centre is the anchor of the larger geographical area and statistical division known as the Greater Melbourne metropolitan area – of which Melbourne is...
. After three years she graduated and was lucky enough to walk straight into the role of Josie in the mini series Outbreak of Love.
However, Woodburne is best known for playing
Susan KennedySusan Wendy Kennedy , born March 13 1956 is a character in the Australian soap opera Neighbours, played by Jackie Woodburne...
in
NeighboursNeighbours is a Logie Award-winning Australian soap opera, which began airing in March 1985. The series follows the lives of families who live in the six houses at the end of Ramsay Street, a short cul-de-sac in the fictional middle-class suburb of Erinsborough. Storylines explore the romances,...
, whom she has played since 1994; and Julie Egbert "Chook" in
PrisonerPrisoner is an Australian television soap opera which was set in the Wentworth Detention Centre, a fictional women's prison. Because of its success in the United Kingdom, the series has become one of the most enduring in Australian television history...
, whom she played from 1985 to 1986.
The poem read by Julie in episode 582 of Prisoner was actually penned by Jackie herself.
Woodburne previously played the sister of
Alan FletcherAlan Fletcher is an Australian actor, best known for his role as Karl Kennedy in long-running soap opera Neighbours. Fletcher was educated at Wesley College, Perth.-Career:...
in
Cop ShopCop Shop was an Australian police drama television series produced by Crawford Productions that revolved around the everyday operations of both the uniformed police officers and the plain-clothes detectives of the fictional Riverside Police Station....
in 1977, before they were cast as husband and wife
KarlKarl Raymond Kennedy is a fictional character in the Australian soap opera Neighbours, portrayed by Alan Fletcher, who joined the cast in 1994. In the 20th Anniversary Neighbours book, he was named one of five best male characters of all time....
and Susan in
NeighboursNeighbours is a Logie Award-winning Australian soap opera, which began airing in March 1985. The series follows the lives of families who live in the six houses at the end of Ramsay Street, a short cul-de-sac in the fictional middle-class suburb of Erinsborough. Storylines explore the romances,...
.
Other soap opera roles include a brief appearance in
Sons and DaughtersSons and Daughters was a Logie Award winning Australian soap opera created by Reg Watson and produced by the Reg Grundy Organisation. It screened on the Seven Network in an early evening timeslot, running from January 1982 until 1987. The series commenced in Melbourne with the first three episodes...
playing Patricia Dunne in a flashback,
A Country PracticeA Country Practice was one of the longest-running Australian television drama series. It ran on the Seven Network for 1,058 episodes from 18 November 1981 to 22 November 1993. It was produced in ATN-7's production facility at Epping, Sydney. It also ran from April to November 1994 for 30 episodes...
, and
The Young DoctorsThe Young Doctors is an Australian early evening soap opera. The series was set in the fictional Albert Memorial hospital and primarily concerned with romances between younger members of the hospital staff. The series was particularly popular with women and teenage fans...
where she played Maggie Gordon from 1980 to 1981.
In 2005, she was nominated for the Best Female Performance in a Soap Opera award at the international
Rose d'OrThe Rose d'Or is a television award. It has been given annually in spring since 1961 at the Festival Rose d'Or. Since 2004, the festival has been held in Lucerne, Switzerland...
television festival, but was beaten by English actress
Lesley-Anne DownLesley-Anne Down in Wandsworth, London, England, is a British actress who is best known for her roles as Georgina Worsley in the ITV drama series Upstairs, Downstairs, Olivia Blake in the NBC soap opera Sunset Beach and Madeline Fabray LaMotte Main in North and South.Since March 2003 she has...
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