Lyn Scully is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Neighbours, played by Janet Andrewartha.

The character made her first screen appearance during the episode broadcast on 20 October 1999, along with her family and remained a prominent feature within the show until late 2006.

A year prior to her casting, she told her agent that she wanted an acting job that would keep her working in Melbourne.

[3] Commenting that in her early days Lyn was a suburban earth mother who ran a home, a hairdressing salon and helped husband Joe out with his business.

[3] Then stating that she turned into a woman determined to seek revenge after being hurt by her former lover Paul Robinson (Stefan Dennis).

[10] In March 2010, Andrewartha told Channel Five's Holy Soap website that she would be staying with the show for another year as a series regular.

[12] Of her decision to leave, Andrewartha said "I originally came back in a guest role and ended up staying for nearly two years, so the extra time has been a bonus.

[16] Andrewartha made a guest appearance from 15 November 2017, as Lyn returns to Erinsborough to reveal that she is Steph's mystery investor in the Wellness Centre.

Upon learning that Paul is engaged, Lyn decides to warn his fiancée Terese Willis (Rebekah Elmaloglou) not to marry him.

[19] Following Andrewartha's death in July 2024, executive producer Jason Herbison revealed in a 10 News First interview that he had planned for Lyn to make another return to the series, and intended to pay tribute to the character in the future.

Joe goes to Bendigo to care for his injured brother and father and Lyn sets up a book club with Susan and Liljana Bishop (Marcella Russo).

Tom Scully (Andrew Larkins) arrives in town and Lyn becomes jealous of his growing relationship with Susan.

Lyn receives attention from Bobby Hoyland (Andrew McFarlane), but she discovers that he is also dating Susan and Janelle.

Paul discovers that he is being sued for copyright infringement after he invests in a product Steph designed and he passes the blame onto Lyn.

Two years later, Lyn returns to Erinsborough to visit Steph and admits that she is blackmailing Paul over his affair with Kirsten Gannon (Nikola Dubois).

Lyn accidentally gives the Deb Ball attendees food poisoning and she is fined $2000 and Harold's Store is closed temporarily.

Almost five years later, Lyn returns to Erinsborough after receiving a phone call from Sonya Rebecchi (Eve Morey), who believes Steph needs more people on her side to fight the adoption of her son Charlie.

Lyn admits to Susan that she struggles with an empty house, as Oscar spends most of his time on the farm with Joe.

Lyn tries to fix her mistake by keeping Charlie from finding out about Steph, but Jimmy Williams (Darcy Tadich) accidentally tells him.

After talking to Steph to try to understand her illness, Charlie decides not to tell Max he has seen her, and Lyn takes him home.

Lyn explains that she sold her café in Bendigo to allow her to invest, and argues with Steph that the centre has potential to make a big profit if they change it to a health retreat.

During another visit, Lyn breaks down in tears and explains to Amy Williams (Zoe Cramond) that Oscar wants to live with Joe and she does not know what to do with herself.

Jackie Brygel of the Herald Sun praised the character for putting up with Joe, writing "You've just got to love and admire a woman like Lyn Scully.

After all, this is a person who manages to put up with being married to a completely insensitive fellow by the name of Joe, a bloke who could easily take out the prize for Most Tactless Man on a Prime-Time Soapie.

Instead, she's determined to bring Charlie's Bar – and consequently Rebecca – to its knees by using underhand methods to steal its customers.

"[24] In 2010 to celebrate Neighbours' 25th anniversary Sky, a British satellite broadcasting company profiled 25 characters of which they believed were the most memorable in the series history.

She appears to have completely forgotten about poor Oscar as well, not to mention having turned into even more of a deranged harpy than she was the first time round.

[27] He branded her a "long-suffering stalwart who reached the end of her tether with Ramsay Street melodrama" and said he could not blame her for packing her bags and leaving.

[27] He explained "In just a few ludicrously eventful months she has been blackmailed by her former lover Paul Robinson, sobbed in court as her drunk- driver daughter Steph was jailed for killing Ringo – and lost her home when it went up in flames.

Journalist Adam Beresford described Lyn as having transformed from "matriarch of the lively Scully clan" to a more fun incarnation of the character after Paul jilted her.