Lisa McCune (born 19 February 1971) is an Australian actress. She is best known for her roles as Senior Constable Maggie Doyle in Blue Heelers and Lieutenant Kate McGregor in Sea Patrol.
The four-time Gold Logie award winner has acted in many musicals. She appeared in Cabaret, Urinetown, and The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, playing the roles of Sally Bowels, Hope Cladwell, and Olive Ostrovsky.
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| Name: | Lisa McCune |
| Born: | 19 February 1971 (age 53 years) |
| Place of birth: | Sydney, New South Wales |
| Nationality: | Australia |
| Education: | Music Theatre |
| Occupation: | Actress |
| Years active: | 1986−date |
| Known for: | Blue Heelers as Maggie Doyle |
| Spouse: | Tim Disney (m. 2000; div.) |
| Children: | Remy Elise Disney, Oliver Timothy Disney, Archer James Disney |
Early career
Lisa McCune was born on 19 February 1971 in Sydney, New South Wales and grew up in Perth, Australia. She had her first on-stage performance as a teenager of 15. She played Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz at the Limelight Theatre in Wanneroo, Western Australia.
McCune discovered that her grandfather, Colin Bloomer, was a World War II veteran.
Education
McCune attended Carine Senior High School and graduated from Greenwood Senior High School. She had classical singing and musical theatre courses at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA). She holds a BA in Music Theatre.
What roles have Lisa McCune portrayed?
After graduating, McCune had an agent, Robyn Gardiner Management (RGM Associates). In 1991, she entered a twelve-month contract with Coles Supermarkets for print and TV advertisements.
McCune performed in a statewide tour of Victorian high schools in the educational John Romeril play Working Out. She appeared in the chorus for a Sydney musical version of Great Expectations.
She played the starring role of Sister Mary Leo, an aspiring ballerina postulant in the sequel to the Dan Goggin musical Nunsense.
McCune portrayed Cheryl Rand in the satirical horror movie Body Melt (1993). She has sung in bands, including George Kapiniaris’ Flares and Choice. She played Lynette in the 1991 TV series Turn it Up.
In 1993, McCune landed the lead part of Allie Carter in the pilot of Newlyweds. She rose to prominence in September, portraying Constable Maggie Doyle in Blue Heelers. She bagged the Gold Logie Award for Most Popular Television Personality (four times).
In 1996, McCune appeared in a film, The Inner Sanctuary, alongside Brett Climo. The following year, she performed in the Melbourne Theatre Company’s A Little Night Music as Anne.
In 1998, McCune played the role of Cinderella in Into the Woods and appeared in two seasons of Love Letters. She played the lead role of Mary Abacus in the miniseries adaptation of Bryce Courtenay’s The Potato Factory in 1999. She received an AFI award nomination for Best Actress in a TV Drama.
In July 1999, McCune starred alongside John Wood in the production She Loves Me. She played the iconic role of Maria von Trapp in a stage production of The Sound of Music. She shared the stage with a talented cast, including John Waters, Bert Newton, Nikki Webster, Rachel Marley, and later Rob Guest.
In 2001, a portrait of McCune by Shaun Clark entered the prestigious Archibald Prize. The following year, she made a notable return to television with a significant role in the series Marshall Law.
In 2004, McCune returned to television, reprising her role as the advertising face of Coles Supermarkets. She hosted two shows on the Seven Network: The World Around Us and Forensic Investigators.
She appeared as the love interest opposite Matt Day in the ABC telemovie Hell Has Harbour Views.
In September 2005, McCune played Dr. Liz Gibson in the TV series MDA. She narrated the second season of Forensic Investigators. She also appeared in the Australian film Little Fish.
In 2006, she played the role of Annabel in the TV series Tripping Over. She has had a successful career in musical theater, starring in various productions across Australia.
Her notable roles include Sally Bowles in Cabaret, Hope Cladwell in Urinetown, and Olive Ostrovsky in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.
McCune played the role of Lieutenant Kate McGregor in the Nine Network drama series Sea Patrol from 2007 to 2011. She played the role of Sarah Brown in the stage production of Guys and Dolls in Melbourne and Sydney from 2008 to 2009.
In 2010, McCune played the role of Jean in the Melbourne Theatre Company’s production of Dead Man’s Cell Phone by Sarah Ruhl. She also made a guest appearance on the TV show Top Gear Australia.
She appeared as Lucy Marx alongside Richard Roxburgh in an episode of the TV series Rake in November 2010.
McCune played Dr. Sam Stewart in the Australian TV series Reef Doctors (2013). She starred as Anna Leonowens in Opera Australia’s production of The King and I (2014), an iconic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical.
In 2015, McCune collaborated with Lee Kernaghan on the duet The Unbearable Price of War for his album Spirit of the Anzacs. She also embarked on a concert tour, From Broadway to La Scala, alongside David Hobson, Teddy Tahu Rhodes, and Greta Bradman.
In 2018, McCune starred in the Network Ten comedy series How to Stay Married alongside Peter Helliar. She appeared in the play 33 Variations at Melbourne’s Comedy Theatre in 2019.
McCune played Gertrude in Bell Shakespeare’s production of Hamlet in 2020. She performed at the Sydney Opera House, Canberra Theatre Centre, and Arts Centre Melbourne.
In 2022, Lisa played Elizabeth Laine in Girl from the North Country, performing at the Sydney Festival, Adelaide, and Melbourne. In 2024, she appeared in the ABC kids show Planet Lulin.
Personal life
Lisa McCune married Tim Disney, a film technician, on 18 February 2000. They share three children – daughter Remy Elise Disney, son Oliver Timothy Disney, son Archer James Disney, born in 2001, 2003, and 2005. She met him when her ex-husband was a props handler on the set of Blue Heelers.
McCune and her ex-husband are separated but continue to co-parent their children and live together in Melbourne. In a 2021 interview with Australian Women’s Weekly, she revealed she was happily single.
