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Ginette McDonald

Actress, Producer, Director

 Ginette McDonald

 Ginette McDonald
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Ginette McDonald

Although Ginette McDonald's career is most associated with the gormless, vowel-mangling girl-from-the-suburbs: Lyn of Tawa, she is a woman of many parts. Alongside an extensive acting and presenting career, her work as producer and director spans three decades, and includes Shark in the ParkGliding On, and kidult series The Fire-Raiser.

No matter how much recognition McDonald gets as a producer, it is those brief sporadic performances as Lyn of Tawa that people remember her for. 
 
 

Screenography

Screenography
 Role/s
 Separation City

Separation City

Actor

2009

 Doves of War

Doves of War

Actor

2006

 Doves of War - Episode One

Doves of War - Episode One

Actor

2006

 Who Laughs Last

Who Laughs Last

Interviewee

2006

 P.A. for a Day

P.A. for a Day

Presenter

2001

 Ground Force

Ground Force

Presenter
Writer

1998 - 2003

 Dunnies Down Under

Dunnies Down Under

Writer
Presenter

1998

 Trick or Treatment

Trick or Treatment

Presenter

1998

 Nga Wahine

Nga Wahine

Producer
Script Editor

1997

 Kiwiana

Kiwiana

Subject

1996

 Dead Certs

Dead Certs

Actor

1995

 Face Value - Her New Life

Face Value - Her New Life

Producer
Actor

1995

 Lyn of Tawa - In Search of the Great New Zealand Male

Lyn of Tawa - In Search of the Great New Zealand Male

Actor

1994

 Joyful and Triumphant

Joyful and Triumphant

Producer

1993

 Visual Symphonies

Visual Symphonies

Producer
Presenter

1991

 Shark in the Park

Shark in the Park

Director

1990 - 1992

 Space Knights

Space Knights

Actor

1989

 The Champion

The Champion

Producer

1989

 Bert and Maisy

Bert and Maisy

Director

1988

 Peppermint Twist

Peppermint Twist

Creator
Producer

1987

 Peppermint Twist - Let's Limbo Some More

Peppermint Twist - Let's Limbo Some More

Producer
Creator

1987

 Crimewatch

Crimewatch

Director

1987 - 1995

 Open House

Open House

Director

1986

 The Fire-Raiser

The Fire-Raiser

Producer

1986

 Country GP

Country GP

Director

1984

 Rabbiter's Rest

Rabbiter's Rest

Director

1984 - 1985

 Pioneer Women

Pioneer Women

Director
Actor

1983

 Gliding On

Gliding On

Producer
Director

1981 - 1985

 The Lyn of Tawa Special

The Lyn of Tawa Special

Actor

1980

 It's Your Child

It's Your Child

Actor

1979

 Glide Time

Glide Time

Actor

1978

 Close to Home

Close to Home

Director
Actor

1975 - 1983

 Ready to Roll

Ready to Roll

Director

1975 - 1990

 Pukemanu

Pukemanu

Actor

1971 - 1972

 Pukemanu - Pukemanu Welcomes You

Pukemanu - Pukemanu Welcomes You

Actor

1971

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 Fires, nymphomaniacs and Lyn of Tawa

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