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Lyn James (13 November 1929 – 31 May 2017), credited also as Marilyn James, was a Welsh-born actress of stage and screen and director, who became known for her career in England and later Australia, particularly as receptionist Helen Gordon in television soap opera '' The Young Doctors''


Biography

She was born Margaret James, the daughter of theatre actor and producer Jack James and granddaughter of photographer Levi Ladd. and grew up in Rhondda in South Wales. After graduating from RADA, James made her professional debut as an actress in 1949, appearing in numerous plays and TV serials in England for the BBC. After meeting her husband they emigrated to Australia in 1965, and, credited now as "Lyn James", appeared in numerous Crawford Productions series, before she became best known internationally for her role as doctors secretary Helen Gordon in the Australian television soap opera ''The Young Doctors''. She appeared in the series from its inception in 1976, until it ended in 1983, one of only a few actors to appear for the duration of the series.


Filmography

TELEVISION


Personal life

James was married to the New Zealand producer Eric Tayler, a fellow RADA graduate, and they had two children, one of whom is the Australia actress
Sally Tayler Sally Tayler (born c. 1961), is an Australian actress known for several ongoing roles in Australian soap operas. Biography She played the key role of Dr. Vicki Daniels in ''The Young Doctors'' in 1982–83. After that series ended she starred ...
, who also appeared with her in '' The Young Doctors''. James final screen appearance was in 2002 and she died in
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, aged 87, on 31 May 2017.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:James, Lyn 1929 births 2017 deaths Australian soap opera actresses Welsh soap opera actresses Welsh emigrants to Australia Alumni of RADA People from Rhondda