Jacqueline Anne "Jackie" Woodburne is a Northern Irish Australian actress best known for her television roles in soap operas Prisoner and Neighbours.
Background
Woodburne was born in Carrickfergus, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Her father was a member of the Royal Ulster Constabulary. The family assumed that her father would be able to join the Australian police on arrival, but, owing to various rules and regulations, he was unable to do southern
Woodburne grew up in Frankston, Victoria and attended Forest Hill Primary School, Monterey Secondary College, and Karingal High School.
Education
Alongside future Neighbours castmate Janet Andrewartha, Woodburne attended the National Theatre Drama School and graduated in 1980.
Career
Following her graduation, Woodburne played Josie in the mini-series Outbreak of Love. Woodburne is best known for two long-running soap opera roles. The first was Julie "Chook" Egbert in Prisoner, a role she played from 1985 to 1986.
(The poem read by Julie in episode 582 of Prisoner was penned by Woodburne herself) This was followed by the role of Susan Kennedy in Neighbours, a role she has played since 1994.
In 2014 she became the lead in Night Terrace, a narrative comedy audio series in which she told TVTonight she plays "basically a female Doctor Who". The series was produced by Splendid Chaps Productions, with the first season released at the end of 2014.
A second season was released in February 2016, also starring Woodburne. Woodburne appeared in a documentary special celebrating Neighbours" 30th anniversary titled Neighbours 30th: The Stars Reunite, which aired in Australia and the United Kingdom in March 2015.