Celeste Dodwell is an Australian actress. She had a recurring role as

Melody Jones Melody Jones is a fictional character from the Australian Channel Seven soap opera ''Home & Away'', played by Celeste Dodwell. Dodwell originally auditioned for a separate part in the serial, but was offered the role of Melody instead. Dodwell s ...

on the Australian

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'' Home and Away'' and has since appeared in a range of film, television and stage roles.

Early life

She attended Mosman High School in

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Career

Dodwell joined the soap opera '' Home and Away'' as

in March 2008. It was reported that she was leaving in 2009 to study drama in London. She graduated from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art in 2013. In 2014, she appeared with

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in a UK tour of '' Hay Fever'' as Jackie. In 2016, she appeared in the fifth series of

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drama ''

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'' as Roseanne Dawley, a role in which ''

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'' said Dodwell did "a fine job" of representing a young mother with post-natal depression. Her film roles have included '' Allied'' alongside Brad Pitt, ''Cyrano (film), Cyrano'' with Peter Dinklage and the 2022 Bill Nighy film ''Living (2022 film), Living''. In 2022, she appeared as Ursula in ''Much Ado About Nothing'' at the National Theatre, London. On 8 September 2022, the production was filmed and broadcast live for cinemas. That year, she also appeared as Joanne in season three of ''Atlanta (TV series), Atlanta''. In 2023, Dodwell could be seen in ''Paramount+'' thriller ''The Castaways (2023 TV series), 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''.

Personal life

She is the daughter of ''A Country Practice'' actor Grant Dodwell.

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dodwell, CelesteAustralian film actresses Australian television actresses Living people Actresses from New South Wales Alumni of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art 21st-century Australian actresses Date of birth unknown Place of birth unknown