Coral Drouyn
Coral Drouyn née O'Neil, (born in Doncaster, England in 1944), also billed as Coral Kelly, is an English Australian actress, singer and screenwriter/story editor best known for her work in television, including Prisoner, Neighbours, Blue Heelers, Pacific Drive and Home and Away.
Coral Drouyn | |
|---|---|
| Born | Coral O'Neil 1944 (age 77–78) Doncaster, England |
| Other names | Coral O'Kelly |
| Occupation | Actress, singer, screenwriter |
Biography
Drouyn emigrated to Australia in the 1960s, and worked as a singer, whilst writing material for theatre restaurants. During her acting career, when she was billed as Coral Kelly, she appeared in the ill-fated soap opera Arcade as health studio receptionist Consuela McPhee.
Retiring from acting, Drouyn began writing for television, working as a scriptwriter for Grundy Productions series such as The Restless Years, Prisoner and Neighbours. During her time on Prisoner, Drouyn worked her way up from freelance writer to in-house story editor, creating characters and stories before leaving the series prior to its 600th episode.
Drouyn subsequently was involved in the creation of serial Pacific Drive before performing story editor duties on Blue Heelers and Home and Away.
Her book 'Big Screen, Small Screen', detailing the craft skills involved in screen-writing, was published in 1994.
Drouyn now works as a theatre critic.[1]
Select credits
| Title | Year | Work |
| Neighbours (TV series) | 1985 | Written by episode #1.62 |
| Prisoner (also known as Prisoner Cell Block H) | 1980-1985 | Storyline 196 episodes, Story Editor 138 episodes, Written by 63 episodes |
| The Local Rag (TV movie) | 1986 | Written by |
| The Gerry Connelly Show | 1988 | Written by |
| Pacific Drive (TV series) | 1996-1997 | 388 episodes |
| Chuck Finn (TV series) | 1999 | Written by - episode Visitor from the Outer Weft |
| Change of Heart | 1999 | Written by |
| Blue Heelers (TV series) | 2000 | Written by - 2 episodes |
| Wild Kat (TV series) | 2001 | Written by - 2 episodes |
| Home and Away: Hearts Divided (video) | 2003 | Written by |
| Home and Away (TV series) | 2002-2004, 1995 | Written by - 8 episodes |
| Parallax (TV series) | 2004 | Written by - episode Seek an dYou Shall Find |
| Streetsmartz | 2005-2006 | Written by 9 episodes |
| Stormworld (TV series) | 2009 | Written by 3 episodes |
References
- "Coral Drouyn Interview". Back to the Bay. 6 December 2007. Archived from the original on 7 April 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
- "Neighbours : Interviews > Coral Drouyn". The Perfect Blend. 6 March 2004. Archived from the original on 21 March 2005. Retrieved 7 April 2016.