| Beverly Marshall | |||||||||||||||||
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| Neighbours character | |||||||||||||||||
 Shaunna O'Grady as Beverly Marshall (2019) | |||||||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Lisa Armytage (1987–1989) Shaunna O'Grady (1989–2020) | ||||||||||||||||
| Duration | 1987–1990, 2005, 2019–2020 | ||||||||||||||||
| First appearance | 6 July 1987 | ||||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | 13 October 2020 | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||||||
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Beverly Marshall (also Robinson) is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Neighbours. Upon her introduction on 6 July 1987, the character was played by Lisa Armytage. Following Armytage's decision to quit the role in 1988, producers chose to recast the role to Shaunna O'Grady. O'Grady relocated from Sydney to Melbourne for filming and her first scenes as Beverly aired on 16 March 1989.
Beverly took on the role of the serial's local GP, and became a love interest for established regular Jim Robinson (Alan Dale). After a bad start, Beverly and Jim realise that they have many shared interests and they eventually marry. However, their marriage falls apart due to Beverly's desire to have a child of her own. Producers decided not to renew O'Grady's contract and Beverly departed on 5 September 1990.
O'Grady reprised the role in 2005, along with several former cast members for a cameo appearance in the serial's 20th anniversary episode "Friends for Twenty Years". She reprised the role again on 19 March 2019, as Beverly is brought back to Erinsborough by her former stepson Paul Robinson (Stefan Dennis). The character has since made sporadic appearances to treat patients, and had a brief relationship with fellow doctor Clive Gibbons (Geoff Paine).