Linda Newton (actress)

Linda Newton
OccupationActress
Notable work

Linda Newton is an Australian actress. She played Jill Martin on Cop Shop,[1] Trish Garrett on The Restless Years,[2] Alice Blake on Taurus Rising,[3][4] Meg on Sword of Honour,[5] Pal Kenzy on Star Cops,[6][7] and Robyn Kennedy on My Two Wives.[8][9]

Linda Newton graduated from NIDA in 1977[10] soon after landing a short stint on Cop Shop which was extended by the producers.[1]

On stage she appeared in The Hostage (NIDA, 1977),[11] Catch Me if You Can (Marian Street, 1978),[12] The Proposal (The Stables, 1981),[13] Treats (Q Theatre, 1986),[14] and Relatively Speaking (Forrest Theatre Company, 1988).[15][16]

References

  1. ^ a b Groves, Don (12 March 1978), "Two sweet cops - at last", The Sydney Morning Herald
  2. ^ Vidler, John (22 July 1981), "Behind Behind the News", The Australian Women's Weekly
  3. ^ Adams, Clay (11 August 1982), "For 'Taurus Rising' success is in the stars", The Australian Women's Weekly
  4. ^ Honybun, Robert (22 July 1982), "Horrorsoap hits the bull's eye", The Age
  5. ^ Hooks, Barbara (17 October 1986), "'Sword' cuts through to the heart of an era", The Age
  6. ^ "The Bill takes to space", The Canberra Times, 11 May 1992
  7. ^ Fulton, Roger (1997). The Encyclopedia of TV Science Fiction (3rd ed.). London: Boxtree. pp. 424–426. ISBN 0-7522-1150-1.
  8. ^ Walters, Conrad (7 September 1992), "Torn between two lovers", The Sydney Morning Herald
  9. ^ Oliver, Robin (7 September 1992), "My Two Wives", The Sydney Morning Herald
  10. ^ Courcier, Bill (13 November 1977), "Linda's hopes high for acting career", The Sydney Morning Herald
  11. ^ Kevans, Denis (3 August 1977), "The Hostage", Education : journal of the N.S.W. Public School Teachers Federation
  12. ^ Costantino, Romola (31 July 1978), "Marian St. murder surpises, entertains", The Sydney Morning Herald
  13. ^ Courcier, Bill (17 August 1981), "Wrong Laughs for Chekhov", The Sydney Morning Herald
  14. ^ Kippax, H.G. (2 June 1986), "Farcical exploration of the sex duel since women's liberation works well", The Sydney Morning Herald
  15. ^ Evans, Bob (12 February 1988), "It's a funny affair, Relatively Speaking", The Sydney Morning Herald
  16. ^ MacLean, Alanna (9 March 1988), "Production fails to hit the mark", The Canberra Times
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