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Lucy Bell | |
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| Born | Lucy Bell 23 December 1968 |
| Education | National Institute of Dramatic Art (1991) |
| Occupations | Television and film actress |
| Known for | Murder Call (1997–2000) The Wog Boy (2000) |
| Spouse | James O'Loghlin |
| Children | 3 |
| Family | John Bell (father) Anna Volska (mother) Hilary Bell (sister) |
Lucy Bell (born 23 December 1968) is an English-born Australian actress who appears in Australian television, film and theatre. [1]
Bell was born in 1968 in Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom, to Australian actor and director John Bell and Polish-born Australian actress Anna Volska, while they were working for the Royal Shakespeare Company. She grew up alongside older sister Hilary Bell, who is an accomplished playwright. [1]
Bell studied at Sydney's National Institute of Dramatic Art, graduating in 1991. [2]
Bell began her career in 1981, with a guest role in the miniseries A Town Like Alice . For several years she then appeared in television guest roles, before securing a lead role as Kate Logan in Snowy in 1993.
In 1994 and 1996, Bell had two recurring roles in G.P. . She then played the co-lead role of Detective Tessa Vance in Murder Call alongside Peter Mochrie across three seasons, from 1997 until 2000. In 2003, she starred in the second season of Grass Roots as Emily Bell. She had two recurring role in All Saints in 2006 and 2007, and a lead role as Tess Jardine in the 2009 miniseries Dirt Game . [3]
In 2018, Bell starred in the miniseries Fighting Season as Phillipa Vogel and in 2022, she feature as Jodie in the miniseries Amazing Grace . More recently, she has had parts as Belinda in the miniseries Black Snow in 2022, and Lynn Walcott in The Secrets She Keeps from 2022 to 2023.
Bell's first film role was in the 1985 period drama Burke & Wills , alongside Jack Thompson. She then appeared in the 1993 romance drama The Nostradamus Kid , opposite Noah Taylor and Miranda Otto. In 1994, she starred as Mary MacKillop in the biographical docudrama film Mary . She appeared in the 1997 films Oscar and Lucinda and Thank God He Met Lizzie .
Bell then starred as Celia alongside Nick Giannopoulos in the 2000 cult comedy film The Wog Boy . In 2008, she had roles in the drama Ten Empty and neo-noir thriller The Square . [3]
Bell is married to author, TV and radio presenter, comedian, and former lawyer James O'Loghlin, and together they have three daughters. [1]
Bell is a vegetarian. [4]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1981 | A Town Like Alice | Jane Holland | Miniseries, 1 episode |
| 1992 | A Country Practice | Louise Callaghan | 1 episode |
| 1993 | Snowy | Kate Logan | Miniseries, 13 episodes |
| 1994–1996 | G.P. | Lizzie Dunstan / Michelle Evans | 6 episodes |
| 1997 | Water Rats | Angela Dimitriou | 1 episode |
| 1997–2000 | Murder Call | Detective Tessa Vance | 56 episodes |
| 1998 | Wildside | Nina | 2 episodes |
| 2001 | Burke's Backyard | Celebrity Gardner (with Anna Volska & John Bell) | 1 episode |
| 2001 | My Husband, My Killer | Marlene Watson | TV movie |
| 2001 | Farscape | Nurse Kelsa | 1 episode |
| 2003 | Grass Roots | Emily Bell | Season 2, 7 episodes |
| 2003 | White Collar Blue | Mia | 1 episode |
| 2004 | Through My Eyes | Juror | Miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 2006–2007 | All Saints | Sonia Moore / Marie Booth | 6 episodes |
| 2007 | Bastard Boys | Petra Hilsen | Miniseries |
| 2009 | City Homicide | Deborah Van Der Lind | 1 episode |
| 2009 | Dirt Game | Tess Jardine | Miniseries, 6 episodes |
| 2009 | :30 Seconds | Amanda Walls | 1 episode |
| 2010 | Cops L.A.C. | Neighbour | 1 episode |
| 2011 | Crownies | Ruth Steinberg | 1 episode |
| 2013 | Paper Giants: Magazine Wars [5] | Susan Duncan | Miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 2014 | Love Child | Belinda Saunders | 1 episode |
| 2014 | A Place to Call Home | Adele Duval | 1 episode |
| 2015 | Catching Milat | Jill Walters | Miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 2016 | John Bell: One Man Show | Herself | TV special |
| 2017 | Here Come the Habibs | Magistrate | 1 episode |
| 2018 | Home and Away | Prosecutor Barnesdale | 2 episodes |
| 2018 | Rake | Senator Fiona Boyd | 1 episode |
| 2018 | Fighting Season | Phillipa Vogel | Miniseries, 5 episodes |
| 2020 | Between Two Worlds | Celebrant | 1 episode |
| 2021 | Amazing Grace | Jodie | 3 episodes |
| 2022 | The Secrets She Keeps | Belinda | 6 episodes |
| 2022–2023 | Black Snow | Lyn Walcott | 4 episodes |
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
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| 1985 | Burke & Wills | Kyte's Daughter | Feature film |
| 1993 | The Nostradamus Kid | Sarai Anderson | Feature film |
| 1993 | Crimetime | Feature film | |
| 1994 | Mary | Mary MacKillop | TV movie |
| 1997 | Thank God He Met Lizzie (aka The Wedding Party) | Andi | Feature film |
| 1997 | Oscar and Lucinda | Miss Mary Hasset | Feature film |
| 1999 | Sydney – A Story of a City | Virginia | Feature film |
| 2000 | The Wog Boy | Celia O'Brien | Feature film |
| 2008 | The Square | Martha Yale | Feature film |
| 2008 | Ten Empty | Diane | Feature film |
| 2016 | Emerald City: Live | Kate Leigh | Film |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1995 | Swinger | Girlfriend | Short |
| 2008 | Almost Eleven | The Mum | Short |
| 2008 | April in July | Anne | Short |
| 2011 | Cupid | Diana | Short |
| 2018 | Dots | Marge | Short |
| 2018 | Second Best | Dina | Short |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1988 | Warner Warner | Director | University of Sydney |
| 2006 | Light Years | Director | Wharf Theatre, Sydney with ATYP |
| Year | Work | Award | Category | Result |
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| 2013 | Paper Giants: Magazine Wars | Equity Ensemble Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Miniseries or Telemovie | Nominated |
| 2014 | Emerald City | Glugs Theatrical Awards | Norman Kessell Memorial Award for Most Outstanding Actor | Won [10] |
| 2021 | Appropriate | Sydney Theatre Awards | Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Mainstage Production | Nominated [11] |
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