Lynn Dalby
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Lynn Dalby is an English
actress.
She is most notable for her role as Ruth Merrick Sugden
in the soap opera
Emmerdale Farm
in 1972. Dalby starred as "Hazel" in the 1970s series Budgie
, which starred Adam Faith, of which 26 episodes were made in 1970 and 1971. She trained at the Corona Acting School with future Emmerdale co-star Frazer Hines
. She appeared in Crossroads as a secretary called Rita Hughes, before starring in the crime drama Breakaway. After the end of her six-year marriage to director Ray Lonnen, Lynn emigrated to Australia
.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
actress.
She is most notable for her role as Ruth Merrick Sugden
Pat Sugden
Patricia Ruth "Pat" Sugden is a fictional character in the popular soap opera Emmerdale. She was played by Lynn Dalby and Helen Weir.-Early days:...
in the soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
Emmerdale Farm
Emmerdale
Emmerdale, is a long-running British soap opera set in Emmerdale , a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales. Created by Kevin Laffan, Emmerdale was first broadcast on 16 October 1972...
in 1972. Dalby starred as "Hazel" in the 1970s series Budgie
Budgie (TV series)
Budgie was a popular British television series starring former popstar Adam Faith which was produced by ITV company London Weekend Television and broadcast on the ITV network between 1971 and 1972....
, which starred Adam Faith, of which 26 episodes were made in 1970 and 1971. She trained at the Corona Acting School with future Emmerdale co-star Frazer Hines
Frazer Hines
Frazer Hines is an English actor best known for his roles as Jamie McCrimmon in Doctor Who and Joe Sugden in Emmerdale. Hines was born in Horsforth, a civil parish of Leeds.-Acting career:...
. She appeared in Crossroads as a secretary called Rita Hughes, before starring in the crime drama Breakaway. After the end of her six-year marriage to director Ray Lonnen, Lynn emigrated to Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
.