Career
McGranger was born to Bruce and Audrey. [4] She originally was a primary school teacher who trained at the Riverina College of Advanced Education in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, in 1975 where she had her initial actor training. She started her career in stage roles, early roles included Rose in Bye Bye Birdie and Anita in West Side Story . After further experience with the Q Theatre in Penrith, west of Sydney, she started working in television and won a small part in soap opera The Flying Doctors .
She undertook her best-known role on 12 January 1993, when she joined the cast of Home and Away playing Irene Roberts. At first cast in a guest role, McGranger was made a permanent cast member on 7 October 1993. In 2014 McGranger overtook former co-star Kate Ritchie as the longest serving actress to play the same character in Australian television.
McGranger was a participant in the fourteenth season of Dancing with the Stars . [5]
On 23 February 2025, McGranger announced her departure from Home and Away. She would film her final scenes at the end of March, and her on-screen exit will air in August. [3] McGranger confirmed she made the decision after appearing in a production of musical comedy The Grandparents Club in 2024 and she said that it was a "full circle moment". After taking some time off to travel, McGranger will return in a new season of The Grandparents Club in 2025. [3] McGranger revealed that she wanted her character exit to 'matter' as she wanted it to be educational and important for those who had suffered from Alzheimer's. [6]
On 16 June 2025, McGranger received a nomination for the Gold Logie Award and the Logie Award for Best Actress. [7] On 3 August, McGranger won both accolades. [8]
On 19 August 2025, after 33 years on Home and Away, Lynne's final episode as Irene Roberts aired. [9]
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