External links
- Linda Cropper at IMDb
- "Linda Cropper". AusStage.
Linda Cropper | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Actress |
| Known for | Offspring |
Linda Cropper is an Australian actress. She played Dame Nellie Melba in the 1987 television series Melba , becoming more widely known for her role as Geraldine Proudman in the TV series Offspring (2010-2017). She has featured in many other TV series and also has several film credits. In 2025 she plays a lead role as Lyn in the a dark comedy Birthright .
Cropper played Nellie Melba in the 1987 television series Melba .[ citation needed ]
Other television credits include roles in ABC miniseries Palace of Dreams, Edens Lost , Ring of Scorpio , Bordertown , Wildside , Water Rats , All Saints , White Collar Blue , and The Pacific . She had a recurring role as Xhalax Sun during the third season of the Australian-American science fiction series Farscape .[ citation needed ]
In 2024 she played Rose de Vigny over eight episodes in the mystery drama series High Country . [1] [2]
Cropper's film credits include Teesh and Trude (2002), Little Fish (2005) and Fool's Gold (2008).[ citation needed ]
She plays a lead role as Lyn in Australian filmmaker Zoe Pepper's feature film directorial debut, a dark satirical comedy called Birthright , [3] which premiered at Tribeca Film Festival in New York City in June 2025. [4]
Cropper's many theatre credits include Simon Phillip's co-production of Poor Boy for the Melbourne Theatre Company and Sydney Theatre Company, and the role of Lady Macbeth in Bell Shakespeare's Macbeth . Other credits with Bell Shakespeare include Romeo and Juliet , Twelfth Night , As You Like It and Hamlet . Sydney Theatre Company credits include Arcadia , A Month in the Country , Top Girls , and Great Expectations . She played the solo role Melbourne Theatre Company's production of The Architect by Aidan Fennessy in 2018. [5]
In 1989 Cropper was nominated for an AFI Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini Series, for Edens Lost . [6]
In 2010, she was nominated for an AFI Award for Best Guest or Supporting Actress in a Television Drama for her performance in Satisfaction . [7]
She won the Green Room Award (Performer, Theatre Companies) in 2019 for her 2018 performance in The Architect. [8]
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Spring & Fall | C.E.S. Officer | Episode 1: 'Close Comfort' | |
| 1984 | Five Mile Creek | Tillie | 1 episode | |
| A Country Practice | Joy Walker | 2 episodes | ||
| 1985 | Palace of Dreams | Miriam Mendel | Miniseries, 10 episodes | |
| 1986 | Cyclone Tracy | Joycie | Miniseries, 3 episodes | |
| 1987 | Melba | Nellie Melba / Nellie Mitchell Armstrong 'Melba' | Miniseries, 8 episodes | |
| 1988 | Rafferty's Rules | 1 episode | ||
| Mike Willesee's Australians | Lola Montez | Anthology series, episode 6: 'Lola Montez' | ||
| Spit MacPhee | Betty Arbuckle | Miniseries, 4 episodes | ||
| Edens Lost | Stevie | Miniseries, 4 episodes | ||
| 1989 | Bodysurfer | Anthea | Miniseries, 2 episodes | |
| 1990 | Ring Of Scorpio | Marlene Walker | Miniseries, 3 episodes | |
| The Private War of Lucinda Smith | Lucinda Smith | Miniseries, 2 episodes | ||
| 1992 | Children of the Dragon | Monica | Miniseries, 2 episodes | |
| Cluedo | Matilda Mayberry | 1 episode | ||
| 1993 | Review | Guest Presenter | 1 episode | |
| G.P. | Shelley | 1 episode | ||
| 1995 | Bordertown | Bev Stafford | Mniseries, 10 episodes | |
| 1997 | Return To Jupiter | Computer | 13 episodes | |
| 1998 | Wildside | Carol Wilson | 1 episode | |
| 1999–2000 | Water Rats | Charlie Driscoll | 7 episodes | |
| 2000–2001 | Farscape | Xhalas Sun / Fento | 5 episodes | |
| 2002 | All Saints | Anita Murphy | 1 episode | |
| 2002–2003 | White Collar Blue | Fran Hoffman | TV pilot & 7 other episodes | |
| 2004 | Frank Hurley: The Man who Made History | Narrator (voice) | TV documentary | |
| 2006 | McLeod's Daughters | Trudi Webb | 2 episodes | |
| 2008 | Connected: The Power of Six Degrees | Narrator (voice) | Film documentary | |
| 2009 | Fairweather Men | Narrator (voice) | TV documentary | |
| 2010 | The Pharaoh Who Conquered the Sea | Narrator (voice) | TV documentary | |
| Satisfaction | Loretta Hawkes | 1 episode | ||
| The Pacific | Mary Frank Sledge | Miniseries, 4 episodes | ||
| 2010–2017 | Offspring | Geraldine Proudman | 86 episodes | [9] |
| 2011 | The Secret History of Eurovision | Narrator (voice) | TV special | |
| Seduction in the City | Narrator | 1 episode | ||
| 2012 | Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries | Veronique Sarcelle | 1 episode | |
| 2013 | Redfern Now | Coroner | 1 episode | |
| 2014 | Old School | Barb | 1 episode | |
| 2016 | Howard on Menzies: Building Modern Australia | Narrator (voice) | Documentary series, 2 episodes | |
| Rake | Ms Crown | 2 episodes | ||
| 2017 | The Leftovers | The Nun | 2 episodes | |
| 2018 | Pine Gap | Dani Griffin | Miniseries, 2 episodes | |
| 2020 | How to Stay Married | Claire | 1 episode | |
| 2024 | High Country | Rose de Vigny | 8 episodes | |
| 2025 | All Her Fault | Esther | Miniseries, 8 episodes | |
| 2026 | Dear Life | Janet Dost | TV series |
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Going Sane | Irene Carter | Feature film |
| 1994 | The Seventh Floor | Vivian | Feature film |
| 1996 | Little White Lies | Tessler | Feature film |
| 1997 | The Hostages [10] | Wendy | TV film |
| Sidewinder – Titanic Days | Dianne | Film short | |
| Blackrock | Diane | Feature film | |
| 1998 | With or Without You | Audrey | Feature film |
| 1999 | Passion | Mrs. Lowery | Feature film |
| Envy | Kate | Feature film | |
| 2001 | My Husband, My Killer | Megan Kalajzich | TV film |
| 2002 | Teesh and Trude | Trudy (Trude) | Feature film |
| The Nugget | Roadhouse Waitress | Feature film | |
| 2005 | Little Fish | Denise | Feature film |
| 2006 | Answered By Fire | Liz Savage | TV film |
| 2007 | The Tank | Film short | |
| 2008 | Dream Life | Dawn | TV film |
| Fool's Gold | Tess's Attorney | Feature film | |
| 2010 | Suburbia | Mary | Film short |
| 2013 | Welcome to Iron Knob | Auntie Marg | Film short |
| 2018 | Upgrade | Pamela | Feature film |
| 2019 | Koko: A Red Dog Story | Loop-Group ADR | Feature film |
| 2025 | Birthright | Lyn | Feature film |
Cropper's stage roles include: [11]
