Paula Arundell | |
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Born | |
Education | National Institute of Dramatic Art (1995) |
Occupation(s) | Actress, singer |
Years active | 1997–present |
Paula Arundell is an Australian actress and singer.
Arundell studied at the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA), in Sydney. She graduated in 1995, with a degree in Performing Arts (Acting).
Arundell has appeared on television in Water Rats , Murder Call , Farscape , All Saints , Home and Away , Out of the Blue and Love My Way among others. [1]
Arundell's films have included Disgrace , Dags , Sample People , Gods of Egypt , and the upcoming Harmony .
As a singer, Arundell performed a version of the Tim Buckley song "Song to the Siren", which was used in the 2006 Neil Armfield film Candy .
She also voiced Sonic the Hedgehog in the Sonic Live in Sydney theme park. [2] [3]
She also played an older Hermione Granger in the Melbourne production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child . [4] In 2021, Arundell joined the cast of Neighbours as Evelyn Farlow for a two-week guest stint. [5]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1997 | Diana & Me | Constable | |
1998 | Dags | Tracey | |
2000 | Simple People | Cleo | |
2003 | Bad Eggs | Simone | |
2008 | Disgrace | Dr. Farodia Rassool | |
2018 | Harmoney | Nurse Jean |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | |||||
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1997 | Water Rats | Michelle | Episode: "Goldie's Trip" | |||||
1997 | Murder Call | Rebecca Voss | Episode: "The Burial" | |||||
1997 | Children's Hospital | Claire | ||||||
1998–2009 | All Saints | Officer Wilson, Simone Birchley, Nura Arkuna | 3 episodes | |||||
2003 | Farscape | Talikaa | Episode: "Twice Shy" | |||||
2004–2005 | Love My Way | Gina | 7 episodes | |||||
2005 | The Alice | Lara | 1 episode | |||||
2008 | Out of the Blue | Simone | 1 episode | |||||
2009 | Home and Away | Paula Gill | 7 episodes | |||||
2011 | Me and My Monsters | — | Episode: "Monstrously Good Cookies" | |||||
2011 | Slide (TV series) | Kat | 1 episode | |||||
2013 | The Time of Our Lives | Chelsea | Episode: "The Mistake" | |||||
2016 | Hunters | Liana, Lauren | 5 episodes | |||||
2019–2020 | Reckoning | Sheriff Waller | 7 episodes | |||||
2021 | Neighbours | Evelyn Farlow | Guest | 2023 | Surviving Summer | Jacqueline Mercer | Guest |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1997 | Sonic Live in Sydney | Sonic the Hedgehog |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2019 | Harry Potter and the Cursed Child | Hermione Granger | [6] [7] |
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