Radha Mitchell
| Radha Mitchell | |
|---|---|
 Mitchell at the AACTA Awards in Sydney, Australia, January 2012 | |
| Born |
Radha Rani Amber Indigo Ananda Mitchell November 12, 1973 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1988–present |
Radha Rani Amber Indigo Ananda Mitchell (born 12 November 1973) is an Australian actress. She started her career acting in various Australian TV series and movies, and later appeared in Hollywood films such as Pitch Black, Phone Booth, Finding Neverland, Man on Fire, Melinda and Melinda, Silent Hill, and The Crazies.
Early life
Mitchell was born in Melbourne. Her mother is a model-turned-fashion-designer and her father is a filmmaker; the couple divorced when she was young.[1][2] Her first name 'Radha' comes from the Hindu goddess of the same name. The other parts of her name coming from Indian origin are Rani (रानी - queen) and Ananda (आनन्द - joy). She credits her name as being 'a creative byproduct' of her mother's experiences exploring spirituality in India during the 1970s.[3] She attended St Michael's Grammar School in St.Kilda and graduated in 1992.
Career
Mitchell began her career starring on ABC TV's Sugar and Spice in 1988.[4] She played a guest role in Neighbours in 1994, and later returned to play the regular role of Catherine O'Brien from 1996 to 1997.[5]
In 1997 she starred in two films, High Art and Everything Put Together, both Independent Spirit Award winners. Other films—including Pitch Black opposite Vin Diesel, Phone Booth opposite Colin Farrell, and Man on Fire opposite Denzel Washington—soon followed.
Mitchell gained recognition for her performance in the Academy Award–winning Finding Neverland, which co-starred Johnny Depp and Kate Winslet. This performance earned the cast a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture.
Mitchell then took the title roles in Woody Allen's Melinda and Melinda (2004), alongside Chloë Sevigny, followed by a part with Josh Hartnett in Mozart and the Whale and then starred in the movie adaptation of the video game Silent Hill, which co-starred Laurie Holden and Sean Bean. Though the horror film received mixed reviews from critics, it opened number one at the box office with over $20 million in box office sales.[6] In 2008, Mitchell starred in Rogue with Michael Vartan, as well as Henry Poole Is Here opposite Luke Wilson and The Children of Huang Shi opposite Jonathan Rhys-Meyers.
For her role in Claire McCarthy's The Waiting City, Mitchell won Best Actress in October 2010 at the Antipodes Film Festival, in St. Tropez, France.[7]
In 2013, Mitchell played the lead role on the ABC drama series Red Widow,[8] and appeared, opposite Gerard Butler, in the action-thriller film Olympus Has Fallen.[9]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Love and Other Catastrophes | Danni | |
| 1998 | High Art | Syd | |
| Cleopatra's Second Husband | Sophie | ||
| 1999 | Sleeping Beauties | Cindy | Short film |
| Kick | Tamara Spencer | ||
| 2000 | Everything Put Together | Angie | |
| Pitch Black | Carolyn Fry | ||
| Cowboys and Angels | JoJo | ||
| 2001 | Ten Tiny Love Stories | Herself | |
| Nobody's Baby | Shauna Louise | ||
| When Strangers Appear | Beth | ||
| 2002 | Dead Heat | Charlotte LaMarr | |
| Phone Booth | Kelly Shepard | ||
| Four Reasons | Girl | ||
| 2003 | Visitors | Georgia Perry | Nominated—Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Leading Actress Nominated—Film Critics Circle of Australia Award for Best Actor—Female |
| 2004 | Man on Fire | Lisa Martin Ramos | |
| Finding Neverland | Mary Ansell Barrie | Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | |
| Melinda and Melinda | Melinda | ||
| 2004 | Mozart and the Whale | Isabelle Sorenson | |
| 2006 | Silent Hill | Rose Da Silva | Nominated—Australian Film Institute International Award for Best Actress Nominated—Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Heroine |
| The Half Life of Timofey Berezin (Pu-239) | Marina | ||
| 2007 | Feast of Love | Diana Croce | |
| Rogue | Kate Ryan | ||
| 2008 | Henry Poole Is Here | Dawn Stupek | |
| The Children of Huang Shi | Lee Pearson | ||
| What We Take from Each Other | Thief of Hearts | Short film | |
| 2009 | Thick as Thieves | Alexandra Korolenko | |
| Surrogates | Agent Jennifer Peters | ||
| The Waiting City | Fiona Simmons | Won—Antipodes Film Festival for Best Actress Nominated—Film Critics Circle of Australia Award for Best Actor—Female Nominated—Inside Film Award for Best Actress | |
| 2010 | The Crazies | Judy Dutton | |
| 2012 | Silent Hill: Revelation 3D | Rose Da Silva | |
| Big Sur | Carolyn Cassady | ||
| 2013 | Olympus Has Fallen | Leah Banning | |
| The Frozen Ground | Allie Halcombe | ||
| Standing Up | Meg Golden | ||
| Expecting | Lizzie | ||
| Evidence | Detective Burquez | ||
| 2014 | Bird People | Elisabeth Newman | |
| Fugly! | Lara Perry | ||
| 2016 | London Has Fallen | Leah Banning | Sequel to 2013's Olympus Has Fallen |
| The Darkness | Bronny Taylor | ||
| Looking for Grace | |||
| Sacrifice | Tora Hamilton | ||
| 2017 | The Shack | Nan | Filming |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988–89 | Sugar and Spice | Pixie Robinson | |
| 1992–93 | All Together Now | Jodie | Recurring role, 6 episodes |
| 1993 | Phoenix | Joanna | Episode: "Deal or Pay" |
| Law of the Land | Alicia Miles | ||
| 1994, 1996 | Blue Heelers | Sally-Anne Nerida Davidson |
Episode: "A Woman's Place" Episode: "Once Only Withdrawal" (1) Episode: "Once Only Withdrawal" (2) |
| 1994, 1996–97 | Neighbours | Cassandra Rushmore Catherine O'Brien |
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| 1995 | Halifax f.p: My Lovely Girl | Sarah | Nine Network TV film |
| 1998 | The Chosen | Sarah Gordon | |
| 2001 | Uprising | Mira Fuchrer | NBC TV film |
| 2013 | Red Widow | Marta Walraven | Lead role, 8 episodes |
References
- ↑ "The very private life of Radha Mitchell". Retrieved 2016-07-01.
- ↑ "Radha Mitchell's bi-polar life". The Advertiser. 28 June 2008. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
- ↑ "I feel a sense of home in India: Mitchell - TOI Mobile | The Times of India Mobile Site". m.timesofindia.com. Retrieved 2016-07-01.
- ↑ "Radha Mitchell- Biography". Yahoo!. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
- ↑ Gray, Marianne (25 March 2005). "Film: Interview – Radha Mitchell: Blizzard from Oz; After Nicole Kidman and Cate Blanchett, here comes Aussie Radha Mitchell". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
- ↑ "Radha Mitchell of 'The Crazies' on the Future of 'Silent Hill'". bloody-disgusting.com.
- ↑ "12th Antipodes Film Festival Saint Tropez 11 - 17 Oct 2010". rivieralife.tv.
- ↑ Nellie Andreeva (11 May 2012). "ABC Picks Up To Series '666′, 'Last Resort', 'How To Live', 'Nashville', 'Penoza', 'Neighbors', 'Zero Hour', 'Red Van'". Deadline. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
- ↑ Dominic Patten. "'Olympus Has Fallen' Adds Radha Mitchell". Deadline.com. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
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