Lynda Stoner

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Lynda Stoner
Lynda Stoner - photo by David Shapter, HarbourView Magazine.jpg
Stoner in 2009
Born (1953-09-10) 10 September 1953 (age 70)
Australia
Occupation(s)Actress (former), animal rights activist
Years active1977-2000 (as actress)
Known for The Young Doctors (TV series) as Kim Barrington
Cop Shop (TV series) as Amanda King
Prisoner (TV series) as Eve Wilder
Spouse Peter Sumner (m. 30/12/1982-2016, his death)
Children1

Lynda Stoner (born 10 September 1953) is an Australian former actress, most notable for her roles on the small screen on television soap operas and serials is an animal rights activist. [1] She is the chief executive of Animal Liberation, an animal rights charity. [2]

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Stoner was an Animal Justice Party candidate for the Senate representing New South Wales at the 2016 federal election. [3] [4]

Career

In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Stoner was known for several roles on Australian television and was popularly regarded as a sex symbol. She appeared in The Paul Hogan Show , then had leading regular roles in the soap opera The Young Doctors from 1977 to 1979 as Kim Barrington in 303 episodes and followed this with the police drama Cop Shop as Amanda King [1] [5]

In 1985 she played the glamorous villain Eve Wilder in the cult soap opera Prisoner and her character was spectacularly lynched during the infamous episode 600 riot, screened in 1986. This was followed by a guest role in the raunchy drama serial Chances in 1991 where she played a sex therapist and a guest role in series Home and Away

Stoner worked in theatre, predominantly on stage in productions including Don's Party , Rumors , Are You Lonesome Tonight, and Emerald City .[ citation needed ] One of her cinema roles is the 1982 exploitation film Turkey Shoot , made during a break from Cop Shop. [6]

In 2011 she appeared in the Australian suspense-thriller film Crawl .

Animal rights activist

Stoner with Minty Lynda Stoner with Minty (cropped).jpg
Stoner with Minty

Stoner became a prominent spokesperson for animal rights issues in the early 1980s. She currently holds the position of Chief Executive, Animal Liberation NSW. In May 2013, Stoner compared hunting photos to images of child pornography, bestiality, snuff murders, rape and torture. [2]

Stoner is a vegan and in 2008 authored a vegan cookbook. [7]

Personal life

Stoner married actor Peter Sumner in 1982 until his death in 2016. They have a son, Luke (b. April 1984). [8] She was once engaged to media personality, and former senator Derryn Hinch. [4] [9]

Filmography

FILM

Film
YearTitleRoleType
1982 Turkey Shoot Rita DanielsFeature film
1987Echoes of Paradise aka 'Shadows of the Peacock'Beth MasonFeature film
2008 Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! HerselfFeature film documentary
2011CrawlEileenFeature film

TELEVISION

Television
YearTitleRoleType
1977 Hotel Story Guest roleTV series, 1 episode
1977 The Paul Hogan Show Herself as modelTV series, Season 2
1977−1979 The Young Doctors Regular role: Kim BarringtonTV series, Seasons 2−4, 303 episodes
1978; 1978 The Mike Walsh Show Guest - HerselfTV series, 1 episode
1978; 1982 The Mike Walsh Show Guest - Herself with Belinda GreenTV series, 1 episode
1978Micro MacroHerselfTV series
1979−1984 Cop Shop Regular role: Const. Amanda KingTV series, Seasons 3−8, 384 episodes
1981MaliHerselfFilm documentary
19811982 Miss Australia QuestHerselfTV special
1982 The Don Lane Show HerselfTV series, 1 episode Channel 9
1982 The Mike Walsh Show Guest - HerselfTV series, 1 episode
1984 The Mike Walsh Show Guest - Herself with Peter & Luke SumnerTV series, 1 episode
1985−1986 Prisoner Recurring role: Eve WilderTV series, Seasons 7−8, 27 episodes
1986An Australian Audience With Dame Edna EverageHerselfTV special Channel 7
1986 Butterfly Island Guest role:TV series Channel 7, 1 episode
1986 Shark's Paradise Mrs. AxlemereTV movie
1987Eye On L.A.HerselfTV pilot
1987Say G'DayHerselfTV series Channel 9, 1 episode
1987You've Got To Be JokingHerselfTV series Channel 10, 1 episode
1988 The Flying Doctors Marcia DeanTV series, Season 3 (guest role; 1 episode)
1988Late Night OzHerselfTV series Channel 10, 1 episode
1989 The Bert Newton Show Guest - HerselfTV series Channel 7, 1 episode
1989 G.P. Guest roleABC TV series, 1 episode
1989Inside RunningGuest roleABC TV series, 1 episode
1990In Melbourne TodayGuest - HerselfTV series, 1 episode
1990Tonight Live With Steve VizardHerselfTV series Channel 7, 1 episode
1991 Chances Recurring role: Dee Dee NelsonTV series Channel 9, Season 1, 112 episodes
1991 All Together Now Guest role: Gloria LocketTV series, Season 1, 1 episode
1991'Til TenHerselfTV series Channel 10, 1 episode
1991The Main EventGuest Contestant with Don Lane & Gerry ConnollyTV series, 1 episode
1991Celebrity Wheel Of FortuneHerselfTV series Channel 7, 1 episode
1992The Morning ShowHerselfTV series Channel 10, 1 episode
1992The Midday ShowHerselfTV series Channel 9, 1 episode
1992In Sydney TodayHerselfTV series Channel 9, 1 episode
1992 Cluedo Guest role: GloriaTV series, Season 2, 1 episode
1993-2003Good Morning AustraliaHerselfTV series Channel 10,
1993-1995Live It UpHerselfTV series Channel 10, 1 episode
1994-1998MiddayHerselfTV series Channel 9
1994Ernie And DeniseHerselfTV series Channel 9
1996Planet Hollywood Grand Australian OpeningHerselfTV special
1996Today TonightHerselfTV series Channel 7, 1 episode
1996Ten NewsHerselfTV series Channel 10, 1 episode
1996McFeast: BreastsHerselfABC TV series, 1 episode
1996McFeast: New Year's EveHerselfABC TV special
1997 Australian Story HerselfABC TV series, 1 episode
1997Where Are They Now?Herself with Carol Burns, Val Lehman, Gerard Maguire & Lynne HamiltonTV series Channel 7, 1 episode
1998A Current AffairHerselfTV series Channel 9, 1 episode
1998DeniseHerselfTV series Channel 7, 1 episode
1999LawsHerselfTV series Foxtel FX Channel, 1 episode
2000 Home And Away Guest role: Rhonda DaviesTV series, Season 13, 2 episodes
2001This Is Your Life: Derryn HinchGuest - HerselfTV series, 1 episode
2002The Best of Aussie Cop ShowsHerselfTV special
2003Turkey Shoot: Blood and Thunder MemoriesHerselfVideo/DVD
2007Where Are They NowHerself with 'Cop Shop' cast: John Orcsik, Paula Duncan, Joanna Lockwood Terence Donovan, & Gil TuckerTV series, 1 episode
2008Not Quite Hollywood: Deleted and Extended ScenesHerselfVideo/DVD
2015Turkey Shoot - 'Not Quite Hollywood' Extended InterviewsHerselfVideo/DVD
2015; 2016Studio 10Guest - HerselfTV series, 1 episode
2016Studio 10Guest - Herself with Paula Duncan, Maggie Kirkpatrick & Toni PearenTV series, 1 episode
2016Today ExtraGuest - HerselfTV series, 1 episode
2018The DrumHerselfABC TV series, 1 episode
2018; 2019The Daily EditionGuest - HerselfTV series, 1 episode
2019The Daily EditionGuest - HerselfTV series, 1 episode
2022Talking PrisonerGuest - HerselfPodcast, 1 episode


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  2. 1 2 Taylor, Andrew (5 May 2013). "Death threats for artist and hunting model". The Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  3. Crawford, Kate (1 June 2016). "Lynda Stoner, Australian TV's glamour girl of the 1970s, is running for senate at the 2016 federal election". Daily Telegraph . Australia. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
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