- Born
- Birth nameJacqueline Ann Woodburne
- Height5′ 3½″ (1.61 m)
- Jacqueline 'Jackie' Woodburne is an Irish/Australian actress who grew up in Northern Ireland before moving to Australia and lived in Frankston Victoria. Jackie is best known for her roles on Cop Shop (1977), 1915 (1982), A Country Practice (1981), and for a roles in Australian Award winning prison soap Prisoner (1979), and for her long running role as Susan Kennedy on long running Australian TV soap Neighbours (1985).
- IMDb mini biography by: PhaseItIn
- Her role as Susan Kennedy in Neighbours, which she had played for over 20 years.
- Woodburne is the third longest serving Australian Soap Star behind Ray Meagher (Home and Away) and Lynne McGranger (Home and Away).
- Fletch and I love working together, we clicked from the day we met years ago on show called Cop Shop, around 1985. We're on the same wavelength and we're lucky to have that. The writers have made Susan and Karl fully rounded characters, and you get the sense they genuinely like each other and love hanging out as friends.
- I love it when Susan has someone to hate! It's great when she's flawed and gets it wrong and you see how stubborn she is. Before the rivalry with Izzy Hoyland, who her husband Karl had a relationship with, Susan didn't hate anybody. Giving Susan a rival again shows other sides of her character.
- The world is a scary place, and the show offers something life affirming, gentle and positive. For half an hour a day it lets people drop their shoulders and get lost in something where characters care about each other - more than ever I think that speaks to an audience.
- I think we've been helped by having our classification upgraded to PG. We've been able to tackle things in a more detailed way. We don't have to allude to things. We can say it like it is.
- The role of the show has always been to try and reflect contemporary society albeit in a suburban environment.
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