Melanie Zanetti

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Melanie Zanetti
Alma mater University of Southern Queensland
Years active2013–present
Television Bluey

Melanie Zanetti is an Australian actress and known for her roles in the Edgar Allan Poe film Raven's Hollow, for her role in the Gabriel's Inferno film series, and as the voice of Chilli Heeler in the television series Bluey . [1]

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Early life

Zanetti grew up with five siblings. [2]

Career

She graduated from the University of Southern Queensland in 2007 with a Bachelor of Theatre Arts. [3] After graduation, she started working on a touring theatre show and then moved to voice-over, film, and television. [3]

She appeared on stage for the Queensland Theatre Company in several plays, including as Eliza Doolittle in Pygmalion (2011), as Juliet in Romeo and Juliet (2012), as Catherine Earnshaw/Cathy Linton in a stage adaptaion of Wuthering Heights (2014), as Laura/Eliza Wishart in Kate Mulvany's adaptation of the novel Jasper Jones (2018), and as Lea in the premiere of Joanna Murray-Smith's L'Appartement (2019). [4] The performance in Pygmalion and earned her Matilda Awards. [5]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRole
2013 Battle of the Damned Jude
2020Gabriel's Inferno: Part OneJulia Mitchell
2020Gabriel's Inferno: Part TwoJulia Mitchell
2020 Love and Monsters Mav1s
2020Gabriel's Inferno: Part ThreeJulia Mitchell
2021Gabriel's Rapture: Part OneJulia Mitchell
2022Gabriel's Rapture: Part TwoJulia Mitchell
2022Gabriel's Rapture: Part ThreeJulia Mitchell
2022Raven's Hollow [6] Charlotte Ingram
2023Gabriel's Redemption: Part OneJulia Mitchell
2023Gabriel's Redemption: Part TwoJulia Mitchell
2023Head Count [7] Jo
2023Gabriel's Redemption: Part ThreeJulia Mitchell

Television

YearTitleRole
2018Hot Valley NightsZowie Brooks
2018 Tidelands Young Genoveva
2018 The Bureau of Magical Things Orla
2018–present Bluey Chilli Heeler
2020 The End Edie Henley
2021 Young Rock Stephanie

Video Games

YearTitleRole
2023Bluey: The Video Game [8] Chilli Heeler

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References

  1. McManus, Bridget (20 November 2021). "'People were losing their minds': Hollywood loves Bluey, says Melanie Zanetti". The Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  2. "'Bluey' actress Melanie Zanetti shares her inspiration for Chilli and how she feels about the praise for fun dad Bandit". Yahoo Life. 28 November 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Bluey's mum teaching new generation of stars". University of Southern Queensland. 6 September 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  4. "Melanie Zanetti". AusStage . Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  5. "Archives: 2010s". Matilda Awards . Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  6. Gray, Peter (29 September 2022). "Interview: Melanie Zanetti on Raven's Hollow, exploring psychological horror and the increased prominence of strong female roles". The AU Review. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  7. "'Head Count' official trailer". Youtube. 18 August 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  8. "Announcing Bluey: The Videogame!".

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