# Lynda Gibson

Lynda Jane Wiseman "Gibbo" Gibson (21 March 1956 – 2 January 2004) was an Australian comedian and actress.

## Early life and education

Lynda Jane Wiseman Gibson was born on 21 March 1956.
After being trained at the Nimrod in Sydney, Gibson relocated to Albury–Wodonga to join the Murray River Performing Group in 1981. Gibson relocated to Melbourne four years later and became active in local theatre, stand-up comedy, and cabaret.

## Career
### Live performance

In 1993, Gibson appeared alongside Sue Ingleton and Denise Scott in a stand-up comedy show called Women Stand Up!.
In 2001, Gibson appeared in a one-woman show at the Melbourne Fringe Festival called Lynda, It's Not Nasty, centred around her battle with ovarian cancer, and in 2003 appeared alongside Judith Lucy and Denise Scott at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival in Comedy Is Still Not Pretty.
She was known as "Gibbo".

### TV

During the 1990s, Gibson appeared in a number of television programs. Most notably, she played Matron Conniving-Bitch in all 26 episodes of interactive spoof soap opera Let the Blood Run Free (1990-1994), which had been adapted from comedy collective The Blood Group's live stage version.
Other television shows Gibson appeared in include The Big Gig, Good News Week, Li'l Elvis and the Truckstoppers and Blue Heelers. Gibson also had a recurring role as Trish in the final series of Frontline. Gibson also appeared as Evonne—one of Darryl Kerrigan's neighbours in 1997 film The Castle.

## Death, posthumous recognition, and legacy

Gibson died at the age of 47 on 2 January 2004 following a four-year battle with ovarian cancer.
Following her death, the Melbourne International Comedy Festival introduced the Golden Gibbo Award in Gibson's honour.
In 2007, Gibson was posthumously added to the Victorian Honour Roll of Women.

## Acting credits
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1987 | Bachelor Girl | Receptionist | TV movie |
| 1988 | Georgia | Policewoman 2 | Feature film |
| 1990 | Jigsaw | Monique | Feature film |
| 1994 | Lucky Break | Library Clerk Carol | Feature film |
| 1995 | Gorgeous | Additional characters (voice) | Animated short film |
| 1997 | The Castle | Evonne | Feature film |
| 1997 | Skud | Renee | Short film |
| 2000 | Arctic Adventure | Kardia (voice) | Animated short film |
| 2002 | Guru Wayne | TV Audience Woman | Feature film |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1986 | Trapp, Winkle and Box | Rosie Winkle | TV series, 6 episodes |
| 1986 | The Fast Lane | Magda | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1989 | The Great TV Game Show | Impro Team | TV series, 16 episodes |
| 1989–91 | The Big Gig | Various roles | TV series |
| 1989 | Grim Pickings | Theresa Sullivan | Miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 1990–1993 | Let the Blood Run Free | Matron Conniving-Bitch | TV series, 26 episodes |
| 1990; 1995 | Neighbours | Marjory Beer / Dawn | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1994 | Wedlocked | Deidre | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1995; 1997 | Frontline | Trish | TV series, 8 episodes |
| 1996–98 | Good News Week | Team Captain | TV series, 6 episodes |
| 1997–98 | Li'l Elvis and the Truckstoppers | Grace Jones (voice) | Animated TV series, 26 episodes |
| 1998 | House Gang | Julie | TV series, 5 episodes |
| 1999 | Pig's Breakfast | Di Bailey | TV series |
| 2000 | One Size Fits All | Self / various | TV series, 13 episodes |
| 2002 | The Secret Life of Us | Leonie | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1994; 2001; 2003 | Blue Heelers | Jan Parker / Peg Quinn / Kath Riordan | TV series, 4 episodes |
| 2003 | Kath and Kim | Health Spa Patient | TV series, 1 episode |

### Stage

| Year | Title | Role | Venue |
| | The Natural Normans | Male sleazebag singer | Cabaret show at Edinburgh Festival |
| 1981 | Cocktail Clowns | | Albury-Wodonga, South Albury with Murray River Performing Group |
| 1981 | School for Clowns | Pimple | Orange, Albury-Wodonga with Murray River Performing Group |
| 1981 | Crystal Dewdrops | Natasha P. Navoshka | Albury with Murray River Performing Group |
| 1981 | The Smith Family | | Albury-Wodonga with Murray River Performing Group |
| 1986 | Cake - An Acland St Comedy | | Theatre Works, Melbourne |
| 1987 | Royboys | Gail Noble / Policewoman 2 | Studio Theatre, Melbourne with Playbox Theatre Company |
| 1988 | The Natural Normans | | Anthill Theatre, Melbourne for Spoleto Fringe Festival (also writer) |
| 1991; 1993 | Let the Blood Run Free | | Universal Theatre, Melbourne, Panorama Mezzanine, Melbourne |
| 1991 | Love Me Tender | | La Mama, Melbourne |
| 1992 | Hymie / The Death of Minnie | | Theatre Works, Melbourne |
| 1993 | A Night of Infectious Laughter | Comedian | Melbourne Athenaeum |
| 1993 | Women Stand Up! | Comedian | Players Comedy Club at Canberra Theatre Centre for The Comedy Summit |
| 1993; 1994 | Toothless Conniving Bitches | Comedian | Le Joke, Collingwood, Warehouse Theatre, Adelaide for Adelaide Fringe Festival |
| 1994 | Close Shave | Comedian | Comedy Cafe, Collingwood for Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Watershed Theatre, Auckland (also writer) |
| 1994 | Comedy Festival Charity Gala | Comedian | Melbourne Athenaeum |
| 1996 | From Dragges to Riches | | Gerard Theatre for Adelaide Fringe Festival, Melbourne Town Hall for Melbourne International Comedy Festival |
| 1996 | Easy to Say | Liz | La Mama, Melbourne |
| 1996 | A Night of Infectious Laughter | Compere | Melbourne Athenaeum |
| 1997 | Away | | Victorian regional tour with MTC |
| 1997 | Happy Birthday Jesus | Comedian | Trades Hall, Melbourne (also devisor) |
| 1998 | She'll Be Right | Comedian (one-woman show) | Melbourne Town Hall for Melbourne International Comedy Festival (also writer) |
| 2000; 2003 | Comedy is Not Pretty | Comedian | Synagogue Place for Adelaide Fringe Festival, Sydney Opera House with STC |
| 2001 | Lynda, It's Not Nasty | Comedian (one-woman show) | Arts House Meat Market for Melbourne Fringe Festival for Melbourne Fringe Festival (also playwright) |
| 2001 | This Way Up | | Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne with Playbox Theatre Company |
| 2003 | Comedy is Still Not Pretty | Comedian | Melbourne Town Hall for Melbourne International Comedy Festival |