Emotional memorial for iconic Neighbours star Janet Andrewartha on what would have been her birthday after she died aged 72
Daily MailThe beloved Australian actor hailed as 'one of the finest actors of her generation,' has been honoured in a large public memorial in Melbourne, several months after her death. Janet Andrewartha joined the cast of Australian soap opera Neighbours in 1999 as the Scully family matriarch, Lyn Scully 'I have the honour of being the longest relationship of Janet's life, 71 years together. Some of the Australia's biggest TV and theatre stars joined the immediate family of beloved actor Janet Andrewartha in honoring her memory at a public service in Melbourne. Pictured: Janet's daughter Eloise at National Theatre By the time Janet was a teenager, Kerry said she 'would come home from school and mimic people quite unconsciously. Her many TV co-stars mourned her on Monday, September 16 in a public memorial in Melbourne Neighbours co-star Jackie Woodburne, known to fans of the Aussie soap as Susan Kennedy, began her tribute by saying she first met Janet in 1978, when they were both drama students at National Theatre.