Alison Bell is an Australian stage, film and television actress and writer.
Early life and education
Born in
Young, New South Wales
Young is a town in the South West Slopes region of New South Wales, Australia and the largest town in the Hilltops Region. The "Lambing Flat" Post Office opened on 1 March 1861 and was renamed "Young" in 1863.
Young is marketed as the Cherry Ca ...
and educated in
Canberra
Canberra ( )
is the capital city of Australia. Founded following the federation of the colonies of Australia as the seat of government for the new nation, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The ci ...
, she completed an
Arts
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/
Law
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degree at the
Australian National University
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before undertaking an acting course at the
Victorian College of the Arts
The Victorian College of the Arts (VCA) is the arts school at the University of Melbourne in Australia. It is part of the university's Faculty of Fine Arts and Music. It is located near the Melbourne city centre on the Southbank campus of the ...
, where she graduated in 2004.
Career
Bell has worked in
television
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,
documentary film
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and
theatre
Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actors or actresses, to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a stage. The perform ...
. She is perhaps best known for her performances on the
ABC
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ABC or abc may also refer to:
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TV series ''
Laid'', for which she was nominated for an
AACTA Award
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and in the
Sydney Theatre Company
Sydney Theatre Company (STC) is an Australian theatre company based in Sydney, New South Wales. The company performs in The Wharf Theatre at Dawes Point in The Rocks area of Sydney, as well as the Roslyn Packer Theatre (formerly Sydney Thea ...
's production of ''
Doubt
Doubt is a mental state in which the mind remains suspended between two or more contradictory propositions, unable to be certain of any of them.
Doubt on an emotional level is indecision between belief and disbelief. It may involve uncertainty, ...
'', for which she won a
Helpmann Award
The Helpmann Awards are accolades for live entertainment and performing arts in Australia, presented by industry group Live Live Performance Australia (LPA) since 2001.
The annual awards recognise achievements in the disciplines of musical th ...
.
In 2017 she performed in the acclaimed ABC TV series ''
The Letdown
''The Letdown'' is an Australian television comedy series first screened on the ABC in 2016. It follows the adventures of Audrey, including her struggles as a new mum in an oddball mothers' group.
The title is a play on the word ''letdown'', wh ...
''. She starred as Audrey, the main character, and also served as writer and co-creator of the series.
Filmography
References
External links
*
All hail our great stage actresses
1978 births
Living people
Australian television actresses
Australian stage actresses
Helpmann Award winners
Victorian College of the Arts alumni
Actresses from Canberra
Actresses from Melbourne
21st-century Australian actresses
University of Melbourne women
People from Young, New South Wales
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