Paula Duncan


























Paula Duncan


AM

Born
Paula Margaret Duncan


(1952-09-15) 15 September 1952 (age 66)

Cooma, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation Actress
Known for
Number 96
The Young Doctors

Cop Shop
Prisoner
Richmond Hill
Home and Away
Neighbours
Paradise Beach
Spouse(s)

John Orcsik
(m. 1982; div. 2001)

Paula Margaret Duncan AM (born 15 September 1952) is an Australian actress. Her numerous television roles include playing Nurse Lisa Brooks in The Young Doctors (1976–77), Detective Danni Francis in Cop Shop (1977–83), for which she twice won the Logie Award for Most Popular Actress, Lorelei Wilkinson in Prisoner (1986), Janet Bryant in Richmond Hill (1988) and Bridget Jackson in Home and Away (1990). Her sister is actress Carmen Duncan.




Contents






  • 1 Career


  • 2 Filmography


    • 2.1 Film


    • 2.2 Television




  • 3 References


  • 4 External links





Career


Born in Cooma, New South Wales, Duncan has played several leading roles in various TV series. Early roles were Carol Finlayson in Number 96 (her sister Carmen Duncan had previously acted in this serial), followed by Lisa Brooks in The Young Doctors. She left The Young Doctors to take the role of Danni Francis in Cop Shop, and stayed in the role for the series' entire 1977-1984 run. After Cop Shop ended she played Lorelei Wilkinson in Prisoner in 1986, then was Janet Bryant in Richmond Hill (1988) for its entire 12-month run, Bridget Jackson in Home and Away, and Joan Hayden in Paradise Beach.[1]


In 2011 Miss Duncan joined the cast of Neighbours as Carolyn Johnstone, a love interest for Harold Bishop (Ian Smith).[2] Duncan previously appeared in the show as Amy Medway in 1985.[2]


Miss Duncan is also well-known to Australian audiences through her various work on television commercials, especially humorous commercials for household cleaner Spray N' Wipe that she has been doing for over 20 years.[3] She has also had guest appearances on the NRL Footy Show on Network Nine.


She married actor John Orcsik in June 1982 after they met acting together in Cop Shop. They have since divorced, although are now on good terms and still friends. They have also since worked together, including acting together in Paradise Beach.



Filmography



Film













































Year
 Title
 Role
 Notes
1986
Jenny Kissed Me
 Gaynor
2004
Cocktail Hour
 Sandra
 Short
2004
Strange Bedfellows
 Yvonne Philpot
2009
Braille
 Madam
2011
Surprise Surprise
 Muriel
 Short
????
Torn
 Tess Smith
 Short, completed


Television















































































































Year
 Title
 Role
 Notes
1955
Lux Video Theatre
 Kitty
 "So Evil My Love"
1974-75
Number 96
 Carol Finlayson
 "1.669", "1.689", "1.700"
1976-77
The Young Doctors
 Lisa Brooks
 "core character"
1977-83
Cop Shop
 Det. Danni Francis
 Recurring role
1984
Matthew and Son
 Barbara Dean
 TV film
1986
Prisoner
 Lorelei Wilkinson
 Main role; Season 8
1986
Studio 86
 Glenda
 "An Electric Day"
1987
Future Past
 Miss Bernsteen
 TV film
1988
Richmond Hill
 Janet Bryant
 TV series
1990
Home and Away
Bridget Jackson
 Recurring role; Season 3
1993
Paradise Beach
 Joan Hayden
 "1.139"
1996
Academy
 Jennifer Haywood
 TV film
1998
Breakers
 Karen Fairbarn
 TV series
2000
Pizza
 Lorelei Wilkinson
 "Gambling Pizza"
2008
East of Everything
 Pauline
 "No Way to Nirvana", "Save Me Some Scones", "Aesthetic My Arse"
2011
Neighbours
Carolyn Johnstone
 Recurring role; Season 27
2015
Hiding
 Jenny Krilich
 "1.1", "1.3", "1.8"


References





  1. ^ Paula Duncan on IMDb


  2. ^ ab "Harold Bishop to find love on Ramsay Street". Herald Sun. The Herald and Weekly Times. 30 March 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2011..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  3. ^ "The Spray N' Wipe commercial". news.com.au.




External links



  • Paula Duncan on IMDb








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