Biography

With her sister, she became one of New Zealand's best-known entertainers through live performances, television and film over several decades. They combined country and folk music, comedy, and political activism, and performed as original characters including Ken & Ken and Camp Mother and Camp Leader.

In March 2022 Lynda and Jools revealed that they had both been diagnosed with breast cancer in 2021.

After leaving Huntly College in 1976, Jools and Lynda Topp joined the New Zealand Territorial Force and were posted at the Burnham Military Camp near Christchurch for six weeks.

When she and her sister Jools were 17, they performed at the Victorian Coffee Lounge (Montreal Street, Christchurch Central City). This brought them into contact with radical lesbian feminists. They both started identifying as lesbian from the late 1970s.

Topp ran for election to the Ashburton District Council Western Ward in the 2022 local elections. She was unsuccessful, coming third with 777 votes.