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Heather Mitchell

{{short description|Australian actress}}

{{for|the Australian farmer and community leader|Heather Mitchell (farmer)}}

{{Use Australian English|date=February 2014}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Heather Mitchell

| honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=AUS|size=100|AM}}

| image = Heather Mitchell.jpg

| caption = Heather Mitchell, 2023

| birth_date =

| birth_place =

| occupation = Actress

| years_active = 1981–present

| education = National Institute of Dramatic Art (BFA)

| website = [https://heathermitchell.com.au/ heathermitchell.com.au]

}}

Heather Lee Mitchell {{post-nominals|country=AUS|AM}} is an Australian actor, who has appeared in Australian stage, television, and film productions. She is best known for her leading role in the 1990s television show Spellbinder. More recently, she appeared as Anita in the series Love Me, and as Margaux in the Paramount Plus series Fake. She has a role in the upcoming miniseries The Narrow Road to the Deep North.

Mitchell is a graduate of the National Institute of Dramatic Art, and has performed on stage since 1975, including collaborations with dance company Force Majeure. In 2022, she played U.S. justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in the play RBG: Of Many, One, for Sydney Theatre Company.

Early life and education

Heather Lee Mitchell{{citation needed|date=December 2024}} 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|date=October 2022}}

Career

=Television=

Mitchell is well known internationally 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.{{cn|date=November 2024}}

Other television productions she has appeared in 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.{{cn|date=November 2024}} 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).{{cn|date=November 2024}} In 2021, she played Birdie in The Unusual Suspects.{{cn|date=November 2024}}

In 2024, Mitchell was named as one of the cast for the miniseries The Narrow Road to the Deep North,{{Cite web |date=2023-11-20 |title=Production begins on The Narrow Road to the Deep North {{!}} TV Tonight |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2023/11/production-begins-on-the-narrow-road-to-the-deep-north.html |access-date=2024-02-08 |website= |language=en-AU}} and she played Margaux in the Paramount Plus series Fake.{{Cite web |date=2023-10-24 |title=2024 Upfronts: 10 / Paramount+ {{!}} TV Tonight |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2023/10/2024-upfronts-10-paramount.html |access-date=2024-02-08 |website= |language=en-AU}} Mitchell was also named in the ABC series The Role of a Lifetime.{{Cite web |last=Knox |first=David |date=2024-07-18 |title=Production begins on The Role Of A Lifetime for ABC {{!}} TV Tonight |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2024/07/production-begins-on-the-role-of-a-lifetime-for-abc.html |access-date=2025-03-03 |website=tvtonight.com.au |language=en-AU}}

=Stage=

Mitchell is a foundation director and board member of the Sydney Theatre Company (STC).[https://www.sydneytheatre.com.au/about/board-and-staff "Board and Staff"], Sydney Theatre Company She first appeared at the STC in 1981, performing scenes of Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part 1 with Andrew Tighe for a workshop.{{cite web|url=https://www.sydneytheatre.com.au/magazine/posts/2012/october/archive-heather-mitchell|title=Archive: Heather Mitchell|work=STC Magazine|date=30 October 2012|publisher=Sydney Theatre Company|access-date=16 October 2022}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/contributor/2594|title=Heather Mitchell|website=The Australian Live Performance Database |access-date=17 October 2022}}{{cite book|last=Crawford|first=Terence|author-link=Terence Crawford (actor)|title=Trade Secrets: Australian Actors and Their Craft|year=2005|publisher=Currency Press|isbn=9780868197630|ref=none}}

Never Did Me Any Harm (Sydney Festival, January 2012), exploring parenting, was a joint production between STC and dance company Force Majeure. It starred Mitchell, Marta Dusseldorp, and Vincent Crowley, with a solo dance performed by dancer Sarah-Jayne Howard.{{cite web |title=never did me any harm |website=Sydney Arts Guide |date=16 January 2012 |url=https://sydneyartsguide.com.au/never-did-me-any-harm/ |access-date=22 November 2024}}{{cite web |title= Never Did Me Any Harm: Education Resources Pre-Production|url=https://www.sydneytheatre.com.au/-/media/project/sydney-theatre-company/sydney-theatre-company/pdf/2012/education/final-never-did-me-any-harm.pdf |publisher= Sydney Theatre Company |date= 2012|access-date=22 November 2024}}

Mitchell co-wrote the script of Force Majeure's You Animal, You with artistic director Danielle Micich, which explored the sense of smell. She also starred in the performance, which premiered at the Sydney Festival in January 2018.{{Cite web|date=2018-01-09|title=You Animal, You review – Force Majeure's new work a gladiatorial dance contest with no clear objective |first=Clarissa |last= Sebag-Montefiore|url=http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2018/jan/09/you-animal-you-review-force-majeures-new-work-a-gladiatorial-dance-contest-with-no-clear-objective|access-date=13 Sep 2020|website=The Guardian|language=en}}

In 2022, it was announced that Mitchell would play the late justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in the theatre production RBG: Of Many, One.{{Cite web |last=Krasnostein |first=Sarah |date=2024-04-17 |title=The role of RBG was written for Heather Mitchell. It's easy to understand why |url=https://www.theage.com.au/culture/theatre/the-role-of-rbg-was-written-for-heather-mitchell-it-s-easy-to-understand-why-20240412-p5fjc5.html |access-date=2024-06-19 |website=The Age |language=en}} In 2024, Mitchell again played Ginsburg for the 2024 Black Swan State Theatre Company season.{{Cite web |date=2023-10-12 |title=From oval to pool: Black Swan Theatre releases 2024 program |url=https://thewest.com.au/entertainment/theatre/black-swan-state-theatre-company-artistic-director-kate-champion-announces-2024-season-program-c-12151582 |access-date=2024-06-19 |website=The West Australian |language=en}} Critics called Mitchell's performance as Ginsburg as a "tour de force".{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Phil |date=2024-05-19 |title=All the way with RBG: a one-woman tour de force |url=https://inreview.com.au/inreview/theatre/2024/05/20/all-the-way-with-rbg-a-one-woman-tour-de-force/ |access-date=2024-06-19 |website=InReview |language=en}} Mitchell would again reprise Ginsburg for the 2025 Sydney Theatre Company season.{{Cite web |last=Blake |first=Jason |title=Sydney Theatre Company reveals 2025 Season |url=https://limelight-arts.com.au/news/sydney-theatre-company-reveals-2025-season/ |access-date=2024-09-06 |website=Limelight |language=en-AU}}

Filmography

=Film=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"

! scope="col" |Year

! scope="col" |Title

!scope="col"|Role

!scope="col" class="unsortable"|Notes

1981

! scope="row" |Hoodwink

|Nurse 2

|Feature film

1985

! scope="row" |I Can't Get Started

|Jill

|TV film

1986

! scope="row" |Malcolm

|Barmaid

|Feature film

1987

! scope="row" |The Place at the Coast

|{{Sort|Ryan|Margot Ryan}}

|Feature film

1988

! scope="row" |The Everlasting Secret Family

|Wife

|Feature film

1989

! scope="row" |The Water Trolley

|

|TV film

1991

! scope="row" |Proof

| Martin's Mother

|Feature film

1994

! scope="row" |Muriel's Wedding

|Bridal manageress #1

|Feature film

1995

! scope="row" |Bathing Boxes

|1st woman

|Short film

1996

! scope="row" |Children of the Revolution

|{{Sort|Savage|Mrs. Savage}}

|Feature film

1997

! scope="row" |Thank God He Met Lizzie

|Melanie

|Feature film

1998

! scope="row" |A Little Bit of Soul

|{{Sort|Michael|Grace Michael}}

|TV film

rowspan="2" |2000

! scope="row" |On the Beach

|{{Sort|Anchorwoman|British anchorwoman}}

|TV film

scope="row" |The Love of Lionel's Life

|Det Sgt

|TV film

2002

! scope="row" |Black and White

|{{Sort|Chamberlain|Roma Chamberlain}}

|Feature film

2003

! scope="row" |Travelling Light

|{{Sort|Ferris|Betty Ferris}}

|Feature film

2004

! scope="row" |The Brush-Off

|{{Sort|Lambert|Fiona Lambert}}

|TV film

rowspan="2" |2005

! scope="row" |Hell Has Harbour Views

|Anne

|TV film

scope="row" |Da Kath & Kim Code

|Heather

|TV film

rowspan="3" |2006

! scope="row" |The Society Murders

|{{Sort|Honan|Sally Honan}}

|TV film

scope="row" |Irresistible

|Rina

|Feature film

scope="row" |Mohammad Hossain's Intensive Care

|Herself – Narrator

|Documentary film

rowspan="2" |2007

! scope="row" |Romulus, My Father

|Television presenter

|Feature film

scope="row" |Rogue

|Elizabeth Smith

|Feature film

rowspan="3" |2008

! scope="row" |Three Blind Mice

|Kathy

|Feature film

scope="row" |Seize the Day

|Valentine

|Short film

scope="row" |Emerald Falls

|{{Sort|Reid|Catherine Reid}}

|TV film

2009

! scope="row" |A Model Daughter: The Killing of Caroline Byrne

|{{Sort|Dally-Watkins|June Dally-Watkins}}

|TV film

rowspan="3" |2010

! scope="row" |A Love Story

|Julia

|Short film

scope="row" |The Wedding Party

|Rose

|Feature film

scope="row" |Griff the Invisible

|Bronwyn

|Feature film

rowspan="5" |2011

! scope="row" |The Moment

|Narrator (voice)

|Short film

scope="row" |Afterglow

|{{Sort|Whitcomb|Kate Whitcomb}}

|Short film

scope="row" |The Eye of the Storm

|June

|Feature film

scope="row" |Snobs

|Mother

| TV film

scope="row" |Underbelly Files: The Man Who Got Away

|{{Sort|McMillan|Rose McMillan}}

|TV film

rowspan="5" |2012

! scope="row" |The Fort

|Joanna

|Short film

scope="row" |Census

|Sue

|Short film

scope="row" |The Red Valentine

|{{Sort|Mother|The Mother}}

|Short film

scope="row" |Sanctuary

|Aunty / Nurse

|Short film

scope="row" |Jack Irish: Bad Debts

|Mrs. Vane

| TV film

rowspan="3" |2013

! scope="row" |Ravage

|Clare

|Short film

scope="row" |The Great Gatsby

|Daisy's Mother

|Feature film

scope="row" |The Fragments

|Heather

|Short film

rowspan="2" |2014

! scope="row" |Maya the Bee

|Thekla the Spider / The Nurse (voice)

|Animated feature film

scope="row" |Love is Now

|Evelyn

|Feature film

2015

! scope="row" |Drown

|Helen

|Feature film

2016

! scope="row" |Unified

|{{Sort|Boyce|Janet Boyce}}

|Short film

2017

! scope="row" |Lets Get Marriage Equality in Australia

|Herself

|Short film

rowspan="4" |2018

! scope="row" |Riot

|Joan / Checkerboard Interviewer

|TV film

scope="row" |Dots

|{{Sort|Lady|The Lady}}

|Short film

scope="row" |Loud Thoughts

|Valerie

|Short film

scope="row" |Pimped

|{{Sort|Hanson|Sophia Hanson}}

|Feature film

2019

! scope="row" |Palm Beach

|Eva

|Feature film

2021

! scope="row" |Daddy's Perfect Little Girl

|{{Sort|Broward|Fay Broward}}

|TV film

rowspan="2" |2022

! scope="row" | Bosch & Rockit

|Wendy

|Feature film

scope="row" |Blaze

|{{Sort|Stevens|Jackie Stevens}}

|Feature film

2023

! scope="row" |Jones Family Christmas

|Heather Jones

|TV film

rowspan="2" |2024

! scope="row" |Ricky Stanicky

|Leona

|Feature film

scope="row" |200% Wolf

|Lady Hightail (voice)

|Animated feature film

style="background:#FFFFCC;" |TBA{{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}

! scope="row" |Wedding of the Year

|Eleanor

| Pre-production

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| style="background:#FFFFCC;"| {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}

| Not yet released

=Television=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"

! scope="col" |Year

! scope="col" |Title

!scope="col"|Role

!scope="col" class="unsortable"|Notes

rowspan="2" | 1981

! scope="row" |Cop Shop

|{{Sort|Beasley|Michelle Beasley}}

| TV series, 1 episode

scope="row" |Ratbags

| Various characters

| TV series, 1 episode

1982

! scope="row" |A Country Practice

| Peggy

| TV series, 2 episodes

rowspan="2" | 1984

! scope="row" |Five Mile Creek

| Jocelyn

| TV series, 1 episode

scope="row" |Bodyline

|{{Sort|Clarke|Edith Clarke}}

| Miniseries

rowspan="2" | 1986

! scope="row" |Land of Hope

|{{Sort|Davies|Helen Davies}}

| Miniseries

scope="row" |The Fast Lane

| Eileen

| TV series, 1 episode

1989-95

! scope="row" |G.P.

|{{Sort|Resteghini|Julia / Bianca Resteghini}}

| TV series, 3 episodes

1991

! scope="row" |Boys from the Bush

| Joyce

| TV series, 1 episode

1992

! scope="row" |Embassy

| Gillian

| TV series, 1 episode

rowspan="3" |1993

! scope="row" |Seven Deadly Sins

|

| TV anthology series, 1 episode

scope="row" |A Country Practice

|{{Sort|Fox|Dr. Simone Fox}}

| TV series, 2 episodes

scope="row" | Clowning Around

|{{Sort|Gunner|Sarah Gunner}}

| TV series, season 2

rowspan="4" |1994

! scope="row" |The Ferals

| Crystal

| TV series, 1 episode

scope="row" |Cody: A Family Affair

| rowspan="3" |{{Sort|Simmonds|Inspector Genevieve Simmonds}}

| rowspan="3" |TV film

scope="row" |Cody: The Tipof
scope="row" |Cody: Bad Love
1995

! scope="row" |Spellbinder

| Ashka

| TV series, 24 episodes

1996

! scope="row" |Mercury

|{{Sort|Boyer|Erica Boyer}}

| Miniseries, 1 episode

1997

! scope="row" |Spellbinder: Land of the Dragon Lord

| Ashka

| TV series

1998

! scope="row" |The Day of the Roses

|{{Sort|Shuttler|Margaret Shuttler}}

| Miniseries

2002

! scope="row" |All Saints

|{{Sort|Malloy|Louise Malloy}}

| TV series, 1 episode

2003

! scope="row" |Snobs

|Mary

| TV series, 1 episode

2004

! scope="row" |Jessica

|{{Sort|Thomas|Ada Thomas}}

| Miniseries

2007

! scope="row" |Rain Shadow

|{{Sort|Balfour|Sarah Balfour}}

| TV series (main role)

2008

! scope="row" |Blue Water High

| Heather

| TV series, 1 episode

rowspan="3" |2009

! scope="row" |Rogue Nation

|{{Sort|Macarthur|Elizabeth Macarthur}}

| TV series, 1 episode

scope="row" |Chandon Pictures

| Agent

| TV series, 1 episode

scope="row" |All Saints

|{{Sort|McKenzie|Gemma McKenzie}}

| TV series, 1 episode

rowspan="3" |2010

! scope="row" |Satisfaction

| Georgia

| TV series, 1 episode

scope="row" |The Pacific

|{{Sort|Keller|Mrs. Keller}}

| Miniseries, 1 episode

scope="row" |Rake

|{{Sort|Chandler|Jan Chandler}}

| TV series, 1 episode

rowspan="3" |2011

! scope="row" |Killing Time

|{{Sort|Hale|Judge Hale}}

| TV series, 2 episodes

scope="row" |Crownies

|{{Sort|Walker|Judge Walker}}

| TV series, 8 episodes

scope="row" |Spirited

|{{Sort|Payne|Helen Payne}}

| TV series, 8 episodes

2012

! scope="row" |Dance Academy

| Robyn

| TV series, 1 episode

2013–18

! scope="row" |A Place to Call Home

|{{Sort|Swanson|Prudence Swanson}}

| TV series, 22 episodes

rowspan="2" |2013

! scope="row" |Power Games: The Packer-Murdoch War

|{{Sort|Packer|Gretel Packer}}

| Miniseries

scope="row" |Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries

|{{Sort|Fleuri|Madame Fleuri}}

| TV series, 1 episode

2014–2017

! scope="row" |Janet King

|{{Sort|Walker|Justice Victoria Walker}}

| TV series, 4 episodes

2014–2017

! scope="row" | Starting From... Now!

|{{Sort|Peters|Elizabeth Peters}}

| TV series, 2 episodes

rowspan="2" |2015

! scope="row" |Pypo

|

| Web series, 1 episode

scope="row" |Shit Creek

| Helen

| Web series, 2 episodes

2016

! scope="row" |Molly

|{{Sort|Hatcher|Pat Hatcher}}

| Miniseries, 1 episode

2017

! scope="row" |Newton's Law

|{{Sort|Gale|Caroline Gale}}

| TV series, 1 episode

2018

! scope="row" |Away

|{{Sort|Gwen|Gwen}}

| TV play

rowspan="4" |2019

! scope="row" |Ms Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries

|{{Sort|Maddox|Edwina Maddox}}

| TV series, 1 episode

scope="row" |Harrow

|{{Sort|Whitehall|Louise Whitehall}}

| TV series. 3 episodes

scope="row" |Reef Break

|{{Sort|Devlin|Maeve Devlin}}

| TV series, 4 episodes

scope="row" |The Strange Chores

| Inspector (voice)

|TV series, 1 episode

2019, 2021

! scope="row" |Upright

|{{Sort|Flynn|Jen Flynn}}

| TV series

rowspan="3" |2020

! scope="row" |Grey Nomads

| Ingrid

| Web series

scope="row" |The Secrets She Keeps

|Jenny

| Miniseries, 3 episodes

scope="row" |Operation Buffalo

|{{Sort|Syddell|Caroline Syddell}}

| TV series, 2 episodes

rowspan="3" |2021

! scope="row" |Wakefield

|{{Sort|Knight|Belle Knight}}

| TV series, 2 episodes

scope="row" |Homespun

|{{Sort|Monterra|Pamela Monterra}}

| Miniseries

scope="row" |The Unusual Suspects

| Birdie

| Miniseries, 4 episodes

2022

! scope="row" |Darby and Joan

| Rosemary

| TV series, 3 episodes

2022-23

! scope="row" |Love Me

| Anita

| Miniseries

2023

! scope="row" |Gold Diggers

| Colleen

| TV series, 3 episodes

rowspan="2" | 2024

! scope="row" | Pleasant Avenue

| Carolyn

| TV series, 5 episodes

scope="row" | Fake

| Margeaux

| TV series, 8 episodes

2025

|The Role of a Lifetime

|Nan

|TV series 2 episodes

2025

! scope="row" | The Narrow Road to the Deep North

| Older Ella

| Miniseries

= Other appearances =

class="wikitable sortable"

|+

!Year

!Title

!Role

!Notes

2012

|Agony Aunts

| rowspan="3" |Herself

|TV series, 3 episodes

rowspan="2" |2023

|Australian Story

| TV series, 1 episode

Luxury Escapes

| TV series, 1 episode

Stage

Mitchell's stage performances include:{{Cite web |title=Heather Mitchell |url=https://ausstage.edu.au/pages/contributor/2594 |access-date=2024-02-08}}

class="wikitable"

!Year !! Play !! style=max-width:10em | Role !! Notes

19751 Double-DNIDA Theatre
1976Hay FeverJudith BlissSchool production
1978Gammer Gurton's NeedleNIDA Theatre
1979The SeagullNIDA Theatre
1979Lower DepthsNIDA Theatre
1979The Caucasian Chalk CircleSydney Opera House with STC
1979The Fire RaisersNIDA Theatre
1979Beyond MozambiqueNIDA Theatre
1979SavedJane Street Theatre with NIDA
1980The Women Pirates Ann Bonney and Mary ReadNIDA Theatre, University of Newcastle, Playhouse, Canberra
1980StrifeNIDA Theatre
1981Henry IV, Part 1STC workshop with Andrew Tighe
1981Roses in Due SeasonNimrod Theatre Company
1981Rare Words - Brave DeedsSydney Opera House with STC
1981The Revenger's TragedyCourt LadyPlayhouse, Adelaide with STCSA
1981No End of BlamePlayhouse, Adelaide with STCSA
1982The SuicideNimrod Theatre Company
1982You Can't Take It with YouSydney Opera House with STC
1982MacbethWitchSydney Opera House with STC
1982{{ill|As You Desire Me (play)|it|Come tu mi vuoi|lt=As You Desire Me}}Sydney Opera House with STC
1983The Fields of HeavenSydney Opera House with STC
1983The Cherry OrchardVanyaSydney Opera House with STC
1984The Lady from the SeaBolettePlayhouse, Adelaide with STCSA
1984Private LivesAmanda PrynneAraluen Arts Centre & Playhouse, Adelaide with STCSA
1985The Doll Trilogy: Summer of the Seventeenth Doll, Kid Stakes & Other TimesNancySydney Opera House & Melbourne Athenaeum with STC & MTC
1986No WorriesWharf Theatre with STC, Playhouse, Adelaide (adapted into a film in 1994)
1986She Stoops to ConquerKate HardcastlePlayhouse, Melbourne with MTC
1986PravdaRebecca FoleyPlayhouse, Adelaide with STCSA
1987Hamlet / Henry IV Part 1STC
1987No(h) Exit: No Exit, The Lady Aoi, Hanjo from Five Modern Noh PlaysWharf Theatre with STC
1987PericlesWharf Theatre with STC
1987Blood RelationsCathy / TessaSydney Opera House with STC & Playhouse, Adelaide with STCSA
19881841Sydney Opera House & Playhouse, Adelaide
1989A Dream PlayPlayhouse, Adelaide & Sydney Opera House with STC & STCSA
1989Major BarbaraPlayhouse Adelaide & Suncorp Theatre, Brisbane with STCSA & Queensland Theatre
1989All My SonsWharf Theatre with STC
1989Ring Round the MoonPlayhouse, Adelaide with STCSA
1990The Secret RaptureIsobel GlassWharf Theatre with STC
1990Burn ThisAnnaWharf Theatre with STC
1991Uncle VanyaYelenaRussell Street Theatre with MTC
1991Morning SacrificeMiss Gwyn CarwithenRussell Street Theatre with MTC
1991Hay FeverMyra ArundelPlayhouse, Melbourne with MTC
1992The HomecomingWharf Theatre with STC
1993Two Weeks with the QueenPlayhouse, Adelaide with STC
1993CoriolanusVirgiliaSydney Opera House with STC
1995Scenes from a SeparationNina MossFairfax Studio with MTC
1997The Winter's TaleHermioneCanberra Theatre, Sydney Opera House & Melbourne Athenaeum with Bell Shakespeare
1998A Delicate BalanceSydney Opera House with STC
2000The White DevilTheatre Royal, Sydney with STC
2001Bye Bye Birdie
2003The Real ThingCharlotteWharf Theatre with STC
2007Self EsteemWharf Theatre with STC
2008TenderYvonneThe Butter Factory Theatre, Wodonga, Stables Theatre, Sydney & Belvoir Street Theatre with HotHouse Theatre & Griffin Theatre Company
2008HamletGertrudeSydney Opera House & Playhouse, Melbourne with Bell Shakespeare
2008GhostsHeleneDunstan Playhouse, Adelaide with STCSA
2010A Midsummer Night's DreamTitaniaSydney Symphony Orchestra{{Cite web |title=Agony Aunts - ABC TV |url=https://www.abc.net.au/tv/agonyaunts/characters/heather-mitchell.htm |access-date=2024-02-08 |website=www.abc.net.au}}
2010True WestMomSTC
2011Neighbourhood WatchChristinaBelvoir Street Theatre{{cite web|url=https://belvoir.com.au/productions/neighbourhood-watch/|title=Neighbourhood Watch, productions|publisher=Belvoir|date=July–August 2011|access-date=17 October 2022}}
2012Never Did Me Any HarmWharf Theatre with STC Force Majeure
2012Les Liaisons DangereusesMadame VolangesWharf Theatre with STC
2012Signs of LifeGeorgie JutlandSydney Opera House with STC (also producer)
2013The History BoysMrs LintottSydney Opera House with Peach Theatre Company
2013Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are DeadGertrudeSydney Theatre with STC
2014Strictly BallroomShirley HastingsSydney Lyric Theatre, Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne & Lyric Theatre, Brisbane
2016Hay FeverJudith BlissSydney Opera House with STC
2016The Hansard Monologues: Age of EntitlementSeymour Centre, Bruce Gordon Theatre, Wollongong, Glen Street Theatre & Old Parliament House, Canberra
2017AwayGwenSydney Opera House & Malthouse Theatre with STC
2017Cloud NineEdward / BettyWharf Theatre with STC{{cite news|url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/stage/politics-of-sexual-identity-disturbing-in-caryl-churchills-cloud-nine/news-story/d4958a790a7ab37616422762cf6bf579|title=Politics of sexual identity disturbing in Caryl Churchill's Cloud Nine|author=John McCallum|newspaper=The Australian|date=10 July 2017|access-date=17 October 2022|url-access=subscription}}
2017–18You Animal, YouMumTrack 12 at Carriageworks with Force Majeure
2018Top GirlsPope Joan / LouiseSydney Opera House with STC
2018Still Point Turning: The Catherine McGregor StoryCate McGregorWharf Theatre with STC
2018The Harp in the South, Part One and Part TwoEny KilkerSTC
2019–20The Iliad - Out LoudOdysseus / Hera / HecubaBelvoir Street Theatre, Scott Theatre, Adelaide
2020Escaped AloneBelvoir Street Theatre
2020AwayOnline with Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne & STC
2021Playing Beatie BowGrannyWharf Theatre with STC
2022-presentRBG: Of Many, OneRuth Bader GinsburgWharf Theatre, Sydney Opera House & Playhouse, Brisbane with STC

Awards and nominations

class="wikitable"
Year

!Work

!Award

!Result

!Ref

2011

| Afterglow (short film)

| NYC International Film Festival Award for Best Lead Actress

| {{Won}}

| {{Cite web |title=HEATHER MITCHELL AM |url=https://heathermitchell.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Heather-Mitchell-Bio-1.pdf |access-date=2024-02-08}}

2012

| The Red Valentine (short film)

| NYC International Film Festival Award for Best Lead Actress

| {{Won}}

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2014

| Power Games: The Packer-Murdoch War (for 'Part 1')

| AACTA Award for Best Guest or Supporting Actress in a Television Drama

| {{Nom}}

| {{cite press release|url=http://aacta.org/media/239984/media_release_3rd_aacta_awards_ceremony_winners_final3.pdf|title=3rd AACTA Awards Ceremony Winners Announced|publisher=Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA)|access-date=8 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140830132002/http://www.aacta.org/media/239984/media_release_3rd_aacta_awards_ceremony_winners_final3.pdf|archive-date=30 August 2014|url-status=dead}}

2014

| Power Games: The Packer-Murdoch War (for 'Part 1')

| Equity Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Miniseries or Telemovie

| {{Nom}}

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2019

| Significant Service to the Performing Arts, and to the Community

| Member of the Order of Australia (AM)

| {{Won}}

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2022

| Love Me

| Silver Logie Award for Most Outstanding Supporting Actress

| {{Won}}

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2022

| Love Me

| AACTA Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama

| {{Nom}}

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2022

| Homespun

| Septimus Award for Best Oceanian Actress

| {{Nom}}

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2023

| RBG: Of Many, One (as Ruth Bader Ginsberg)

| Sydney Theatre Award for Best Performer in a Leading Role in a Mainstage Production

| {{Won}}

| {{Cite web |last=Pitt |first=Helen |date=2023-01-23 |title=From Ruth Bader Ginsburg to Mary Poppins: Sydney Theatre Awards winners |url=https://www.smh.com.au/culture/theatre/from-ruth-bader-ginsburg-to-mary-poppins-sydney-theatre-awards-winners-20230122-p5cekc.html |access-date=2023-01-23 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en}}

2024

| Love Me

| AACTA Award for Best Guest or Supporting Actress in a Television Drama

| {{Won}}

| {{cite web | url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2024/02/aacta-awards-2024-winners.html | title=AACTA Awards 2024: Winners | TV Tonight | date=10 February 2024 }}

Publications

  • Heather Mitchell (2023) Everything and Nothing {{isbn|9781761067303}}

Personal life

Mitchell met cinematographer Martin McGrath on a film set in Broken Hill in 1989. They were engaged in the following year and married in February 1992.{{cite web |url=https://www.smh.com.au/culture/movies/heather-is-like-a-love-bomb-what-keeps-this-film-couple-smiling-20210809-p58h5g.html |title=Two of Us with Actor Heather Mitchell and Cinematographer Martin McGrath |first=Nicole |last=Abadee |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=17 September 2021 |access-date=17 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917194628/https://www.smh.com.au/culture/movies/heather-is-like-a-love-bomb-what-keeps-this-film-couple-smiling-20210809-p58h5g.html |archive-date=17 September 2021 |url-status=live |url-access=subscription }} The couple have two adult children and {{as of|2021|lc=yes}} reside in Sydney.

Mitchell was made a Member of the Order of Australia in the 2020 Australia Day Honours for "significant service to the performing arts, and to the community."{{cite news |last1=Stehle |first1=Mark |title=Australia Day Honours 2020: Full list of recipients |url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/australia-day-honours-2020-full-list-of-recipients-20200125-p53uqy.html |access-date=25 January 2020 |work=The Sydney Morning Herald|publisher=Nine Entertainment Co |date=25 January 2020}}

References

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External links

  • {{Official website|https://heathermitchell.com.au/}}
  • {{IMDb name|0593383|Heather Mitchell}}
  • {{Cite web |title=Heather Mitchell |url=https://ausstage.edu.au/pages/contributor/2594}}
  • [https://www.abc.net.au/news/programs/one-plus-one/2019-10-03/one-plus-one-heather-mitchell/11571926 "Heather Mitchell"] by Melanie Tait, One Plus One, 3 October 2019, ABC News

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