Caroline Gillmer

Caroline Gillmer (born 1955) is an Australian actress, best known for her roles in various television series, such as Prisoner as Helen Smart and Neighbours as Cheryl Stark.

Caroline appeared as Neighbours regular character and fan favourite Cheryl Stark from 1993 to 1996 before being killed off.

Cheryl has subsequently appeared in a flashback scene as part of Helen Daniel’s death episodes in 1998 and last featured in a 2014 episode to celebrate the Kennedy family’s 20th Anniversary on Ramsay Street.

A cast photo from the mid 90’s featuring Cheryl was shown on screen as part of the ‘final ever’ episode end credits of the series in 2022.

During her time off sick from Neighbours in 1995, Gillmer was temporarily replaced by fellow ex-Prisoner cast member Colette Mann who played Doreen Burns, and who later played Sheila Canning.