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Formally known as Amanda Newman-Phillips she then married her Home and Away Co Star Greg Benson and went on to have 2 children Dylan and Imogen. Then followed appearances in various TV Series including A Place to Call Home and 13 Episodes of Foxtel and Netflix Deadly Woman.
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Amanda Newman-Phillips (now known as Amanda Benson) played the recurring role of Narelle Smart from March to October 1988. At the time, producers hoped she might be Home and Away's answer to Kylie Minogue. If you're reading this now and asking "Who?", you've got your answer. Amanda only appeared on Home and Away for six months and never made it to ...
Amanda Newman-Phillips was born in Parramatta, New South Wales. She studied acting at The Ensemble Studios with Hayes Gordon and graduated in 1987. She appeared in a few TV series before Home and Away but H&A was her biggest TV role to date.
She played the recurring role of Narelle Smart in 1988, first appearing in episode 50. She was last seen in Episode 188, when Narelle moved away in the hope of finding a man. In 2016, she made a brief return to Summer Bay, playing a different guest character.
Amanda had a family with husband Greg Benson. She continues to act, appearing most recently in A Place to Call Home and Deadly Woman. She also runs a drama school. She has begun to appear in more TV productions in recent years. In 2019, her son Dylan made a guest appearance on Home and Away
Narelle Smart is a fictional character from the Australian Channel Seven soap opera Home and Away, played by Amanda Newman-Phillips. Narelle debuted on-screen during the episode airing on 25 March 1988, but left the show just over six months later.
Apr 17, 2008 · Narelle (Amanda Newman-Phillips) auditions for Frank (Alex Papps) and Bobby (Nicolle Dickson) in this early "Home and Away" episode.
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Formally known as Amanda Newman-Phillips she then married her Home and Away Co Star Greg Benson and went on to have 2 children Dylan and Imogen. Then followed appearances in various TV Series including A Place to Call Home and 13 Episodes of Foxtel and Netflix Deadly Woman.
Apr 24, 2017 · It wasn’t exactly love at first sight when actors Greg Benson and Amanda Newman-phillips met on set in 1988, in the earliest days of Home And Away. ‘I couldn’t stand him,’ says Amanda, 51, who played ditzy blonde Narelle Smart.
Narelle Smart, played by Amanda Newman-Phillips, debuted on-screen during the episode airing on 25 March 1988. Newman-Phillip's role garnered her recognition as one of the most famous soap stars in the United Kingdom and she was tipped by her agent to replace Kylie Minogue of Neighbours as the "number one" soap star.
