Celeste Dodwell

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Celeste Dodwell
Education
OccupationActress
Years active2008–present
Television Home and Away
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.

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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 ). [1]

She attended Mosman High School in Mosman, New South Wales. [2] 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. [1]

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. [3] She graduated from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art in 2013. [4] In 2014, she appeared with Felicity Kendal in a UK tour of Hay Fever as Jackie. [5]

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. [6] [7]

Her film roles have included Allied alongside Brad Pitt, Cyrano with Peter Dinklage and the 2022 Bill Nighy film Living . [8]

In 2022, she appeared as Ursula in Much Ado About Nothing at the National Theatre, London. [9] On 8 September 2022, the production was filmed and broadcast live for cinemas. [10] That year, she also appeared as Joanne in season three of Atlanta . [11]

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 . [12] [13] [14]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2010The FilmmakerSallyShort film
2012 Careless Love Imogen
2014The Sun Stands StillAliceShort film
2016 Allied Scarlett
2021 Cyrano Theatre lady
2022 Living Mrs. Matthews
National Theatre Live: Much Ado About Nothing Ursula

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008 Double Trouble Sasha's friend (uncredited)Episodes 6, 7 & 11
2008–2009 Home and Away Melody Jones 61 episodes
2015 The Musketeers ProstituteSeason 2, episodes 3 & 4: "The Good Traitor" and "Emilie"
2016 Call the Midwife Roseanne DawleySeason 5, episode 5
2018 Endeavour Anoushka NolanSeason 5, episode 3: "Passenger"
Urban Myths Nancy NeeleSeason 2, episode 6: "Agatha Christie"
2020 Sick of It Sales PersonSeason 2, episode 2: "The Ensuite"
2022 Atlanta JoanneSeason 3, episode 3: "The Old Man and the Tree"
2023 The Castaways NatashaEpisodes 1–5
2024 The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Elf ArtisanSeason 2, episodes 1 & 2

Theatre

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009 The Crucible Betty Parris Wharf Theatre, Sydney with STC [15]
2010 As You Like It CeliaCleveland Street Theatre, Sydney [15]
2010 Three Sisters Natasha ATYP Studio, Wharf Theatre, Sydney with Cry Havoc [15]
2014–2015 Hay Fever Jackie Coryton Theatre Royal, Bath, Duke of York's Theatre, London [16] [17]
2017 An Octoroon Dora Orange Tree Theatre, London [17]
2022 Much Ado About Nothing Ursula National Theatre, London [18]

References

  1. 1 2 "Baz ready to wrap at last". The Sydney Morning Herald . 20 December 2007.
  2. ↑ "Performing arts". Mosman High School . Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  3. ↑ Rowe, Darren (9 March 2009). "Another 'Home and Away' star to leave?". Digital Spy. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  4. ↑ "Alumni News, July". LAMDA. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  5. ↑ Billington, Michael (27 August 2014). "Hay Fever review – hysteria rules as Felicity Kendal does Coward". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  6. ↑ Radford, Ceri (14 February 2016). "Call the Midwife s5 ep5: when every crisis was solved by a nice cup of tea - review". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  7. ↑ "Movie Review – Living (2022)". Flickering Myth. 21 December 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  8. ↑ Shaw, Angel (20 March 2023). "Galadriel's Forgotten Rings Of Power Daughter May Be Alive After All". Screen Rant. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  9. ↑ Bloodworth, Adam (19 July 2022). "Much Ado About Nothing at the National Theatre, review: Pop Shakespeare at its finest". cityam. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  10. ↑ Kenton, Tristram (8 September 2023). "Much Ado About Nothing: backstage for NT Live – in pictures". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  11. ↑ Tangalin, John Daniel (31 March 2022). "Atlanta' Season 3 Episode 3 Non-Spoiler Review – "The Old Man And The Tree"". The Cinema Spot. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  12. ↑ "Celeste Dodwell Joins The Rings of Power Season 2". Redanianitelligence. 7 March 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  13. ↑ Hawkins, Blake (1 April 2023). "The Rings of Power's Worst Decision Could Doom This Crucial Character". CBR.com. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  14. ↑ Gravemaster (7 March 2023). "Celeste Dodwell Joins The Rings of Power Season 2". Redanian Intelligence. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  15. 1 2 3 "Celeste Dodwell theatre credits". AusStage.
  16. ↑ Billington, Michael (27 August 2014). "Hay Fever review – hysteria rules as Felicity Kendal does Coward". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  17. 1 2 "Celeste Dodwell". Theatricalia.
  18. ↑ Bloodworth, Adam (19 July 2022). "Much Ado About Nothing at the National Theatre, review: Pop Shakespeare at its finest". cityam. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
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