Lyn Collingwood (born 6 September 1936, Sydney) is an Australian actress. Collingwood was cast as comic character Colleen Smart, (later Stewart) on Home and Away and was a recurring original character in 1988 to 1989, and returned in 1997 for a guest appearance and then returned in 1999 as a regular character until retiring in May 2012 after playing the role of Colleen for 13 years. Lyn made a brief return to the series on 27 November 2012.