Janet Andrewartha

Janet Andrewartha
Born(1951-09-16)16 September 1951
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia[1]
Died26 July 2024(2024-07-26) (aged 72)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
OccupationActress
Years active1979–2024
Known forNeighbours as Lyn Scully
Prisoner as Rebecca "Reb" Kean

Janet Andrewartha (16 September 1951 – 26 July 2024) was an Australian television and theatre actress and director and singer.[2] Andrewartha began her career as a high school music teacher before attending drama school. She graduated in 1979[2] and began securing television and theatre roles.

Andrewartha's most significant roles were in Australian television series, most prominently Rebecca "Reb" Kean in Prisoner and Lyn Scully in the soap opera Neighbours.

Outside of television she actively pursued a theatre career starting in the early 1980's and performed in the genre for over four decades, working in numerous productions with the Melbourne Theatre Company, Playbox Theatre Company and numerous others.[2]

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