Lynda Keane Explained

Lynda Keane
Birth Date:c. 1950
Birth Place:England
Othername:Linda Keane
Yearsactive:1960–79; 1997–2010

Lynda Keane (born 1950), is a British-born Australian producer, film and television actress and acting coach.

Keane guest starred on numerous television series during the 1960s and 70s, most notably Bellbird, Homicide, Number 96, The Box, and Prisoner.

She is an acting tutor, who founded her own talent school, called the Lynda Keane Talent School with her husband Greg Anderson as well as the affiliated Keane Kids Management, Keane Kids Studio and Lynda Keane Studios. Among its students have included Brooke Mikey Anderson, Brett Blewitt, Brett Climo, Alyssa Jane Cook, Jamie Croft, Bree Desborough, Gavin Harrison, Matthew Krok, Toni Pearen, Paul Begaud, Charli Robinson, Ben Unwin, Kym Valentine, Nikki Webster, Kristy Wright, Dominic, Sebastian and Rebekah Elmaloglou.[1]

Early acting career

Lynda Keane began her career as a child actor in London, performing professionally since she was 15 months old, before her family emigrated to Australia when she was ten. Her parents, at that time, owned and operated one of London's leading talentschools.

She continued her career there starring in the 1960 children's series The Adventures of the Terrible Ten and its sequel The Ten Again in 1963.[2] [3] She also guest starred on Bellbird,[4] [5] Hey You and Homicide between 1967 and 1969, appearing on the latter series several times.

In 1970, she married her childhood sweetheart musician Greg Anderson.[6] Keane also began to have a more active career during the 1970s with roles on The Rovers (1970), Number 96 (1972)[7] [8] [9] and several appearances on Division 4 and Matlock Police.

She played a regular role in serial The Box as Barbie Gray from February 1974 until early 1975. She had a minor role in the television movie The Hotline (1974)[10] as well as one-time appearances on King's Men (1976) and The Outsiders (1976).[11] [12]

Talent school

She began to cut back on acting to concentrate on her career as a producer and acting teacher. In 1975, with her husband Greg Anderson, she opened "Gala Productions" and the "Lynda Keane Talent School" a year later.[6] Her success with the school would also lead to the Keane Kids Management, the Keane Kids Studio and the Lynda Keane Studios.[1] In November 1979, she traveled to New York with a group of her students, whose ages ranged between 8 and 16 years old, where they performed songs, dancing and acting performances to raise money for refugees. Keane, according to the Sydney Morning Herald, hoped to raise as much as $50,000.[13]

Acting roles

Keane was cast in Prisoner as Denise "Blossom" Crabtree also in 1979. Her character was introduced as the mistress of Fred Ferguson, estranged husband of prison inmate Monica Ferguson.[14] [15] [16] This was followed by a guest role in Neighbours in 1998.[17]

Keane did not make an acting appearance for 15 years. During this time she and her partner Anderson helped train many child actors of the 1980s and 90s through their talent school. In 1997, she returned to acting with minor roles in the drama film The Castle[18] and the police drama Blue Heelers.[19] From 2000 to 2005, she also made television guest appearances on Stingers,[20] The Secret Life of Us,[21] Short Cuts[22] and MDA.[23]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleType
1977 The F.J. Holden Raelene Feature film
1997 The Castle Federal Court lawyer Feature film

Television

YearTitleRoleType
1960The Adventures of the Terrible Ten aka The Terrific Adventures Of The Terrible TenRegular roleTV series, 51 episodes
1963The Ten AgainRegular roleTV series
1966-1974HomicideGuest roles: Helen Dunn / Barbara Riley / Maureen Walker / Swimming Student / Pamela / Julie White / Fiona NortonTV series, 7 episodes
1967Hey You!Guest roleTV series, 1 episode "The Visit"
1967-1971BellbirdRegular role: Ruth GrossarkABC TV series, 466 episodes
1970The RoversGuest role: SusieTV series, 1 episode
1972-1975Matlock PoliceGuest roles: Nancy Randall / Cathy Gallagher / Anne Brandon / Bernice GreenTV series, 4 episodes
1972Number 96Recurring Guest role: Anne SpencerTV series
1973Division 4Guest roles: Debbie Regan / Dulcie Jackson / Rosalie WardTV series, 3 episodes
1974The HotlineLead role (as Linda Keane)TV film
1974The BoxRegular role: Barbie Gray / Barbie Cook (as Linda Keane)TV series, 102 episodes
1974The Ernie Sigley ShowHerself - GuestTV series, 1 episode
1975Until TomorrowRecurring roleTV series
1976King's MenGuest roleTV series, 1 episode "Suffer Little Children"
1976The OutsidersGuest role: NurseABC TV series AUSTRALIA/GERMANY, 1 episode
1977The Young DoctorsRecurring role: Bubbles GerrardTV series, 5 episodes
1977Cop ShopGuest role: BrendaTV series, 1 episode
1978; 1980The Mike Walsh ShowGuest - HerselfTV series, 1 episode
1979PrisonerDenise Crabtree / Blossom CrabtreeTV series, 5 episodes
1980The Mike Walsh ShowGuest - HerselfTV series, 1 episode
1987Have A GoHerself - Guest JudgeTV series, 2 episodes
1991The World TonightHerself - "Beauty And The Beast" segmentTV series, 1 episode
1992In Sydney TodayHerself - GuestTV series, 1 episode
1993A Current AffairHerselfTV series, 1 episode
1994At HomeHerself - GuestTV series, 1 episode
1997Blue HeelersGuest role: Citizen 1TV series, 1 episode
1998NeighboursGuest role: Meryl TannerTV series, 1 episode
2000StingersGuest role: ShopperTV series, 1 episode
2001The Secret Life Of UsGuest role: Mrs. Lizens (as Linda Keane)TV series, 1 episode
2002Short CutsGuest role: Amy SedarisTV series, 1 episode
2005MDAGuest role: PlaintiffABC TV series, 1 episode
2010TangleGuest role: XavierTV series, 1 episode
2010OffspringGuest role: TrishTV series, 1 episode

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Agencies: Gala Artists Management . https://web.archive.org/web/20091027030533/http://www.quietonset.com.au/agencies.asp?userID=%7B22DAF0A2-E595-42DC-A896-1DB02B5EB625%7D . QuietOnSet.com.au . 2006 . 27 October 2009 . dead .
  2. Web site: The Adventures of the Terrible Ten . The Memorable TV Guide to Australian TV . MemorableTV.com . 2003 . 2009-06-27.
  3. Web site: The Adventures of The Terrible Ten (1960) . OZTV Credits . 2004 . 2009-06-28.
  4. Web site: Bellbird (1967–1977) . OZTV Credits . 2004 . 2009-06-28.
  5. Mercado, Andrew. Super Aussie Soaps: Behind the Scenes of Australia's Best Loved TV Shows. Melbourne: Pluto Press Australia, 2004. (pg. 24)
  6. Web site: Greg Anderson . Groups & Solo Artists . MILESAGO: Australasian Music & Popular Culture 1964–1975 . 2003 . 2009-06-27.
  7. Web site: Zuk, T. . Number 96 . Australian Television Information Archive . AustralianTelevision.net . 1998 . 2009-06-28.
  8. Web site: McLean, Ian . Number 96 episode guide: 1972 (cont.) . Number 96 Synopses . Number 96 Home Page: Celebrating Australia's cult soap opera hit of the 70s . February 2000 .
  9. Web site: McLean, Ian . Number 96 Annotated Character Guide (cont.) . Number 96 Cast List . Number 96 Home Page: Celebrating Australia's cult soap opera hit of the 70s . March 2006 .
  10. Web site: The Hotline (1974) . OZTV Credits . 2004 . 2009-06-28.
  11. Web site: Storey, Don . The Outsiders Episode Details . ClassicAustralianTV.com . 2008 . 2009-06-28.
  12. Web site: The Outsiders . The Memorable TV Guide to Australian TV . MemorableTV.com . 2003 . 2009-06-27.
  13. "Entertainers are Keane to Help." (21 November 1979). Sydney Morning Herald.
  14. Web site: Chapter 2: On the Inside . Kingsley, Hilary . 1998-01-04 . Prisoner Cell Block H: The Inside Story . WWWentworth.co.uk .
  15. Web site: PCBH Characters, Section 09 . WWWentworth.co.uk . 2001-03-03 . 2009-06-28.
  16. [Museum of Broadcast Communications]
  17. Web site: Neighbours: Show Summary . TV Shows . Retrojunk.com . 2006 .
  18. [John A. Willis|Willis, John]
  19. Web site: Blue Heelers – Season Four (1997) . OZTV Credits . 2004 . 2009-06-28.
  20. Web site: Stingers – Season Three (2000) . OZTV Credits . 2004 . 2009-06-28.
  21. Web site: The Secret Life Of Us – Season One (2001) . OZTV Credits . 2004 . 2009-06-28.
  22. Web site: Short Cuts – Season One (2002) . OZTV Credits . 2004 . 2009-06-28.
  23. Web site: MDA – Season Three (2005) . OZTV Credits . 2004 . 2009-06-28.

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