Lynn Rainbow
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Lynn Rainbow | |
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| Born | Lynn Carol Rainbow Reid 19 September 1942 Australia |
| Other names | Lynne Rainbow |
| Education | Ascham School, The University of Paris, Dante Alighieri |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Known for | Number 96 (TV series and film version) |
| Spouse | Tom Oliver |
| Father | Alfred Rainbow |
| Family | Sir Benjamin Fuller (grandfather) |
Lynn Carol Rainbow-Reid AM (born 19 September 1942) credited also as Lynne Rainbow, is an actress of stage, film, television and radio, dancer and voice artist. [1]
Biography
[edit]Early life
[edit]Rainbow was born to Judge Alfred Rainbow and his wife and is a fourth generation performer, her grandfather being theatre entrepreneur Sir Benjamin Fuller, she was educated firstly in Australia at the Ascham School, then attended The Sorbonne in Paris and the Dante Alighieri in Italy.
Entertainment career
[edit]Rainbow has worked in the entertainment industry throughout England, the US and her native Australia, serving as a as a lady judge by day and dancing in the production of Swan Lake by night, she has been involved in multi-genres of the industry. Rainbow starting working in theatre with Independent Theatre, before taking television roles from the early 1970s onwards, including guest roles in the Crawford Productions police dramas Homicide, Division 4 and Matlock Police, before a guesting role in an episode of the situation comedy series The Group.[citation needed]
However she became most famous for her role in TV series Number 96 as original character Sonia the chemist, from March 1972 s She stayed in the role until 1973 during which time her character was involved in numerous controversial storylines including Sonia engaging in an apparent incestuous relationship (as an husband was originally disguised as her sibling), in an inter-racial kiss, then losing her husband Dr. Gordon Vansard in a car accident, and being targeted by a woman planning to send her mad.
Rainbow reprised the role of Sonia Freeman in the film version of the serial, Number 96, in 1974. In the film, a newly married Sonia returns to Number 96 but again worries she is losing her mind. Rainbow shot all her scenes for the film in a single day, before rushing off to give a theatre performance as Elvira in Blithe Spirit that night.[citation needed]
After Number 96 Rainbow continued to make guest starring appearances in Australian television drama series, had a role in miniseries Against the Wind (1978), took a regular role in soap opera The Young Doctors, guest starred in six episodes of A Country Practice, and appeared in an early episode of Home and Away.
Personal life and honours
[edit]Rainbow married British Australia actor Tom Oliver in the 1970s, Oliver had also featured in Number 96 as Jack Sellars, before his long run as Lou Carpenter in Neighbours.
Rainbow was awarded in the Queens Birthday Honours in 2006 with the Order of Australia (AM) with the indictment being for "services to culture and the arts".
Filmography (selected)
[edit]| Title | Year | Role | |
| Blandings Castle (TV series) | 1967 | Aggie | |
| Room at the Bottom (TV series) | 1967 | Wendy | |
| Misleading Cases | 1968 | Felicity Haddock | |
| Homicide (TV series) | 1969-1971 | 3 roles
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| The Group | 1971 | 1 episode | |
| Division 4 | 1970-1972 | 3 roles
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| Number 96 (TV series) | 1972-1973 | Sonia Freeman (53 episodes) | |
| Number 96 | 1974 | Sonia Hunter | |
| Out of Love (TV series) | 1974 | unknown 1 episode | |
| Matlock Police (TV series) | 1971/1974 | 2 roles: Jan/Wilma Grimes | |
| Kings Men (TV series) | 1976 | 1 episode | |
| Against the Wind (TV mini-series) | 1978 | Mrs. Louisa Wiltshire | |
| Cop Shop (TV series) | 1978/1979 | 2 roles Gloria Matthews/Anne Mitchell | |
| The Young Doctors (TV series) | 1980 | June Holland | |
| Sherlock Holmes and the Sign of Four | 1983 | Voice | |
| A Country Practice (TV series) | 1982-1984 | 6 episodes Margaret Skilton/Mrs. Quinn/Susan Moore | |
| Nicholas Nickleby (TV movie) | 1985 | Voice | |
| Captain James Cook (TV mini-series) | 1988 | 1 episode | |
| Home and Away (TV series) | 1988-1991 | 2 roles Neighbour/Heather Davidson credited here as Lynne Rainbow | |
| You and Me and Uncle Bob | 1993 | Miss. Gibbs | |
| Ten News | 2006 | Herself with Elaine Lee, Sheila Kennelly, Deborah Gray & Wendy Blacklock |
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Lynn Rainbow at IMDb
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