Pippa Ross | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Home and Away character | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Portrayed by | Vanessa Downing (1988–1990) Debra Lawrance (1990–2009) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Duration | 1988–1998, 2000, 2002–2003, 2005–2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
First appearance | 17 January 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Last appearance | 8 May 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanessa Downing as Pippa Fletcher | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Philippa "Pippa" Ross (also Fletcher) is a fictional character from the Australian television soap opera Home and Away. Actress Vanessa Downing originated the role and made her debut during the pilot episode broadcast on 17 January 1988. Downing quit the role in 1990, and Debra Lawrance was then cast. Pippa departed on 18 March 1998, but Lawrance has reprised the role for numerous returns between 2000 and 2009.