Dee Bliss

Dee Bliss
Neighbours character
Portrayed by	Madeleine West
Duration	2000–2003, 2017, 2019–2020
First appearance	3 February 2000 (2000-02-03)
Last appearance	25 June 2020 (2020-06-25)
Classification	Former; regular
Introduced by	Stanley Walsh (2000) Jason Herbison (2017)
Spin-off appearances	Summer Stories (2017)
In-universe information Other names Karen Hambley[1] Occupation Nurse Father Peter Wilson[2] Mother Heather Schilling Adoptive father John Bliss Adoptive mother Magda Bliss Sisters Andrea Somers Cecile Bliss (adoptive) Husband Darren Turner (1997) Toadfish Rebecchi (2003) Grandmothers Nancy Bliss (adoptive) Nephews Hugo Somers Nieces Willow Somers

Dione "Dee" Bliss is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Neighbours, played by Madeleine West. The actress received the role three days after securing an agent. West deferred her law degree studies to take the part. She made her first screen appearance during the episode broadcast on 3 February 2000. The character proved popular with viewers and producers soon promoted her to the main cast. West decided to leave Neighbours at the end of her contract in 2003. She filmed her final scenes in April and Dee made her last appearance on 29 July 2003.

West returned to the show in September 2016. Although initially introduced as Dee, it transpired that West was playing a new character Andrea Somers, a woman who impersonates Dee in an attempt to receive money from the Bliss family estate. Dee made a brief return on 9 January 2017, in a series of dream sequences experienced by her former husband Toadfish Rebecchi (Ryan Moloney). On 14 August 2017, West briefly appeared as Dee, though the identity of her character was left ambiguous at this point. In 2019, Dee's survival was confirmed and West reprised the role of Dee for a one-month period, as she comes face to face with Andrea for the first time, bonds with Toadie and learns the truth about her parentage. Dee returned once again from 23 April 2020 until 25 June 2020.