Background
Buchanan is the daughter of musician Tony Buchanan and teacher Jo Buchanan.
Buchanan is the daughter of musician Tony Buchanan and teacher Jo Buchanan.
The second of three children, she attended Avalon Primary School.
And Samantha Fitzgerald in the soap opera Neighbours. Buchanan was born in the Sydney suburb of Marrickville in 1968. She has appeared in several films, including playing a rape victim in Shame and as Laura Harris – and eventually Anna Dodwell – in the Australian drama series Pacific Drive.
In 2008, Buchanan played Samantha Fitzgerald, the bipolar-suffering estranged wife of Dan Fitzgerald (Brett Tucker), in the long-running soap opera Neighbours.
Originally appearing for three months, from March to June, the character"s introduction was considered a success, leading to her return for a second three-month stint from November to February 2009. The character appeared for a four week guest role in late 2010, to coincide with the 6,000th episode celebrations.