Linden Wilkinson


Linden Wilkinson is an Australian film, television, and theatre actress, and a playwright and screenwriter. She is perhaps best known for her recurring role in soap opera Home and Away playing 'The Believers' cult leader Mumma Rose. Her other roles include appearances on Prisoner: Cell Block H, A Country Practice, Water Rats, and Packed to the Rafters. Wilkinson spends most of her time acting in and writing theatre productions.
Wilkinson has worked extensively in State Theatre Companies in Adelaide, Melbourne and Auckland, some of her theatre credits are A Day in December, Family Favourites, Happy House Show, Nice Girls and Night of the Missing Bridegroom. She began writing and script-editing for television series such as Ocean Girl and Outriders, and she has also written for two feature films, Moon River, an adaptation of the novel by Brenda Walker of the same name, and Pearls, a romantic comedy.

Filmography

Film

1978: Third Person Plural – as Danny1984: My First Wife – as Ida Flagg1986: For Love Alone – as Miss Harviland1995: Vacant Possession – as Kate1997: Thank God He Met Lizzie – as Poppy2000: Looking for Alibrandi – as Mrs Barton2000: The Monkey's Mask – as Mrs. Norris

Television

1979: Skyways – as Jill Ellis 1980: Water Under the Bridge 1981-1983: Prisoner – as Nurse, as Pauline Carter 1985: Winners – as Elsie Riordan 1987-1992: A Country Practice – as Meg McKenzie, as Trish Lennox 1988: Alterations – as Martha1989: Dearest Enemy – as Alex Taylor1990: Raider of the South Seas – as Elspeth Morrison1990: Come In Spinner – as Barbara Carstairs1992: The Time Game 1992: The [Leaving of Liverpool (TV series)|The Leaving of Liverpool] – Mrs. Hawkins1993: Seven Deadly Sins – as Pride1993: Police Rescue – as Mrs. Glasel 1994: Escape from Jupiter – Beth1994: G.P. – as Daphne Bond 1994: Mary – Older Mary MacKillop1996: Naked: Stories of Men – as Ren 1996: Fire – as Ms. Black 1996-1999: Water Rats – as Moira Randall, as Elaine Johnson 1996-2006: Home and Away – as Katherine Walker, as Mumma Rose 1999: Murder Call – as Rose van Zeller 2000: Marriage Acts – as Miriam Hawkins2000: All Saints – as Helen Upton 2009-2010: Packed to the Rafters – as Linda Brannon