Casting
Dannii Minogue auditioned for the role of Marilyn, but she was given the role of Emma Jackson and Emily Symons was cast instead. Symons made her first screen appearance as Marilyn in 1989. The actress quit Home and Away in 1992 to marry Nick Lipscombe. Three years after separating from Lipscombe, Symons returned to the soap. She stayed for another four years, before announcing her departure in 1999, so she could move to the England to be with her fiance. She filmed her last scenes towards the end of the year. In 2001, Home and Away came to the United Kingdom to film some special episodes to help celebrate the show's return to British screens. Symons re-joined the cast as Marilyn for the London filming. On her return Symons said "When I left Home and Away two years ago I actually asked for my character Marilyn to be killed off. Now I'm glad they didn't."
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