Linda Cropper
Linda Cropper is an Australian actress. She played Dame Nellie Melba in the 1987 television series Melba, becoming more widely known for her role as Geraldine Proudman in the TV series Offspring. She has featured in many other TV series and also has several film credits. In 2025 she plays a lead role as Lyn in the a dark comedy Birthright.
Career
Television
Cropper played Nellie Melba in the 1987 television series Melba.Other television credits include roles in ABC miniseries Palace of Dreams, Edens Lost, Ring of Scorpio, Bordertown, Wildside, Water Rats, All Saints, White Collar Blue, and The Pacific. She had a recurring role as Xhalax Sun during the third season of the Australian-American science fiction series Farscape.
In 2024 she played Rose de Vigny over eight episodes in the mystery drama series High Country.
Film
Cropper's film credits include Teesh and Trude, Little Fish and Fool's Gold.She plays a lead role as Lyn in Australian filmmaker Zoe Pepper's feature film directorial debut, a dark satirical comedy called Birthright, which premiered at Tribeca Film Festival in New York City in June 2025.
Theatre
Cropper's many theatre credits include Simon Phillip's co-production of Poor Boy for the Melbourne Theatre Company and Sydney Theatre Company, and the role of Lady Macbeth in Bell Shakespeare's Macbeth. Other credits with Bell Shakespeare include Romeo and Juliet, Twelfth Night, As You Like It and Hamlet. Sydney Theatre Company credits include Arcadia, A Month in the Country, Top Girls, and Great Expectations. She played the solo role Melbourne Theatre Company's production of The Architect by Aidan Fennessy in 2018.Accolades
In 1989 Cropper was nominated for an AFI Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini Series, for Edens Lost.In 2010, she was nominated for an AFI Award for Best Guest or Supporting Actress in a Television Drama for her performance in Satisfaction.
She won the Green Room Award in 2019 for her 2018 performance in The Architect.