Linda Hartley-Clark

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Linda Hartley-Clark
Born (1967-12-28) 28 December 1967 (age 56)
Australia
Other namesLinda Hartley
OccupationActress
Years active1981–present

Linda Hartley-Clark (born 28 December 1967[ citation needed ]) is an Australian actress who played Kerry Bishop on the Australian soap opera Neighbours from 1989 to 1990. She also did a guest stint in 2005 playing Gabrielle Walker, who in the storyline was recognised by Harold Bishop (Ian Smith) as Kerry's lookalike. Linda also played a small character in the first year of Neighbours called Gloria Slater, who was a friend/colleague of Paul Robinson. In 2004 and 2006, Hartley-Clark provided voiceovers for Kerry's diary being read by her daughter Sky Mangel (Stephanie McIntosh).

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Biography

Before this she appeared in children's drama series Home, and in Prisoner as Roach Waters in 1986. Hartley-Clark lives in Melbourne with her husband, John Clark (married since 1989, (former drummer with Craig McLachlan's band, Check 1–2) and their two young children, where she works as a relationship counsellor, having qualified with a PhD from Deakin University. [1]

In 2023 Hartley-Clarke gave an interview with Talking Prisoner [2] .

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2023Talking Prisoner [3] Self1 episode
2006-85 Neighbours Kerry Mangel / Gabrielle Walker205 episodes
1999Grange HillAirport Check In1 episode
1998 All Saints (TV series) Linda Taylor2 episodes
1998Breakers
1993Anna Lee: HeadcasePippaTV Movie
1992WYSIWYGLinda5 episodes
1989Closer and Closer ApartAngieVideo
The Flying Doctors Linda Gallagher1 episode
1986While You're Down ThereVarious6 episodes
1986 Prisoner (TV series) Roach Waters27 episodes
1985The Flying DoctorsDiana Daniels3 episodes
1984 Carson's Law Peggy Roche4 episodes
1984The Fire in the StoneSophieTV Movie
1983Home6 episodes
1981Cornflakes for teaTrish6 episodes
1981The Bush Gang5 episodes

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References

  1. "Publications | Dr Linda Hartley-Clark".
  2. "Talking Prisoner Cell Block H EP 37 Interview with Linda Hartley (Inmate Roach Waters)". 25 June 2024.
  3. Talking Prisoner Cell Block H EP 37 Interview with Linda Hartley (Inmate Roach Waters), 15 April 2022, retrieved 27 December 2023