Sharyn Hodgson

Sharyn Hodgson (born 25 August 1968) is a former Australian actress, best known for playing the role of original character of troubled teenager Carly Morris (later Luccini) in the popular soap opera, Home and Away (1988–91); with subsequent guest appearances reprising the part until 2008.

Not to be confused with Sharon Hodgson.
Sharyn Hodgson
Born (1968-08-25) 25 August 1968[1]
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation
  • Former actress
  • natural therapist
  • child care worker
  • foster parent
Known forHome and Away as Carly Morris

Early life

Hodgson was born in Sydney, New South Wales and began a drama course with Phillip Street Drama School when she was 15. She spent four years studying there on Saturday mornings, which led to work with the Film and Television School appearing in films for students.

Career

After completing her Higher School Certificate, she auditioned for the Seven Network's fledgling soap opera, Home and Away in 1987. She was successfully cast and became one of the original characters to appear in the program, from the pilot episode which initially aired in January 1988. She played Carly Morris, the foster daughter of Pippa and Tom Fletcher, Carly had suffered severe child abuse from her biological father. During her time on the show, Hodgson's troubled character weathered rape, alcoholism, and an array of relationship and family problems, which were all chronicled with a tie-in novel, Sharyn also portrayed Carly's twin sister Samantha Morris. She eventually finds love with Army soldier Ben Lucini portrayed by (Julian McMahon) in 1991, and leaves Summer Bay the same year to begin a family elsewhere.

Following this, Hodgson was one of several Home and Away cast members to star in a stage musical about the soap, which toured the UK in 1991. Julian McMahon, Justine Clarke, Mouche Phillips and Adam Willits also starred.[2]

Since her initial on-screen departure, Hodgson has made numerous brief returns to Home and Away to visit her foster family or attend important events in the bay. Hodgson was last seen on-screen as Carly in 2008. She returned briefly along with Adam Willits (Steven Matheson) and Debra Lawrance (Pippa Ross) for the departure of one of the soap's original character's, her foster sister Sally Fletcher (Kate Ritchie)

Prior to Home and Away, she had a guest role on popular soap A Country Practice in 1987 and in between her returning stints in Home and Away, Hodgson has appeared in episodes of Blue Heelers, Police Rescue (1995), Wildside (1998) and Big Sky playing Jodie Turner (1997–99).

Personal life

Hodgson decided to quit acting to become a mother. She works as a natural therapist and childcare worker, having fostered children of her own.[3]

References
  1. Hayward, Anthony (1991). The Guinness Who's Who of Soap Operas. Gullane Children's Books. p. 140. ISBN 9780851129662.
  2. Lee Lewis, Jacqueline (10 June 1991). "Antennae". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 10 January 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Home and Away flashback! The original cast reunited". Woman's Day. 10 May 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
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