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Heather Mitchell | |
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Born | 1958 (age 65–66) |
Education | National Institute of Dramatic Art (BFA) |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1981–present |
Website | heathermitchell.com.au |
Heather Lee Mitchell AM (born 1958) is an Australian actress, appearing in Australian productions of stage, television and film. She is a graduate of NIDA (National Institute of Dramatic Art). She is best known for her leading role in the 1990s television show Spellbinder.
Early life
Mitchell attended Camden High School in Camden, New South Wales, between 1971 and 1976 and was school captain in her final year. She took the leading role of Judith Bliss in the 1976 school production of Noël Coward's Hay Fever.[citation needed]
Career
Television
Mitchell is, internationally, well known for her performance as Ashka in the Australian/Polish co-productions of Spellbinder (1995), and Spellbinder: Land of the Dragon Lord (1997). The series was a popular children's fantasy program first broadcast in 1995.
Other television series include: the miniseries Bodyline (1984), Land of Hope (1986), Embassy (1992) and A Country Practice. In 1998, she starred in the miniseries drama The Day of the Roses, in which she played a victim of the 1977 Granville rail disaster. She has also appeared in episodes of Five Mile Creek (1984), Rake (2010), Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries (2013), and Ms Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries (2019). In 2021, she played Birdie in The Unusual Suspects.
In 2024 Mitchell was named as part of the cast for the series The Narrow Road to the Deep North.[1] She was also named for Paramount Plus series Fake.[2]
Stage
Mitchell is a foundation director and board member of the Sydney Theatre Company (STC).[3] She first appeared at the STC in 1981 performing scenes of Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part 1 with Andrew Tighe for a workshop.[4] She has since appeared in dozens of productions for several Australian theatre companies and has contributed to Terence Crawford's 2005 book Trade Secrets: Australian Actors and Their Craft.[5][6]
In 2022, Mitchell was announced to play Ruth Bader Ginsburg in the theatre play RBG: Of Many, One.[7] In 2024, Mitchell would again play Ginsburg for the 2024 Black Swan State Theatre Company season.[8] Critics called Mitchell's performance as Ginsburg as a 'tour de force'.[9]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1981 | Hoodwink | Nurse 2 | Feature film |
1985 | I Can't Get Started | Jill | TV film |
1986 | Malcolm | Barmaid | Feature film |
1987 | The Place at the Coast | Margot Ryan | Feature film |
1988 | The Everlasting Secret Family | Wife | Feature film |
1989 | The Water Trolley | TV film | |
1991 | Proof | Mother | Feature film |
1994 | Muriel's Wedding | Bridal manageress #1 | Feature film |
1995 | Bathing Boxes | 1st woman | Short film |
1996 | Children of the Revolution | Mrs. Savage | Feature film |
1997 | Thank God He Met Lizzie | Melanie | Feature film |
1998 | A Little Bit of Soul | Grace Michael | TV film |
2000 | On the Beach | British anchorwoman | TV film |
The Love of Lionel's Life | Det Sgt | TV film | |
2002 | Black and White | Roma Chamberlain | Feature film |
2003 | Travelling Light | Betty Ferris | Feature film |
2004 | The Brush-Off | Fiona Lambert | TV film |
2005 | Hell Has Harbour Views | Anne | TV film |
Da Kath & Kim Code | Heather | TV film | |
2006 | The Society Murders | Sally Honan | TV film |
Irresistible | Rina | Feature film | |
Mohammad Hossain's Intensive Care | Herself – Narrator | Documentary film | |
2007 | Romulus, My Father | Television presenter | Feature film |
Rogue | Elizabeth | Feature film | |
2008 | Three Blind Mice | Kathy | Feature film |
Seize the Day | Valentine | Short film | |
Emerald Falls | Catherine Reid | TV film | |
2009 | A Model Daughter: The Killing of Caroline Byrne | June Dally-Watkins | TV film |
2010 | A Love Story | Julia | Short film |
The Wedding Party | Rose | Feature film | |
Griff the Invisible | Bronwyn | Feature film | |
2011 | The Moment | Narrator (voice) | Short film |
Afterglow | Kate Whitcomb | Short film | |
The Eye of the Storm | June | Feature film | |
Snobs | Mother | TV film | |
Underbelly Files: The Man Who Got Away | Rose McMillan | TV film | |
2012 | The Fort | Joanna | Short film |
Census | Sue | Short film | |
The Red Valentine | The Mother | Short film | |
Sanctuary | Aunty / Nurse | Short film | |
Jack Irish: Bad Debts | Mrs. Vane | TV film | |
2013 | Ravage | Clare | Short film |
The Great Gatsby | Daisy's Mother | Feature film | |
The Fragments | Heather | Short film | |
2014 | Maya the Bee | Thekla the Spider / The Nurse (voice) | Animated feature film |
Love Is Now | Evelyn | Feature film | |
2015 | Drown | Helen | Feature film |
2016 | Unified | Janet Boyce | Short film |
2017 | Lets Get Marriage Equality in Australia | Herself | Short film |
2018 | Riot | Joan / Checkerboard Interviewer | TV film |
Dots | The Lady | Short film | |
Loud Thoughts | Valerie | Short film | |
Pimped | Sophia Hanson | Feature film | |
2019 | Palm Beach | Eva | Feature film |
2021 | Daddy's Perfect Little Girl | Fay Broward | TV film |
2022 | Bosch and Rockit | Wendy | Feature film |
Blaze | Jackie Stevens | Feature film | |
2023 | Jones Family Christmas | Heather Jones | TV film |
2024 | Ricky Stanicky | Leona | Feature film |
TBA† | Wedding of the Year | Eleanor | Pre-production |
† | Not yet released |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1981 | Cop Shop | Michelle Beasley | TV series, 1 episode |
1981 | Ratbags | Various characters | TV series, 1 episode |
1982 | A Country Practice | Peggy | TV series, 2 episodes |
1984 | Five Mile Creek | Jocelyn | TV series, 1 episode |
1984 | Bodyline | Edith Clarke | Miniseries |
1986 | Land of Hope | Helen Davies | Miniseries |
1986 | The Fast Lane | Eileen | TV series, 1 episode |
1989-95 | G.P. | Julia / Bianca Resteghini | TV series, 3 episodes |
1991 | Boys from the Bush | Joyce | TV series, 1 episode |
1992 | Embassy | Gillian | TV series, 1 episode |
1993 | Seven Deadly Sins | TV anthology series, 1 episode | |
A Country Practice | Dr. Simone Fox | TV series, 2 episodes | |
Clowning Around | Sarah Gunner | TV series, season 2 | |
1994 | The Ferals | Crystal | TV series, 1 episode |
Cody: A Family Affair | Inspector Genevieve Simmonds | TV film | |
Cody: The Tipof | Inspector Genevieve Simmonds | TV film | |
Cody: Bad Love | Inspector Genevieve Simmonds | TV film | |
1995 | Spellbinder | Ashka | TV series, 24 episodes |
1996 | Mercury
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