Australian actress (born 1987)
Bella Heathcote
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Born
| Isabella Heathcote
1987 (age 36–37)
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Alma mater
| National Theatre, Melbourne
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Occupation
| Actress
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Years active
| 2008?present
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Spouse
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Richard Stampton
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m.
2019)
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Isabella Heathcote
(born
c.
1987
) is an Australian actress. Following her film debut in
Acolytes
(2008), she had a recurring role as
Amanda Fowler
on the television soap opera
Neighbours
(2009). She gained further recognition for her dual roles as
Victoria Winters
and
Josette du Pres
in the dark fantasy film
Dark Shadows
(2012), and
Olive Byrne
in the biographical drama film
Professor Marston and the Wonder Women
(2017).
Heathcote has since appeared in several films, including
In Time
(2011),
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
,
The Neon Demon
(both 2016),
Fifty Shades Darker
(2017), and
Relic
(2020). On television, she played Nicole Dormer on the second and third seasons of the
Amazon Prime Video
dystopian alternate history series
The Man in the High Castle
(2016?18), Susan Parsons on the
Paramount+
historical drama series
Strange Angel
(2018?19), and Andy Oliver in the
Netflix
drama thriller series
Pieces of Her
(2022).
Early life
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Heathcote was born around 1987
[1]
in
Melbourne
, Australia. She has one sibling, a brother.
[2]
Their father was a lawyer.
[3]
Heathcote attended
Korowa Anglican Girls' School
.
[2]
She began attending performance classes when she was 12. Her father believed it would be a good distraction in the wake of her mother's death.
[2]
Heathcote then studied drama at university, and after her first year realised that she wanted to pursue acting as a career.
[2]
Career
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Heathcote's early roles include the recurring role of
Amanda Fowler
in the soap opera
Neighbours
, and a small appearance in the 2008 horror film
Acolytes
.
[4]
Heathcote then appeared in the 2010 Australian war film
Beneath Hill 60
.
[5]
In May 2010, she was the recipient of a
Heath Ledger
Scholarship.
[6]
She then based herself in Los Angeles for work.
[2]
In December 2010, she was cast in
David Chase
's film
Not Fade Away
(originally titled
Twylight Zones
).
[7]
She also appeared in the sci-fi thriller
In Time
, alongside
Justin Timberlake
and
Amanda Seyfried
.
[5]
Heathcote filmed a cameo appearance for
Killing Them Softly
(then titled
Cogan's Trade
), but her scenes were cut from the final film.
[8]
[9]
In February 2011,
Tim Burton
selected Heathcote to play
Victoria Winters
and
Josette du Pres
in his film adaptation of
Dark Shadows
, starring opposite
Johnny Depp
,
Michelle Pfeiffer
, and
Helena Bonham Carter
.
[10]
[11]
She was later cast in
Nicolas Winding Refn
's thriller film
The Neon Demon
, which was released in 2016.
[12]
[13]
Heathcote was named one of the 10 Actors to Watch: Breakthrough Performances of 2012 at the 20th
Hamptons International Film Festival
.
[14]
The following year, she starred alongside
Max Minghella
in
The Killers
' music video for "
Shot at the Night
".
[15]
she was part of the Spring/Summer 2014 campaign for
Miu Miu
alongside fellow actresses
Lupita Nyong'o
,
Elle Fanning
and
Elizabeth Olsen
.
[16]
In 2017, Heathcote played Leila Williams in the film
Fifty Shades Darker
, the sequel to
Fifty Shades of Grey
.
[17]
She also joined the season 2 cast of television drama
The Man in the High Castle
as Nicole Dormer, a Berlin-born filmmaker.
[18]
She starred as
Olive Byrne
, partner of psychologists and comic book authors
William Moulton Marston
and
Elizabeth Holloway Marston
, in the 2017 biographical film
Professor Marston and the Wonder Women
.
[19]
She played Susan Parsons in the
CBS All Access
drama
Strange Angel
,
an adaptation of
George Pendle
's book
Strange Angel: The Otherworldly Life of Rocket Scientist John Whiteside Parsons
.
[20]
It was cancelled after two seasons in November 2019.
[21]
Heathcote appears in the second season of the Australian web television series
Bloom
as a younger incarnation of Loris Webb, played by
Anne Charleston
.
[22]
Heathcote appeared in the independent drama
Relic
, alongside
Emily Mortimer
and
Robyn Nevin
. It follows a daughter, a mother and a grandmother who are "haunted by a manifestation of dementia that consumes their family's home". The movie was produced by AGBO Films, the
Russo Brothers
' production company and
Jake Gyllenhaal
, and co-written and directed by Natalia Erika James.
[23]
Heathcote stars with
Toni Collette
in the 2022
Netflix
thriller series
Pieces of Her
, adapted from the
Karin Slaughter
novel of the same name
.
[24]
Heathcote will star in the
Stan
and
Nine Network
crime drama
Scrublands
, alongside
Luke Arnold
and
Jay Ryan
, based on
the novel of the same name
by
Chris Hammer
; production began in Victoria in February 2023.
[25]
In April 2023, Heathcote was cast in the upcoming
The Room
remake
.
[26]
She also appeared in the six-part Stan Original comedy series
C*A*U*G*H*T
released in September 2023.
[27]
Personal life
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Heathcote was previously engaged to film director
Andrew Dominik
.
[28]
They had been in a relationship since 2010.
[2]
She married Australian architect Richard Stampton in January 2019.
[29]
[30]
She is based in Los Angeles; she and Stampton also have a home in
Phillip Island
.
[30]
Filmography
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Film
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Television
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References
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Manelis, Michelle (5 May 2012).
"Bella Heathcote admits kissing Johnny Depp but says she never slept with Brad Pitt"
.
The Sunday Times
. Retrieved
23 May
2012
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Johnson, Neala (9 July 2016).
"Neon lights"
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Herald Sun
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6 May
2024
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Kaufman, Amy (6 November 2012).
"Young Hollywood: Breaking the news that acting is your calling"
.
Los Angeles Times
. Retrieved
13 November
2012
.
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Betker, Ally (22 November 2016).
"This Is 'Fifty Shades Darker' Star Bella Heathcote ? She's Really, Really Excited to Be Here"
.
W
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2024
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Byrnes, Holly (6 January 2011).
"11 faces of 2011 Who to watch in TV and film"
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Herald Sun
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2024
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Mitchell, Peter (14 May 2010).
"Young Aussie stars shining in Hollywood"
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Ninemsn.com.au
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21 February
2011
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Fleming, Mike (14 December 2010).
"Bella Heathcote Lands 'Twylight Zones'
"
.
Deadline Hollywood
. Retrieved
21 February
2011
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Coster, Alice; McMahon, Kate; Epstein, Jackie (13 June 2011).
"Pitt rumour leaves Bella puzzled"
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Herald Sun
. Retrieved
11 April
2024
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Gale
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Jagernauth, Kevin (3 April 2013).
"Bella Heathcote, 'Downton Abbey' Actress Lily James & Margot Robbie Testing For Lead In 'Cinderella'
"
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IndieWire
. Retrieved
11 April
2024
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Swerdloff, Alexis (20 May 2012).
"Bella Heathcote on Her Upcoming Role in Dark Shadows"
.
Teen Vogue
. Retrieved
6 February
2016
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Fleming, Mike (2 February 2011).
"Jackie Earle Haley And Bella Heathcoate In 'Dark Shadows' Talks"
.
Deadline Hollywood
. Retrieved
21 February
2011
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Squires, John (5 February 2015).
"Keanu Reeves and Christina Hendricks Grab Hold of Nicolas Refn's Neon Demon"
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Dread Central
. Retrieved
6 February
2016
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Squires, John (2 February 2011).
"Filming Begins on The Neon Demon; Official Plot Synopsis"
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Dread Central
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21 February
2011
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Kilday, Gregg (7 October 2012).
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'Silver Linings Playbook' Wins Audience Award at Hamptons Film Fest"
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The Hollywood Reporter
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6 February
2016
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Coulehan, Erin (27 September 2013).
"The Killers Give Lovers a Chance in 'Shot at the Night'
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Rolling Stone
. Retrieved
6 February
2016
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Smith, Lauren (10 January 2014).
"There's an Olsen in the new Miu Miu ad campaign"
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Glamour
. Retrieved
6 February
2016
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Kroll, Justin (5 February 2016).
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'Fifty Shades Darker' Adds Bella Heathcote as Christian Grey's Ex"
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Variety
. Retrieved
5 February
2016
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Petski, Denise (6 April 2016).
"Bella Heathcote Joins 'Man in the High Castle'; Warren Christie In 'Eyewitness'
"
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Deadline Hollywood
. Retrieved
26 September
2016
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Lincoln, Ross A. (7 October 2016).
"Biopic 'Professor Marston & The Wonder Women' Acquired By Sony"
.
Deadline Hollywood
. Retrieved
8 October
2016
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Andreeva, Nellie (13 February 2018).
"
'Strange Angel': Bella Heathcote Cast As Female Lead in CBS All Access Series"
.
Deadline Hollywood
. Retrieved
26 April
2018
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Petski, Denise (26 November 2019).
"
'Strange Angel' Canceled By CBS All Access After Two Seasons"
.
Deadline Hollywood
. Retrieved
30 November
2019
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"A berry bad rebirth".
TV Soap
. No. 9. 27 April 2020. pp. 26?28.
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McNary, Dave (2 October 2018).
"Emily Mortimer, Robyn Nevin, Bella Heathcote to Star in Jake Gyllenhaal-Backed 'Relic'
"
.
Variety
. Retrieved
14 December
2019
.
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Andreeva, Nellie (26 February 2020).
"Bella Heathcote To Star In 'Pieces of Her' Netflix Drama Series"
.
Deadline Hollywood
. Retrieved
26 February
2020
.
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Knox, David (27 February 2023).
"Scrublands, new drama underway for Stan"
.
TV Tonight
. Retrieved
26 February
2023
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Housman, Andrew (14 April 2023).
"The Room Remake Starring Bob Odenkirk Was Shot In A Single Day"
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/Film
. Retrieved
16 June
2023
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Thomas, Tia (23 August 2023).
"Stan's hilarious new series C*A*U*G*H*T see's Home and Away stars reunite"
.
TV Week
. Retrieved
24 August
2023
.
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"Bella Heathcote Is Engaged"
.
The Hollywood Reporter
. 20 March 2017
. Retrieved
1 July
2017
.
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Heathcote, Bella (18 January 2020).
"never thought I'd find myself quoting Sound of Music on our one year wedding anniversary"
.
Instagram
. Archived from
the original
on 24 December 2021
. Retrieved
29 February
2020
.
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Quigley, Genevieve (6 March 2022).
"The role that brought Bella Heathcote back to Australia"
.
The Sydney Morning Herald
. Retrieved
24 August
2023
.
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