Radha Mitchell Biography


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RADHA MITCHELL
flixster.actor.standard.01.162688762 - flixsterRadha Mitchell biography:
Radha Mitchell was born in Melbourne Australia in 1973 and began her career on
the television show Sugar and Spice in 1988. She continued with a 3 year stint on Neighbours in which she played two seperate characters. She moved to L.A in 1997 and starred in the films High Art and Everything Put Together in the same year which both recieved Independent Spirit Awards. She first gained recognition with her roles in Finding Neverland (2004) and Melinda and Melinda (2004). After these successes she stared in Mozart and the Whale (2005) along side Josh Hartnett as well as the video game adaption Silent Hill (2006). More recently she can be seen on DVD in The Children of Huang Shi (2008) and Henry Poole Is Here(2008). Surrogates (2009) sees her share screen time with Bruce Willis in big budget, Science Fiction style. Independent film The Waiting City (2009) which details a young Australians couple to adopt an Indian baby has also had a limited release recently. premiering at the Toronto Film Festival. These two releases perfectly illustrate the split between Independent and big-budget film that Radha has come to juggle quite successfully.


Radha Mitchell quotes:
"Any situation today could be a tragedy or a comedy, it just depends on the mood that you're in when you're experiencing it, and the mood of the storyteller who is telling it."

"[Explaining why she dropped the Rani] ... on my first day of school. Someone asked me if my name was Macaroni."

Career Highlights
Non-acting careers:
Big break: Love and Other Catastrophes, High Art and Everything Put Together
Defining characters: Kelly Shepard in Phone Booth, Rose Da Silva in Silent Hill
Best movies: Silent Hill, Mozart and the Whale, Pitch Black
Best TV: Neighbours, Blue Heelers, Phoenix, GP, The Flying Doctors
Stage credits: Australian stage production "Desire"
Endorsements:
Other credits: Wrote, directed and starred in Four Reasons (2002)
Top awards: High Art and Everything Put Together are both Independent Spirit Award winners.
Other:

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Fun Facts About Radha Mitchell
The song "Elbows" by Darren Hanlon was written about Radha after he bumped into her in a disco.

Sir Mick Jagger persuaded French customs officials to let her into France to attend the Cannes Film Festival when she forgot to bring a visa with her.

When Woody Allen called Radha to offer her the lead in Melinda and Melinda she was convinced it was a prank until the script was delivered.

Her mother modeled on the Italian catwalk in the 1960s

Her full name is Radha Rani Amber Indigo Anunda Mitchel. Radha-Rani is the name of the true love of the Hindu god Krishna followed by the Indian word for Queen.

One of her main attractions for doing Silent Hill was working with Christophe Gans as she is a fan of his movie Brotherhood of the Wolf.

Radha Mitchell's Awards & Honors
Year
Award
Category/Recipient(s)
Result
2006
Australian Film Institute
International Award for best actress in Silent Hill
Nominated
2004
FCCA Award
Best Actor - female for visitors
Nominated
2005
Screen Actors Guild Awards
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for Finding NeverlandNominated









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