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.
Celeste Dodwell | |
|---|---|
| Education | |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2008-present |
| Television | Home and Away |
| Father | Grant Dodwell |
Early life
editShe attended Mosman High School in Mosman, New South Wales.[1]
Career
editDodwell 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.[2] She graduated from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art in 2013.[3] In 2014, she appeared with Felicity Kendal in a UK tour of Hay Fever as Jackie.[4]
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.[5][6]
Her film roles have included Allied alongside Brad Pitt, Cyrano with Peter Dinklage and the 2022 Bill Nighy film Living.[7]
In 2022, she appeared as Ursula in Much Ado About Nothing at the National Theatre, London.[8] On 8 September 2022, the production was filmed and broadcast live for cinemas.[9] That year, she also appeared as Joanne in season three of Atlanta.[10]
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.[11][12][13]
Personal life
editShe is the daughter of A Country Practice actor Grant Dodwell.[14]
Filmography
edit| † | Denotes works that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-2009 | Home and Away | Melody Jones | 61 episodes |
| 2015 | The Musketeers | Prostitute | 2 episodes |
| 2016 | Call the Midwife | Roseanne Dawley | 1 episode |
| 2016 | Allied | Scarlett | Film |
| 2018 | Endeavour | Annoushka Nolan | 1 episode |
| 2021 | Cyrano | Theatre lady | Film |
| 2022 | Atlanta | Joanne | 1 episode |
| 2022 | National Theatre Live: Much Ado About Nothing | Ursula | |
| 2023 | The Castaways | Natasha | |
| TBA | The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power† | TBA |
References
edit- ^ "Performing arts". Mosman High School. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ Rowe, Darren (9 March 2009). "Another 'Home and Away' star to leave?". Digital Spy. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ "Alumni News, July". LAMDA. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ Billington, Michael (27 August 2014). "Hay Fever review – hysteria rules as Felicity Kendal does Coward". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Movie Review – Living (2022)". Flickering Myth. 21 December 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ Shaw, Angel (20 March 2023). "Galadriel's Forgotten Rings Of Power Daughter May Be Alive After All". Screen Rant. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ Bloodworth, Adam (19 July 2022). "Much Ado About Nothing at the National Theatre, review: Pop Shakespeare at its finest". cityam. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ Kenton, Tristram (8 September 2023). "Much Ado About Nothing: backstage for NT Live – in pictures". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Celeste Dodwell Joins The Rings of Power Season 2". Redanianitelligence. 7 March 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ Hawkins, Blake (1 April 2023). "The Rings of Power's Worst Decision Could Doom This Crucial Character". CBR.com. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ Gravemaster (7 March 2023). "Celeste Dodwell Joins The Rings of Power Season 2". Redanian Intelligence. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ^ Dunn, Emily; Murray, Elicia (20 December 2007). "Baz ready to wrap at last". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
