Please read the following table in HTML format from a webpage and then answer the question in detail according to the table. Each table cell is defined by a <td> and a </td> tag. Each table row starts with a <tr> and ends with a </tr> tag. 'rowspan=m' and 'colspan=n' represents a cell spaning over 'm' rows and 'n' columns.

Webpage title:
Debra Lawrance
Table title:
Television
Table:
<table id='hittask' contenteditable='False'>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Television show </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Years played </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Character </th></tr>
<tr> <td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > The Sullivans </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1976 </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Prue Waterman </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Cop Shop </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1978 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Glenview High </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1978 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Jane </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Ride on Stranger </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1979 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Jenny </td></tr>
<tr> <td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Skyways </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1979 </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Sheila Turner </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > The Last Outlaw </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1980 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Maggie Kelly </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Holiday Island </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1981 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Michelle Costello </td></tr>
<tr> <td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Bellamy </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1981 </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Lisa </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Prisoner </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1981 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Trainee Officer Sally Dean </td></tr>
<tr> <td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > A Country Practice </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1982 </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Kerry Burgess </td></tr>
<tr> <td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Sons and Daughters </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1983–1984 </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Lisa Cook </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Prisoner </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1984–1985 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Daphne Graham </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > The Fast Lane </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1986 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Pat </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > What's the Difference </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1986 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Angela Burke </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Home and Away </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1990–1998 (main) 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005–2009 (guest) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Pippa Fletcher </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Blue Heelers </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1999–2004 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Reverend Grace Curtis </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Satisfaction </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2008 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Margaret </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Please Like Me </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2013–2016 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Rose </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Wentworth </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2016 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Faith Proctor </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Neighbours </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2018–2019 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Liz Conway </td></tr>
</table>
Question:
What role did Debra Lawrance play for the longest time?
Answer:
Debra Lawrance played the role of Pippa Fletcher in Home and Away for the longest time, playing the role in 17 different years: 1990 through 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, and 2005 through 2009.