Alison Bell | |
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 Bell at AACTA Awards, 2012 | |
| Born | 1978 (age 45–46) Young, New South Wales Australia |
| Occupation | Actress & writer |
| Spouse | John Leary |
| Children | 1 |
Alison Bell is an Australian stage, film and television actress and writer.
Alison Bell | |
|---|---|
| Bell at AACTA Awards, 2012 | |
| Born | 1978 (age 45–46) Young, New South Wales Australia |
| Occupation | Actress & writer |
| Spouse | John Leary |
| Children | 1 |
Alison Bell is an Australian stage, film and television actress and writer.
Born in Young, New South Wales and educated in Canberra, she completed an Arts/Law degree at the Australian National University before undertaking an acting course at the Victorian College of the Arts, where she graduated in 2004.
Bell has worked in television, documentary film and theatre. [1] She is perhaps best known for her performances on the ABC TV series Laid , for which she was nominated for an AACTA Award [2] and in the Sydney Theatre Company's production of Doubt , for which she won a Helpmann Award. [3]
In 2017 she performed in the acclaimed ABC TV series The Letdown . She starred as Audrey, the main character, and also served as writer and co-creator of the series. [4] [5] [6]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Last Man Standing | Gen | 2 episodes |
| 2009 | Packed to the Rafters | Susannah | 2 episodes |
| 2009 | Rush | Anna | 1 episode |
| 2010 | I Rock | Jane Humphries | 8 episodes |
| 2010 | City Homicide | Kellie Briggs | 1 episode |
| 2011 | Offspring | Louise | 2 episode |
| 2011–2012 | Laid | Roo McVie |
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| 2016 | Tomorrow When the War Began | Liz Linton | 6 episodes |
| 2017-19 | The Letdown | Audrey (Main Role) Writer and Creator | 13 episodes across 2 seasons |
| 2018 | No Activity | Leary | 1 episode |
| 2020 | Amazing Stories - Dynoman and the Volt | Helen Harris | 1 episode |
| 2022 | Significant Others | Claire | ABC TV series: 6 episodes |
| Year | Production | Theatre | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | King Lear | Melbourne Theatre Company | Cordelia and the Fool | |
| 2006 | Doubt | Sydney Theatre Company | Sister James |
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| 2008 | Blackbird | Melbourne Theatre Company | Una | Nominated – Helpmann Award for Best Female Actor in a Play |
| 2011 | As You Like It | Belvoir St Theatre | Rosalind | |
| 2012 | Tribes | Melbourne Theatre Company | Sylvia | |
| 2013 | Hedda Gabler | State Theatre Company of South Australia | Hedda Gabler | Helpmann Award for Best Female Actor in a Play |
| Constellations | Melbourne Theatre Company | Marianne | Nominated – Helpmann Award for Best Female Actor in a Play | |
| 2015 | Betrayal | State Theatre Company of South Australia | Emma | |
| 2017 | Three Sisters | Sydney Theatre Company | Olga |
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