Career
She is currently the second-longest serving cast member after original Ray Meagher. Lynne has currently played the role of Irene Roberts for 23 years. She joined the series in 1993, taking over from actress Jacqui Phillips who originally portrayed the character of Irene in 1991 and 1992.
McGranger was originally a primary school teacher who trained at the Riverina College of Advanced Education in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales in 1975 where she had her initial actor training.
She started her career in stage roles, early roles included Rose in Bye Bye Birdie and Anita in West Side Story. On 12 January 1993 she joined the cast of Home and Away originally as a guest.
She was made a permanent cast member on 7 October 1993. In 2014 Lynne overtook Kate Richie as the longest serving actress to play the same character in Australian television
McGranger was a participant in the fourteenth season of Dancing with the Stars.
