Brooke Satchwell
| Brooke Satchwell | |
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 Brooke Satchwell, 2010 |
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| Born | Brooke Kerith Satchwell 14 November 1980 Melbourne, Australia |
| Years active | 1994 – present |
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) |
Brooke Kerith Satchwell (b. 14 November 1980 in Melbourne) is an Australian actress, model, and environmental spokesperson.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life
The first of two children of Andrew Satchwell, a real estate agent and Jane Satchwell, a school teacher. Satchwell has lived on the Mornington Peninsula for most of her life. She attended Toorak College, an independent girls boarding school.
Satchwell started acting in 1994, appearing in the ABC's Musical Harriet and several commercials before landing the role of Anne Wilkinson in Neighbours in 1996.
[edit] Career
Satchwell got her big break when a casting agent suggested she model in a few commercials. Some words of advice from various make-up artists convinced her to get an agent and she stayed on their books for a year and a half. The audition for Neighbours came up, and two weeks later she was offered a role.[1]
She modelled for Pantene and was signed to act as their 'brand ambassador' in 2004.[2] She has promoted charity work as a fundraiser for the Starlight Children's Foundation Gift of a Lifetime,[3] and in joining the fight against sand mining of Sydney's historic Kurnell sand dunes.[4]
Satchwell got her first big break on film in 2008 when she was cast as a lead role in Subdivision which was released in cinemas on 20 August 2009.
[edit] Personal life
Satchwell grew up as a country girl on the Mornington Peninsula, and stated her friends and family in Melbourne as a big part of her life.[5]
Her five-year relationship with actor Matthew Newton ended in 2006. Newton was charged with four offences including common assault, intimidation and assault occasioning actual bodily harm against Satchwell. Three of the charges were withdrawn by prosecutors, Newton pleading guilty on the remaining charge of common assault.[6]
On 26 November 2008, Satchwell was in a building which was attacked by terrorists in the Mumbai Terrorist Attacks. She hid in a cupboard until gunfire ceased. One gunman passed by the cupboard as she sat hidden from view. Upon leaving the hotel, she claimed to have seen several dead bodies.[7]
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Television
| Year | Programme | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996—2000 | Neighbours | Anne Wilkinson | The 40th Annual Logies – Most Popular New Talent (1998) 1999 People’s Choice Awards – Most Popular Teen Idol (1999) |
| 1998 | A Morning With Neighbours | Herself | |
| Big Breakfast | Herself | ||
| Fives Company | Herself | ||
| Light Lunch | Herself | ||
| Streets Apart | Herself | ||
| Battle of the Sexes | Herself | ||
| The Panel | Herself | ||
| 1999 | Live and Kicking | Herself | |
| The 41st Annual Logies | Herself | ||
| A Morning With Neighbours | Herself | ||
| The Panel | Herself | ||
| 1999, 2000, 2008 | Good News Week | Herself | |
| 2000 | SM:TV Live | Herself | |
| Six Appeal | Herself | ||
| The Bob Downe Show | Herself | ||
| 2000—2001 | Water Rats | Sophie Ferguson | |
| 2001 | The Big Schmooze | Herself | |
| 2001—2002 | BeastMaster | Rhana | |
| 2001, 2003, 2008 | Rove Live | Herself | |
| 2002–2003 | White Collar Blue | Sophia Marinkovitch | |
| 2003 | The 2003 Australian Film Institute Awards | Herself | |
| 2005– | Play School | Herself | |
| 2006 | Tripping Over | Felicity/"Flick" | |
| 2007 | Dangerous | Donna McCarthy | |
| 2008 | Canal Road | Bridget Keenan | |
| 2010 | Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation | Herself |
[edit] Film
| Year | Films | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Radio Samurai | Ethel | |
| 2004 | Right Here Right Now | Jenny | Not distributed |
| Small Claims: White Wedding | Imogen | Telemovie | |
| 2008 | Corrections | Amy Perrin | Short Film |
| 2009 | Echo | Bella | Short Film |
| Subdivision | Tiffany | Feature Film |
[edit] Theatre
| Year | Production | Role | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens | Tina | Leon Gallagher |
| The Caribbean [sic] Tempest | Miranda | Toby Gough, Holders Season, Barbados | |
| The Vagina Monologues | Herself | Caroline Stacey, Adrian Bohm Productions | |
| 2001 | The Graduate | Elaine Robinson | Terry Johnson, The Really Usefull [sic] Co |
| 2010 | The Clean House | Matilde | Kate Cherry |
[edit] References
- ^ Who Weekly, "Most Beautiful People" (2007-04-09)
- ^ Daily Telegraph, "Brooke Named as Hair Apparent" (2003-08-17)
- ^ Herald Sun, "Sick Children Make a Wish" (2002-11-19)
- ^ The Sunday Telegraph, "Actors Rally for Dunes" (2003-03-23)
- ^ Womans Day, "Brooke Gets Dangerous" (2007-01-03)
- ^ "3 Matthew Newton charges dropped, lawyers say". ABC News Online. 21 May 2007. http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200705/s1928881.htm. Retrieved 31 December 2007.
- ^ Actor Satchwell Escapes Gunfire India au.news.yahoo.com
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Brooke Satchwell |
- BrookeSatchwell.net community website
- Subdivision movie website
- Brooke Satchwell at the Internet Movie Database
- TV.com Biography
