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Brooke Satchwell Biography
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| Born | Brooke Kerith Satchwell 14 November 1980 Melbourne, Australia |
| Years active | 1994 - present |
Brooke Kerith Satchwell was born on 14 November 1980 in Melbourne, the first of two children of Andrew Satchwell, a real estate agent and Jane Satchwell, a school teacher.
Satchwell has lived in the Mornington Peninsula for the most part of her life. Satchwell attended Toorak College, an independent girls boarding school.
Satchwell started acting in 1994, appearing in the ABC's Musical Harriet and several commercials before landing the role of Anne Wilkinson in Neighbours in 1996.
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Biography
Career
- Satchwell got her big break when a casting agent suggested she model in a few commercials. Some words of advice from various make-up artists convinced her to get an agent and she stayed on their books for a year and a half. The audition for Neighbours came up, and two weeks later she was offered a role.1
- She modelled for Pantene and was signed to act as their 'brand ambassador' in 2004.2
- She has promoted charity work as a fundraiser for the Starlight Children's Foundation Gift of a Lifetime,3 and in joining the fight against sand mining of Sydney's historic Kurnell sand dunes.4
- She got her first big break in 2008 when she was cast as a lead role in Subdivision which was released to cinemas on 20th August 2009.
Personal life
- She grew up as a country girl on the Mornington Peninsula, and stated her friends and family in Melbourne are a big part of her life.5
- Satchwell's five-year relationship with actor Matthew Newton ended in 2006. Newton was charged with four offences including common assault, intimidation and assault occasioning actual bodily harm against Satchwell. Three of the charges were withdrawn by prosecutors, Newton pleading guilty on the remaining charge of common assault.6
- On November 26 2008, Satchwell was in a building which was attacked by terrorists in the Mumbai Terrorist Attacks. Satchwell hid in a cupboard until gunfire ceased. One gunman passed by the cupboard as she sat hidden from view. Upon leaving the said hotel, she claimed to have seen several dead bodies.7
References
- ^ Who Weekly, "Most Beautiful People" (2007-04-09)
- ^ Daily Telegraph, "Brooke Named as Hair Apparent" (2003-08-17)
- ^ Herald Sun, "Sick Children Make a Wish" (2002-11-19)
- ^ The Sunday Telegraph, "Actors Rally for Dunes" (2003-03-23)
- ^ Womans Day, "Brooke Gets Dangerous" (2007-01-03)
- ^ "3 Matthew Newton charges dropped, lawyers say". ABC News Online. 2007-05-21. http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200705/s1928881.htm. Retrieved 2007-12-31.
- ^ http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/-/mp/5174827/actor-satchwell-escapes-gunfire-india/
External links
- BrookeSatchwell.net community website
- Subdivision movie website
- Brooke Satchwell at the Internet Movie Database
- TV.com Biography
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
| 1996-2000 | Neighbours | Anne Wilkinson |
| 1998 | Live and Kicking | Herself |
| 1998 | Big Breakfast | Herself |
| 1998 | Fives Company | Herself |
| 1998 | Light Lunch | Herself |
| 1998 | Streets Apart | Herself |
| 1998 | Battle of the Sexes | Herself |
| 1998 | The Panel | Herself |
| 1999 | A Morning With Neighbours | Herself |
| 1999 | Francis Kiss | St.Tina |
| 1999 | Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens | St.Katrina |
| 1999 | The Caribbean Tempest | Miranda |
| 1999 | The Panel | Herself |
| 1999,2000,2008 | Good News Week | Herself |
| 2000 | SM:TV Live | Herself |
| 2000 | Six Appeal | Herself |
| 2000-2001 | Water Rats | Sophie Ferguson |
| 2001 | The Vagina Monologues | Herself |
| 2001 | The Graduate | Elaine Robinson |
| 2001-2002 | BeastMaster | Rhana |
| 2001,2003 | Rove Live | Herself |
| 2002 | Radio Samurai | Ethel |
| 2002-2003 | White Collar Blue | Sophia Marinkovitch |
| 2004 | Right Here Right Now | Jenny |
| 2004 | Small Claims: White Wedding | Imogen |
| 2005- | Play School | Herself |
| 2006 | Tripping Over | Felicity/"Flick" |
| 2007 | Dangerous | Donna McCarthy |
| 2008 | Canal Road | Bridget Keenan |
| 2008 | Corrections | Amy Perrin |
| 2009 | Echo | Bella |
| 2009 | Trouble in Paradise | Herself (Narrator) |
| 2009 | Subdivision | Tiffany |