Lynda Gibson

Born

1956-03-21

Died

2004-01-02

Birthplace

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Biography

Lynda Jane Wiseman "Gibbo" Gibson was an Australian comedian and actress. Gibson died at the age of forty-seven on 2 January 2004 following a four-year battle with ovarian cancer. Following her death, the Melbourne International Comedy Festival introduced the "Golden Gibbo Award" in Gibson's honour. In 2007, Gibson was posthumously added to the Victorian Honour Roll of Women.