Sharyn Hodgson

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Sharyn Hodgson
Born (1968-08-25) 25 August 1968 (age 54) [1]
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
OccupationActress (former)
Known for Home and Away as Carly Morris

Sharyn Hodgson (born 25 August 1968) is an Australian former actress, best known as an original character in TV serial Home and Away playing troubled teenager Carly Morris (later Luccini), she has subsequently returned to the role guest appearances reprising the part until 2008.

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Early life

Hodgson was born in Sydney, New South Wales and attended drama school with the Phillip Street Drama School when she was 15. She spent four years studying there on Saturday mornings, which led to work with the Film and Television School appearing in films for students.

Career

Hodgson had a guest role in TV serial A Country Practice in 1987, before auditioning for Home and Away the Seven Network's fledgling soap opera in that year. She was successfully cast and became one of the sixteen original characters, appearing from the pilot episode which initially aired in January 1988. She played troubled teenager Carly Morris, during her time on the show, Hodgson's character weathered rape, alcoholism, and an array of relationship and family problems, which were all chronicled with a tie-in novel, Sharyn also portrayed Carly's twin sister Samantha Morris.

Carly eventually finds love with Army soldier Ben Lucini portrayed by (Julian McMahon) in 1991, and leaves Summer Bay the same year to begin a family elsewhere.

Following this, Hodgson was one of several Home and Away cast members to star in a stage musical based on the soap, which toured the UK in 1991. Julian McMahon, Justine Clarke, Mouche Phillips and Adam Willits also starred. [2]

Since her initial on-screen departure, Hodgson has made numerous brief returns to Home and Away to visit her foster family or attend important events in the bay. Hodgson was last seen on-screen as Carly in 2008. She returned briefly for the departure of one of the original character, her foster sister Sally Fletcher (Kate Ritchie).

Hodgson has post-Home and Away appeared in episodes of Blue Heelers , Frank Sidebottom's Fantastic Shed Show (1992), Police Rescue (1995), Wildside (1998) and Big Sky playing Jodie Turner (1997–99).

Personal life

Hodgson decided to quit acting to become a mother. She works as a natural therapist and childcare worker, having fostered children of her own. [3]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1987 A Country Practice LeanneSeason 7, Episode 52
1988–91,
1997, 2000–02, 2008
Home and Away Carly Morris/Lucini Pilot TV movie
Seasons 1–4 (main role, 496 episodes)
Seasons 10, 13–15, 21 (recurring, 14 episodes)
1988Samantha MorrisSeason 1 (recurring, 10 episodes)
1995 Police Rescue KerrySeason 4, Episode 7
1997–99 Big Sky Jodie TurnerSeasons 1–2 (recurring, 6 episodes)
1998 Wildside Jo MitchellSeason 1, Episode 28

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References

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  2. Lee Lewis, Jacqueline (10 June 1991). "Antennae". The Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 10 January 2021 via Newspapers.com. Lock-green.svg
  3. "Home and Away flashback! The original cast reunited". Woman's Day . 10 May 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2021.