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Janet Andrewartha (16 September,1952) is an Australian actress. She is famous for playing on-going roles in two popular Australian soap operas.

Notable roles

She played the role of scheming Reb Kean in the popular Australian series Prisoner for twelve months spanning the 1984 season, with a brief return appearance in late 1985.

Andrewartha was perhaps best known for playing Lyn Scully in another popular Australian series, Neighbours, a role she played from 1999 until late 2006. Andrewartha initially appeared alongside Anne Charleston who had previously played her mother Deidre Kean in Prisoner. She has also worked in the Australian hit cop show Blue Heelers as Det. Bridget Ryan, A Country Practice as Lisa Davis and in the telemovie Moby Dick.

As of her departure from Neighbours, Janet has been working in London and with the Melbourne Theatre Company in a play called All My Sons, alongside logie winner John Stanton. She has been in many plays such as Rising Fish Prayer, Hotel Sorrento, Navigating, Jerusalem, Good Works, Underwear, Perfume and Crash Helmet, A Happy and Holy Occasion, Sex Diary of an Infidel, Love Letters, Framework, Lysistrata, Ticka Tocka Linga, Once a Catholic and All My Sons.

Trivia

• In her career, she has won 2 Green Room awards.
• Is a member of the prestigious Melbourne Theatre Company ensemble and has acted in many plays.
• She stands 5'4 in height.
• In 1988 she broke her neck in a car accident
• She has two adult daughters.

External link

• Janet Andrewartha at IMDb

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