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Eloise Mignon | |
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| Born | 18 September 1986 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1996–present |
Eloise Mignon (born 18 September 1986[ citation needed ]) is an Australian actress. She began her career starring in children's television shows: The Legacy of the Silver Shadow [1] and Silversun before appearing in the Australian soap opera Neighbours . Mignon possesses multiple citizenship, including Australia, France and the United States.
Mignon was born in Melbourne to French director Jean-Pierre Mignon, and Katharine Sturak, an American. [2] [3] Mignon was educated at Melbourne Girls College, Wesley College and St Michael's Grammar School.[ citation needed ]
Mignon worked from a young age in independent theatre, notably with The Black Lung Theatre and Whaling Firm [4] in their multi award-winning production Rubeville [5] [6] where she played Trixi.
Her screen credits include a role in Legacy of the Silver Shadow and a main character Mara Lomax in children's sci-fi series Silversun. [7] She also appears as a prostitute in the Australian film Three Blind Mice (2008), directed by Matthew Newton
From 23 July 2007, Mignon began appearing as Bridget Parker in the soap opera, Neighbours . In March 2009, it was announced that Mignon had quit the show. [8] The character of Bridget died from injuries sustained in a car accident. Mignon announced that her reason for leaving the show was so that she could return to studying an Arts degree at the University of Melbourne. [9]
Mignon performed as Jennifer in the play In A Dark Dark House at the Red Stitch Actors Theatre in Melbourne until 22 August 2009. She performed for the Melbourne Theatre Company in The Grenade, and Return to Earth. [10] In 2010 Mignon appeared in City Homicide as Layla.
Since 2010 Mignon has primarily worked in professional theatre in Australia and France. In 2011 Mignon played the role of Hedvig in Belvoir's production of the Henrik Ibsen play The Wild Duck [11] opposite Toby Schmitz and Anita Hegh, directed by Simon Stone. [12] Her performance was praised with one critic commenting "Mignon articulates the young girl's confusion in heartbreaking fashion". [13] The production was invited to perform at the International Ibsen Festival in Oslo [14] as well as the Weiner Festowchen and Holland Festival. [15] Mignon's performance was critically very well regarded. [16]
In 2012 Mignon returned to the Belvoir stage appearing first in Every Breath by writer and director Benedict Andrews, followed by Strange Interlude where she interpreted Madeleine with director Simon Stone, and a new production of the Noël Coward play Private Lives . [17] In 2013 she returned to work with Simon Stone on The Cherry Orchard for Melbourne Theatre Company where she interpreted Anya. Mignon appeared in the third series of Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries in 2015. [18]
From 2014 to 2016 she collaborated on and performed in two projects with the German auteur Falk Richter- Complexity of Belonging in conjunction with choreographer Anouk van Dijk for Chunky Move and Je Suis Fassbinder with French theatre director Stanislas Nordey at the Théâtre National de Strasbourg [19] and Théâtre National de la Colline, Paris. Both projects were written with her in mind; she performs the role 'Eloise'. [20]
Mignon has a Bachelor of Arts (Honours Degree) from the University of Melbourne.[ citation needed ]
| Production | Year | Theatre | Role | Writer | Director | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les trois Soeurs | 2017 | Odéon-Théâtre de l'Europe | Irina | Simon Stone after Anton Chekhov | Simon Stone | [21] [22] [23] |
| Complexity of Belonging | 2017 | Musikhuset Aarhus | Eloise | Falk Richter | Falk Richter and Anouk van Dijk | [24] |
| Je Suis Fassbinder | 2016 | Théâtre National de Strasbourg; Théâtre National de La colline, Théâtre de Vidy Lausanne; Théâtre National de Bretagne; MC2 (Grenoble) | Eloïse | Falk Richter | Falk Richter and Stanislas Nordey | [25] [26] [27] [28] [29] |
| Complexity of Belonging | 2015 | Schaubühne am Leinener Platz; Théâtre National de Chaillot; Spring Festival Utrecht; National Theatre of Taiwan | Eloïse | Falk Richter | Falk Richter and Anouk van Dijk | [30] |
| Complexity of Belonging | 2014 | Chunky Move, Melbourne International Arts Festival | Eloïse | Falk Richter | Falk Richter and Anouk van Dijk | [31] [32] |
| The Cherry Orchard | 2013 | Melbourne Theatre Company | Anya | Simon Stone after Anton Chekov | Simon Stone | [33] [34] [35] |
| The Wild Duck | 2013 | Holland Festival, Amsterdam; Weiner Festwochen, Vienna | Hedvig | Simon Stone after Henrik Ibsen | Simon Stone | |
| Private Lives | 2012 | Belvoir St Theatre | Sybil Chase | Noël Coward | Ralph Myers | [36] [37] [38] [39] |
| Strange Interlude | 2012 | Belvoir St Theatre | Madeleine Arnold | Simon Stone after Eugene O’Neill | Simon Stone | [40] [41] [42] |
| Every Breath | 2012 | Belvoir St Theatre | Olivia | Benedict Andrews | Benedict Andrews | [43] |
| The Wild Duck | 2012 | Malthouse Theatre; International Ibsen Festival, Oslo | Hedvig | Simon Stone after Henrik Ibsen | Simon Stone | |
| Return to Earth | 2011 | Belvoir St Theatre | Alice Waster | Lally Katz | Aiden Fenessey | [44] |
| The Wild Duck | 2011 | Belvoir St Theatre | Hedvig | Simon Stone after Henrik Ibsen | Simon Stone | [45] [46] [47] [48] [49] [50] |
| The Grenade | 2010 | Melbourne Theatre Company; Sydney Theatre Company | Lola McTavish | Tony McNamara | Peter Evans | [51] [52] [53] |
| In a Dark, Dark, House | 2009 | Red Stitch Actors Theatre | Jennifer | Neil LaBute | Wayne Pearn | [54] [55] [56] |
| Rubeville | 2007 | The Black Lung Theatre and Whaling Firm | Trixi | Thomas Henning; collaborative | Thomas Henning | [57] [58] [59] |
| The Desert | 2004 | Oubykh Theatre Corp | Girl | Nicholas Casey | Glyn Roberts | |
| The Jaundice Table | 2004 | Oubykh Theatre Corp | Various | Glyn Roberts | Glyn Roberts | |
| As I Like You | 2004 | Oubykh Theatre Corp | Narrator | Nicholas Casey | Glyn Roberts | |
| Entrails | Oubykh Theatre Corp | Doll | Glyn Roberts | Glyn Roberts | ||
| Le Malade Imaginaire | 1997 | Melbourne French Theatre Company | Louison | Molière | Michel Bulla |
| Production | Year | Role | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Clearing | 2023 | Lou | ||
| Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries | 2014 | Sarah Nordern | Season 3 première | [60] |
| City Homicide | 2010 | Layla Pullman | Episode: "Good Cop Bad Cop" | [61] |
| Neighbours | 2007–2009 | Bridget Parker | Series regular (326 episodes) | |
| Silversun | 2004 | Mara Lomax | Co-lead (40 episodes) | [62] |
| The Legacy of the Silver Shadow | 2002 | Fiona | Co-lead (13 episodes) | [63] |
| Title | Year | Role | Director | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lacerate | 2022 | Gloria | Short Film | ||
| Lost Gully Road | 2017 | Cassie | Donna McRae | [64] | |
| Three Blind Mice | 2008 | Grace | Matthew Newton | Three Blind Mice | |
| Wholesalers | 2006 | Girl (lead) | Eva Birch | Short Film | |
| Redskin | 2003 | Aislin (lead) | Melanie Horkan | Victorian College of the Arts Short Film | [65] |
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