DR SUSAN RICHARDS played by JUDY LYNNE

Dr Susan Richards was a total professional, even if some of her colleagues thought her too thorough, spending too much time with her patients. Susan was not lucky in love, an infatuation with Dr Tony Garcia led nowhere, and flirtations with other doctors such as Ben Fielding and Brett Sterling ultimately came to nothing.

Susan discovered she had a half sister, Erica Hoffman, who later married Dr Raymond Shaw.

Judy Lynne was born in America and majored in drama, and radio and television production at North Western University in Chicago. She was trained in ballet and choreography, starring on the New York stage, before moving to Australia and becoming a weather girl for Channel 9.

While playing Susan Richards, she worked as a reporter and assistant producer on Channel 9's Weekend Magazine, then became assistant producer on the evening news programme. She also studied astrology and wrote a weekly horoscope column for TV Week.

Judy also competed in the Great Tiger Moth Air Race and set up the hot air ballon company, Balloon Aloft.