Linda Cropper
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Linda Cropper is an Australian actress. She played Dame Nellie Melba in the 1987 television series Melba, becoming more widely known for her role as Geraldine Proudman in the TV series Offspring (2010-2017). She has featured in many other TV series and also has several film credits. In 2025 she plays a lead role as Lyn in the a dark comedy Birthright.
Television
Cropper played Nellie Melba in the 1987 television series Melba.[citation needed]
Other television credits include roles in ABC miniseries 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.[citation needed]
In 2024 she played Rose de Vigny over eight episodes in the mystery drama series High Country.[1][2]
Film
Cropper's film credits include Teesh and Trude (2002), Little Fish (2005) and Fool's Gold (2008).[citation needed]
She plays a lead role as Lyn in Australian filmmaker Zoe Pepper's feature film directorial debut, a dark satirical comedy called Birthright,[3] which premiered at Tribeca Film Festival in New York City in June 2025.[4]
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, A 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.[5]
Accolades
In 1989 Cropper was nominated for an AFI Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini Series, for Edens Lost.[6]
In 2010, she was nominated for an AFI Award for Best Guest or Supporting Actress in a Television Drama for her performance in Satisfaction.[7]
She won the Green Room Award (Performer, Theatre Companies) in 2019 for her 2018 performance in The Architect.[8]
Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Spring & Fall | C.E.S. Officer | Episode 1: 'Close Comfort' | |
| 1984 | Five Mile Creek | Tillie | 1 episode | |
| A Country Practice | Joy Walker | 2 episodes | ||
| 1985 | Palace of Dreams | Miriam Mendel | Miniseries, 10 episodes | |
| 1986 | Cyclone Tracy | Joycie | Miniseries, 3 episodes | |
| 1987 | Melba | Nellie Melba / Nellie Mitchell Armstrong 'Melba' | Miniseries, 8 episodes | |
| 1988 | Rafferty's Rules | 1 episode | ||
| Mike Willesee's Australians | Lola Montez | Anthology series, episode 6: 'Lola Montez' | ||
| Spit MacPhee | Betty Arbuckle | Miniseries, 4 episodes | ||
| Edens Lost | Stevie | Miniseries, 4 episodes | ||
| 1989 | Bodysurfer | Anthea | Miniseries, 2 episodes | |
| 1990 | Ring Of Scorpio | Marlene Walker | Miniseries, 3 episodes | |
| The Private War of Lucinda Smith | Lucinda Smith | Miniseries, 2 episodes | ||
| 1992 | Children of the Dragon | Monica | Miniseries, 2 episodes | |
| Cluedo | Matilda Mayberry | 1 episode | ||
| 1993 | Review | Guest Presenter | 1 episode | |
| G.P. | Shelley | 1 episode | ||
| 1995 | Bordertown | Bev Stafford | Mniseries, 10 episodes | |
| 1997 | Return To Jupiter | Computer | 13 episodes | |
| 1998 | Wildside | Carol Wilson | 1 episode | |
| 1999–2000 | Water Rats | Charlie Driscoll | 7 episodes | |
| 2000–2001 | Farscape | Xhalas Sun / Fento | 5 episodes | |
| 2002 | All Saints | Anita Murphy | 1 episode | |
| 2002–2003 | White Collar Blue | Fran Hoffman | TV pilot & 7 other episodes | |
| 2004 | Frank Hurley: The Man who Made History | Narrator (voice) | TV documentary | |
| 2006 | McLeod's Daughters | Trudi Webb | 2 episodes | |
| 2008 | Connected: The Power of Six Degrees | Narrator (voice) | Film documentary | |
| 2009 | Fairweather Men | Narrator (voice) | TV documentary | |
| 2010 | The Pharaoh Who Conquered the Sea | Narrator (voice) | TV documentary | |
| Satisfaction | Loretta Hawkes | 1 episode | ||
| The Pacific | Mary Frank Sledge | Miniseries, 4 episodes | ||
| 2010–2017 | Offspring | Geraldine Proudman | 86 episodes | [9] |
| 2011 | The Secret History of Eurovision | Narrator (voice) | TV special | |
| Seduction in the City | Narrator | 1 episode | ||
| 2012 | Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries | Veronique Sarcelle | 1 episode | |
| 2013 | Redfern Now | Coroner | 1 episode | |
| 2014 | Old School | Barb | 1 episode | |
| 2016 | Howard on Menzies: Building Modern Australia | Narrator (voice) | Documentary series, 2 episodes | |
| Rake | Ms Crown | 2 episodes | ||
| 2017 | The Leftovers | The Nun | 2 episodes | |
| 2018 | Pine Gap | Dani Griffin | Miniseries, 2 episodes | |
| 2020 | How to Stay Married | Claire | 1 episode | |
| 2024 | High Country | Rose de Vigny | 8 episodes | |
| 2025 | All Her Fault | Esther | Miniseries, 8 episodes | |
| 2026 | Dear Life | Janet Dost | TV series |
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 | The Hostages[10] | Wendy | TV film |
| Sidewinder – Titanic Days | Dianne | Film short | |
| Blackrock | Diane | Feature film | |
| 1998 | With or Without You | Audrey | Feature film |
| 1999 | Passion | Mrs. Lowery | Feature film |
| Envy | Kate | Feature film | |
| 2001 | My Husband, My Killer | Megan Kalajzich | TV film |
| 2002 | Teesh and Trude | Trudy (Trude) | Feature film |
| The Nugget | Roadhouse Waitress | Feature film | |
| 2005 | Little Fish | Denise | Feature film |
| 2006 | Answered By Fire | Liz Savage | TV film |
| 2007 | The Tank | Film short | |
| 2008 | Dream Life | Dawn | TV film |
| Fool's Gold | Tess's Attorney | Feature film | |
| 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 |
| 2025 | Birthright | Lyn | Feature film |
