Celeste Dodwell
{{short description|Australian actress}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Use Australian English|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Celeste Dodwell
| image =
| birth_date =
| birth_place =
| occupation = Actress
|education = {{Plainlist|
| television = Home and Away
| years_active = 2008–present
| father = Grant Dodwell
}}
Celeste Dodwell is an Australian actress. She had a recurring role as Melody Jones on the Australian soap opera Home and Away and has since appeared in a range of film, television and stage roles.
Early life and education
Dodwell was born to A Country Practice actor Grant Dodwell and shoe designer Sian Dodwell, (who worked on the Australian production of Billy Elliot).{{cite news|url= https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/baz-ready-to-wrap-at-last-20071220-gdrtu0.html |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |title= Baz ready to wrap at last |date=20 December 2007}}
She attended Mosman High School in Mosman, New South Wales.{{cite web|url= https://mosman-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/faculties/performing-arts.html|website=Mosman High School|access-date=26 December 2023|title=Performing arts}} She topped the state in drama in her HSC, and at age 18, found out she had scored a role in Home and Away just three days after her final high school exam.
Career
Dodwell joined the soap opera Home and Away as Melody Jones in March 2008. It was reported that she was leaving in 2009 to study drama in London.{{cite web|website=Digital Spy|accessdate=26 December 2023|title= Another 'Home and Away' star to leave?|first=Darren|last=Rowe|date=9 March 2009| url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/home-and-away/a149035/another-home-and-away-star-to-leave/}} She graduated from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art in 2013.{{cite web|url= https://www.lamda.ac.uk/whats-on/news/alumni-news-july-2022|website=LAMDA|accessdate=26 December 2023|title=Alumni News, July|date=1 July 2022}} In 2014, she appeared with Felicity Kendal in a UK tour of Hay Fever as Jackie.{{Cite news |last=Billington |first=Michael |date=2014-08-27 |title=Hay Fever review – hysteria rules as Felicity Kendal does Coward |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2014/aug/27/hay-fever-review-noel-coward-felicity-kendal |access-date=2023-10-18 |issn=0261-3077}}
In 2016, she appeared in the fifth series of BBC One drama Call the Midwife as Roseanne Dawley, a role in which The Daily Telegraph said Dodwell did "a fine job" of representing a young mother with post-natal depression.{{cite web|website=The Daily Telegraph|accessdate=26 December 2023|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2016/02/12/call-the-midwife-s5-ep5-when-every-crisis-was-solved-by-a-nice-c/|title= Call the Midwife s5 ep5: when every crisis was solved by a nice cup of tea - review|first=Ceri|last=Radford|date=14 February 2016}}{{cite web|url=https://www.flickeringmyth.com/2022/12/movie-review-living-2022-2/| website=Flickering Myth|accessdate=26 December 2023|title= Movie Review – Living (2022)|date=21 December 2022}}
Her film roles have included Allied alongside Brad Pitt, Cyrano with Peter Dinklage and the 2022 Bill Nighy film Living.{{cite web| url=https://screenrant.com/galadriel-rings-of-power-daughter-season-2-celebrian-appear/|website=Screen Rant|accessdate=26 December 2023|title= Galadriel's Forgotten Rings Of Power Daughter May Be Alive After All| first=Angel| last=Shaw|date=20 March 2023}}
In 2022, she appeared as Ursula in Much Ado About Nothing at the National Theatre, London.{{cite web|url=https://www.cityam.com/much-ado-about-nothing-at-the-national-theatre-review-pop-shakespeare-at-its-finest/| website=cityam|accessdate=26 December 2023|title= Much Ado About Nothing at the National Theatre, review: Pop Shakespeare at its finest|first=Adam|last=Bloodworth| date=19 July 2022}} On 8 September 2022, the production was filmed and broadcast live for cinemas.{{cite web|website=The Guardian|accessdate=26 December 2023|title= Much Ado About Nothing: backstage for NT Live – in pictures| first=Tristram| last=Kenton| date=8 September 2023|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/gallery/2022/sep/08/much-ado-about-nothing-nt-live-national-theatre}} That year, she also appeared as Joanne in season three of Atlanta.{{cite web|url= https://www.thecinemaspot.com/2022/03/31/atlanta-season-3-episode-3-non-spoiler-review-the-old-man-and-the-tree/|accessdate=26 December 2023| website=The Cinema Spot|title= Atlanta' Season 3 Episode 3 Non-Spoiler Review – "The Old Man And The Tree"|date=31 March 2022 |first=John Daniel |last=Tangalin}}
In 2023, Dodwell could be seen in Paramount+ thriller The Castaways alongside Sheridan Smith. That year, she was also cast in the second series of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power for Amazon Prime Video.{{cite web|url=https://redanianintelligence.com/2023/03/07/celeste-dodwell-joins-the-rings-of-power-season-2/|website=Redanianitelligence|accessdate=26 December 2023| title= Celeste Dodwell Joins The Rings of Power Season 2|date=7 March 2023}}{{cite web|website=CBR.com|accessdate=26 December 2023|url=https://www.cbr.com/rings-of-power-celeste-dodwell-celebrian-celeborn-lotr/|title= The Rings of Power's Worst Decision Could Doom This Crucial Character|first=Blake|last=Hawkins|date=1 April 2023}}{{Cite web |last=Gravemaster |date=2023-03-07 |title=Celeste Dodwell Joins The Rings of Power Season 2 |url=https://redanianintelligence.com/2023/03/07/celeste-dodwell-joins-the-rings-of-power-season-2/ |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=Redanian Intelligence |language=en-US}}
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
| 2010
| The Filmmaker | Sally | Short film |
| 2012
| Imogen | |
| 2014
| The Sun Stands Still | Alice | Short film |
| 2016
| Allied | Scarlett | |
| 2021
| Cyrano | Theatre lady | |
| rowspan=2|2022
| Living | Mrs. Matthews | |
| National Theatre Live: Much Ado About Nothing
| Ursula | |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
| 2008
| Sasha's friend (uncredited) | Episodes 6, 7 & 11 |
| 2008–2009
| 61 episodes |
| 2015
| Prostitute | Season 2, episodes 3 & 4: "The Good Traitor" and "Emilie" |
| 2016
| Roseanne Dawley | Season 5, episode 5 |
| rowspan=2|2018
| Anoushka Nolan | Season 5, episode 3: "Passenger" |
| Urban Myths
| Nancy Neele | Season 2, episode 6: "Agatha Christie" |
| 2020
| Sales Person | Season 2, episode 2: "The Ensuite" |
| 2022
| Atlanta | Joanne | Season 3, episode 3: "The Old Man and the Tree" |
| 2023
| Natasha | Episodes 1–5 |
| 2024
| The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power | Elf Artisan | Season 2, episodes 1 & 2 |
Theatre
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{IMDb name}}
{{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dodwell, Celeste}}Category:Australian film actresses
Category:Australian television actresses
Category:Actresses from New South Wales
Category:Alumni of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
Category:21st-century Australian actresses