Linda Cropper
Linda Cropper (born 1 January 1958) is an Australian actress, primarily known for her role as Geraldine Proudman in the TV series Offspring and as Dame Nellie Melba in the television series Melba. An shortened edited version of the television series was selected for screening as a film at a Royal Command Performance before Queen Elizabeth II in London.
Linda Cropper | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 January 1958 |
| Occupation | Actress |
Television
Television credits apart from Offspring include the lead role of opera legend Nellie Melba in Melba as well as roles in ABC mini-series Palace of Dreams, Edens Lost, Ring of Scorpio, Bordertown, Wildside, Water Rats, All Saints, White Collar Blue and The Pacific. She had a recurring role as Xhalax Sun during the third season of the Australian-American science fiction series Farscape.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
| 1980 | Spring & Fall | Guest role: C.E.S. Officer | ABC TV series, 1 episode 1: 'Close Comfort' |
| 1984 | Five Mile Creek | Guest role: Tillie | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1984 | A Country Practice | Guest role: Joy Walker | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1985 | Palace of Dreams | Recurring role: Miriam Mendel | ABC TV miniseries, 10 episodes |
| 1986 | Cyclone Tracy | Joycie | TV miniseries, 3 episodes |
| 1987 | Melba | Lead role: Nellie Melba / Nellie Mitchell Armstrong 'Melba' | TV miniseries, 8 episodes |
| 1988 | Rafferty's Rules | Guest role | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1988 | Mike Willesee's Australians | Lead role: Lola Montez | TV film series, 1 episode 6: 'Lola Montez' |
| 1988 | Spit MacPhee | Recurring role: Betty Arbuckle | TV miniseries, 4 episodes |
| 1988 | Edens Lost | Lead role: Stevie | ABC TV miniseries, 4 episodes |
| 1989 | Bodysurfer | Recurring role: Anthea | ABC TV miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 1990 | Ring Of Scorpio | Lead role: Marlene Walker | TV miniseries, 3 episodes |
| 1990 | The Private War of Lucinda Smith | Lead role: Lucinda Smith | TV miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 1992 | Children of the Dragon | Recurring role: Monica | ABC TV miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 1992 | In Sydney Today | Herself - Guest | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1992 | Cluedo | Guest role: Matilda Mayberry | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1993 | Review | Herself - Guest Presenter | ABC TV series, 1 episode |
| 1993 | G.P. | Guest role: Shelley | ABC TV series, 1 episode |
| 1994;1997 | Good Morning Australia | Herself - Guest | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1994;1997 | What's Cooking | Herself - Guest | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1995 | Bordertown | Regular role: Bev Stafford | ABC TV miniseries, 10 episodes |
| 1997 | Ten News | Herself | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1997 | Return To Jupiter | Regular role: Computer | TV series, 13 episodes |
| 1997 | The Hostages[1] | Support role: Wendy | TV film |
| 1998 | Wildside | Guest role: Carol Wilson | ABC TV series, 1 episode |
| 1999-2000 | Water Rats | Recurring role: Charlie Driscoll | TV series, 7 episodes |
| 2001 | My Husband My Killer | Lead role: Megan Kalajzich | TV film |
| 2000-2001 | Farscape | Recurring/Guest roles: Xhalax Sun / Fento | TV series, 5 episodes |
| 2002 | All Saints | Guest role: Anita Murphy | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2002 | White Collar Blue | Lead role: Fran Hoffman | TV pilot |
| 2002-2003 | White Collar Blue | Regular role: Fran Hoffman | TV series, 7 episodes |
| 2004 | Frank Hurley: The Man Who Made History | Herself - Narrator (voice) | ABC TV documentary |
| 2006 | Answered By Fire | Lead role: Liz Savage | ABC TV film |
| 2006 | McLeod's Daughters | Guest role: Trudi Webb | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 2008 | Dream Life | Lead role: Dawn | TV film |
| 2008 | Connected: The Power of Six Degrees | Herself - Narrator (voice) | Film documentary |
| 2009 | Fairweather Men | Herself - Narrator (voice) | TV documentary |
| 2010 | The Pharaoh Who Conquered the Sea | Herself - Narrator (voice) | TV documentary |
| 2010 | Satisfaction | Guest role: Loretta Hawkes | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2010-2017 | Offspring | Regular role: Geraldine Proudman | TV series, 86 episodes |
| 2010 | The Pacific | Recurring role: Mary Frank Sledge | TV miniseries US/AUSTRALIA, 4 episodes |
| 2011 | The Secret History Of Eurovision | Herself - Narrator (voice) | SBS TV special |
| 2011 | Seduction In The City | Herself - Narrator | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2012 | Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries | Guest role: Veronique Sarcelle | ABC TV series, 1 episode |
| 2013 | Redfern Now | Guest role: Coroner | ABC TV series, 1 episode |
| 2014 | Old School | Guest role: Barb | ABC TV series, 1 episode |
| 2016 | Howard On Menzies: Building Modern Australia | Narrator (voice) | ABC TV series documentary, 2 episodes |
| 2016 | Rake | Guest role: Ms Crown | ABC TV series, 2 episodes |
| 2017 | The Leftovers | Guest role: The Nun | ABC TV series, 2 episodes |
| 2018 | Studio 10 | Herself - Guest | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2018 | Pine Gap | Recurring role: Dani Griffin | ABC TV miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 2020 | How to Stay Married | Guest role: Claire | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2024 | High Country[2] | 8 episodes (filming) |
Theatre
Cropper's many theatre credits include Simon Phillip's co-production of Poor Boy for the Melbourne Theatre Company and Sydney Theatre Company, and the role of Lady Macbeth in Bell Shakespeare's Macbeth.
Other credits with Bell Shakespeare include Romeo and Juliet, Twelfth Night, As You Like It and Hamlet. Sydney Theatre Company credits include Arcadia, Month in the Country, Top Girls, and Great Expectations.
She played the solo role Melbourne Theatre Company's production of The Architect by Aidan Fennessy in 2018.[3]
Film
Cropper's film credits include Teesh and Trude (2002), Little Fish (2005) and Fool's Gold (2008).
FILM
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
| 1986 | Going Sane | Irene Carter | Feature film |
| 1994 | The Seventh Floor | Vivian | Feature film |
| 1996 | Little White Lies | Tessler | Feature film |
| 1997 | Sidewinder- Titanic Days | Dianne | Film short |
| 1997 | Blackrock | Diane | Feature film |
| 1998 | With or Without You | Audrey | Feature film |
| 1999 | Passion | Mrs. Lowery | Feature film |
| 1999 | Envy | Kate | Feature film |
| 2002 | Teesh and Trude | Trudy (Trude) | Feature film |
| 2002 | The Nugget | Roadhouse Waitress | Feature film |
| 2005 | Little Fish | Denise | Feature film |
| 2007 | The Tank | Film short | |
| 2008 | Fool's Gold | Tess' Attorney | Feature film US/AUSTRALIA |
| 2010 | Suburbia | Mary | Film short |
| 2013 | Welcome to Iron Knob | Auntie Marg | Film short |
| 2018 | Upgrade | Pamela | Feature film |
| 2019 | Koko: A Red Dog Story | Loop-Group ADR | Feature film |
Accolades
In 2010, Cropper was nominated for an AACTA Award for Best Guest or Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her performance Satisfaction, and also in the 1989 AACTAs for Best Actress in a Miniseries, for Edens Lost.
She won the Green Room Award (Performer, Theatre Companies) in 2019 for her 2018 performance in The Architect.[4]
References
- The Hostages - Cast. (1997) Screen Australia
- "More cast added to High Country | TV Tonight".
- "The Architect". AusStage. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- "2019 Nominations and Recipients – The Green Room Awards". The Green Room Awards. Retrieved 17 July 2021.