Lucinda Cowden | |
Birth Date: | 1965 4, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia |
Occupation: | Actor |
Yearsactive: | 1985-present |
Notable Works: | Neighbours |
Lucinda Cowden (born 24 April 1965) is an Australian actress.
Cowden was born in Ballarat, Victoria.[1] She played Melanie Pearson in the soap opera Neighbours from 1987 until 1991, with a cameo appearance in the 20th anniversary documentary in 2005. She reprised the role in January 2021.[2]
Cowden left Neighbours in 1991, and later admitted that she did not want to be typecast.[3] She then went to the United Kingdom and appeared as Aladdin at the Marlowe Theatre in Canterbury. She also embarked on a 12-week tour of the UK as Peter Pan.[3] Cowden presented the second and third seasons of the BBC children's television series, Parallel 9.[1] She was a voice actress on the children's show The Koala Brothers.[4]
Cowden returned to Neighbours in 2020.[5] Cowden also reprised the role again in 2023 after the series was picked up by Amazon Freevee.[6]
Year | Title | Role | Type | |
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1993 | Body Melt | Andrea | Feature film | |
2008 | Lover's Walk | Young Audrey | Short film | |
2014 | Chocolate Strawberry Vanilla | Amanda | Feature film | |
2016 | ABCs of Death 2.5 | Segement "M" for Mutant" | Feature film | |
2016 | Lost Soul | Mother | Short film | |
2018 | Just Between Us | Mum | Feature film |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1985 | Winners | Jenny Foster | 1 episode: "Just Friends" | |
1985 | Handle with Care | Sarah | TV film | |
1985; 1986 | Prisoner | Guest role: Mandy | TV series, 1 episode | |
1986 | Prisoner | Guest role: Receptionist | TV series, 1 episode | |
1987–1991, 2005, 2021–present | Neighbours [7] [8] | Melanie Pearson | Regular role | |
1989 | The Power, The Passion | Regular role: Danni Edmonds | TV series | |
1992 | The Late Show | Guest role: Constantly upstaged actress | ABC TV series, 1 episode | |
1993–1994 | Parallel 9 | Herself - Presenter | TV series UK, 44 episodes | |
2003–2007 | The Koala Brothers | Regular role: (Voice) Mitzi, Alice and Lolly | TV series, UK/Australia 79 episodes | |
2004 | The Basil Brush Show | Guest role: Marion | TV series UK, 1 episode | |
2006 | Making Children Smile | Herself (Voice) | Video UK | |
2007 | Doctors | Guest role: Clare O'Grady | TV series UK, 1 episode | |
2012 | The Big Fat Quiz of the 80s | Neighbours character: Melanie Pearson (Uncredited / archive footage) | TV Special, UK | |
2015 | Herself | TV Special Documentary[9] | ||
2017 | Gocsy's Classics | Guest role: Gloria | TV series, 1 episode | |
2021; 2022 | Isolation Interviews | Herself | TV series, 2 episodes | |
2022 | Neighbours: End of the Road | Herself / Melanie Pearson | ABC TV special aka "Leaving Erinsborough" UK |