Simone Buchanan

Having attended a drama and dance school along with her brother, the siblings were cast in the 1978 feature film A Good Thing Going.{{cite news|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A387440298/STND?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-STND&xid=afebcb04|title=Aussie TV's dirty little secret|last=Duck|first=Siobhan|date=26 October 2014|work=Herald Sun|access-date=27 April 2024|via=Gale|url-access=subscription}} Buchanan went on to appear in a number of television series, including The Flying Doctors and Sons and Daughters, before she was cast in Hey Dad..!.

Buchanan has appeared in several films, including playing a rape victim in Shame, and as Laura Harris – and eventually Anna Dodwell – in the Australian drama series Pacific Drive.

In 2008, Buchanan played Samantha Fitzgerald, the bipolar-suffering estranged wife of Dan Fitzgerald (Brett Tucker), in the long-running soap opera Neighbours. Originally appearing for three months, from March to June, the character's introduction was considered a success, leading to her return for a second three-month stint from November to February 2009. The character appeared for a four-week guest role in late 2010, to coincide with the 6,000th episode celebrations.{{cite news |url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/confidential/simone-buchanan-sticking-to-her-guns-in-sex-row/story-e6frf96x-1225888214919 |title=Simone Buchanan sticking to her guns in sex row |date=6 July 2010 |work=Herald Sun |accessdate=5 July 2010}}

Buchanan returned to the Neighbours set in 2018 as a director, after the series producer Jason Herbison asked her to do her director's attachment with the show.{{cite web |url=https://cinemaaustralia.com.au/2018/05/24/interview-simone-buchanan/ |title=Interview: Simone Buchanan |last=Eeles |first=Matthew |date=24 May 2018 |publisher=Cinema Australia |accessdate=26 July 2018}} Buchanan also appears in the 2018 horror film Boar, alongside John Jarratt, Ernie Dingo, Steve Bisley and Roger Ward.

Buchanan has been married to Brett Smith since 2008.[http://www.careforkidsbali.com/Simone_NewIdea.htm "My adoption Dream"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090212050101/http://careforkidsbali.com/Simone_NewIdea.htm |date=12 February 2009 }} CareForKidsBali.com (Retrieved: 31 August 2009) She has a son, Tane (born 1998), from a previous relationship.{{cite web |url=http://au.lifestyle.yahoo.com/new-idea/news/magazine/article/-/7252662/meet-simone-buchanan-s-little-miracle/ |title=Meet Simone Buchanan’s Little Miracle |year=2010 |work=New Idea |accessdate=23 May 2010}} In August 2009, it was announced that Buchanan was expecting her second child, due in early 2010. The pregnancy was achieved with IVF treatment.[http://au.lifestyle.yahoo.com/b/new-idea/26844/simone-buchanans-ivf-battle-pregnant-at-41 "Simone Buchanan's IVF battle: Pregnant at 41!"] NewIdea.com.au, 24 August 2009 (Retrieved: 31 August 2009) Buchanan gave birth to a son, Rémy, via caesarean section.

In March 2010, Buchanan supported Sarah Monahan, a co-star on the Hey Dad..! television show, over allegations that fellow star Robert Hughes had engaged in inappropriate sexual behaviour on the set of the show.{{cite news |url=http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/people/hey-dad-star-to-see-police-over-sex-claims-20100326-r31o.html |title=Hey Dad star to see police over sex claims |last=Hornery |first=Andrew |author2=Geesche Jacobson |date=27 March 2010 |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |accessdate=29 March 2010}} Buchanan claimed she had approached the show's producer about the alleged assaults but that he instructed her to keep quiet.{{Cite news |title=Hey Dad! co-star 'threatened' over sex abuse claims |newspaper=The Age |date=26 March 2010 |url=http://www.theage.com.au/national/hey-dad-costar-threatened-over-sex-abuse-claims-20100326-r0bw.html |accessdate=26 March 2010}} She testified at Hughes' 2014 trial that she only heard allegations about his inappropriate behaviour and never saw it for herself.{{cite news |last=Dale |first=Amy |title=Hey Dad! star Simone Buchanan heard allegations about Robert Hughes but never saw anything |url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/hey-dad-star-simone-buchanan-heard-allegations-about-robert-hughes-but-never-saw-anything/story-fni0cx4q-1226853556321 |accessdate=13 March 2014 |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph (Sydney) |date=13 March 2014}}

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