Radha Mitchell | |
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Mitchell at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival | |
Born |
Radha Rani Amber Indigo Ananda Mitchell 12 November 1973 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1988–present |
Radha Rani Amber Indigo Ananda Mitchell (born 12 November 1973) is an Australian actress. Her film roles include Pitch Black, Finding Neverland, Phone Booth, Man on Fire, Silent Hill, and The Crazies.
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Early life
Mitchell was born in Melbourne. Her mother is a model turned designer, and her father is a filmmaker. She had a spiritually inclined upbringing, drawing from Hindu culture by her parents.
Her first name, Radha, is of Hindu origin and is the name of the soulmate to Lord Krishna. The other parts of her name coming from an Indian origin are Rani ("Queen") and Ananda ("Joy"). She attended the private St Michael's Grammar School.
Career
Mitchell began her career starring on ABC TV's Sugar and Spice in 1988. Progressing to Neighbours in 1994, Mitchell played two separate characters over her three-year stint on the show.
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 role in Woody Allen's Melinda and Melinda, followed by a part with Josh Hartnett in Mozart and the Whale and then starred in the movie adaptation of the videogame 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.[1] 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.[2]
She stars on the upcoming ABC drama series Red Widow.[3]
Filmography
Film | |||
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Year | Title | 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 | ||
Kissed by an Angel | 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 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 | |
2005 | Melinda and Melinda | Melinda | |
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 Chick You Don't Wanna Mess With (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 | ||
Television | |||
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
1988–1989 | Sugar and Spice | Pixie Robinson | |
1992–1993 | All Together Now | Jodie | 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) |
1994–1997 | Neighbours | Cassandra Rushmore Catherine O'Brien |
9 episodes |
1995 | Halifax f.p: My Lovely Girl | Sarah | Nine Network TV Movie |
1998 | The Chosen | Sarah Gordon | |
2001 | Uprising | Mira Fuchrer | NBC TV Movie |
2012 | Red Widow | Marta Walraven |
References
- ^ "Radha Mitchell of 'The Crazies' on the Future of 'Silent Hill'". bloody-disgusting.com. http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/19236.
- ^ "12th Antipodes Film Festival Saint Tropez 11 - 17 Oct 2010". rivieralife.tv. http://www.rivieralife.tv/movies_antipodean.htm.
- ^ Nellie Andreeva (May 11, 2012). "ABC Picks Up To Series ‘666′, ‘Last Resort’, ‘How To Live’, ‘Nashville’, ‘Penoza’, ‘Neighbors’, ‘Zero Hour’, ‘Red Van’". Deadline. http://www.deadline.com/2012/05/abc-starts-new-series-pickups-with-penoza-red-man-van/. Retrieved May 12, 2012.