Roxanne Miller
Roxanne (Roxy) is Blake's half sister. Her father, Les
Bagley, was briefly married to her mother, Carol Bagley, over 20 years
ago. Les didn't enjoy being tied down, and split soon after Roxy's birth.
Carol couldn't cope with being a single mum, and gave her baby daughter
up for adoption before returning to her family in the UK.
Roxy was adopted by a loving couple in their mid-30s, Pauline and David
Miller. They lavished attention on their new daughter, and she has grown
into an attractive, well-balanced woman, with a feisty independent nature
and a strong artistic streak. Her hobbies are varied - jogging, sketching,
reading copiously, but her passion is sculpture. She can turn a lump
of clay into a work of art, or cast a piece of plaster into a lifelike
form. She works at a city cafe as a waitress, not only to pay the bills,
but because she likes the offbeat style and clientele. She attends art
classes in the evening, and is collecting life experiences for the novel
she'll get around to writing one day.
Roxy always knew she was adopted, and when she was 18, her natural curiosity
became too much, and she moved to Adelaide to 'The City', where she
began the search for her natural parents. Her mother proved untraceable,
having returned to the UK, but she managed to track down details of
her father, Les. But Les put a stop on any contact with his daughter,
and Roxy was so hurt, she hasn't pursued the matter any further. She
managed to convince herself she doesn't need to know Les; she has wonderful
parents already.
She's become so enamoured of her lifestyle in the city though that she's
not in any hurry to return to Adelaide, but she keeps up regular contact
with Pauline and David.
She moved to the Bay to the Stewarts', and taught at Summer Bay High.
She fell in love with Luke, and later James, who were both teachers,
and also Rob, a handyman, but all relationships failed. She was diagnosed
with breast cancer and later left for Greece.
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LISA LACKEY
"The worst job I ever had was being a checkout girl.
I couldn't handle it at all. I was only there for about a day before I
had had enough," explains Lisa.
On leaving home at the age of 17, Lisa Lackey was taken by a modelling
agency, where she was given the name 'Slackey'. I was supposed to call
in every day, but I never did, so they nicknamed me Slackey," she
laughs.
Lisa's career in modelling continued, with a longing to appear in television
as well as magazines. "I took acting lessons for a few years between
modelling and whenever I had the money," she explains, "I then
went for an audition for Home and Away and I got the part. But
at the same time, I was due to go to Germany and Japan on modelling assignments."
Lisa chose Home and Away and within two days of signing the contract,
she moved to Sydney - leaving her cats, boyfriend and friends behind.
The first day on the Home and Away set was a nerve-wracking experience
for Lisa. She had long since put all that behind her and her character.
Roxanne had fast become one of Summer Bay's main characters.
After Home and Away, Lisa appreared in a telemovie,
Cody: Falling From Grace in 1996.
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