Celeste Dodwell

Celeste Dodwell
Education
OccupationActress
Years active2008-present
TelevisionHome and Away
FatherGrant Dodwell

Celeste Dodwell is an Australian actress. She had a recurring role as Melody Jones on the Australian soap opera Home and Away and has since appeared in a range of film, television and stage roles.

Early life

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She attended Mosman High School in Mosman, New South Wales.[1]

Career

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Dodwell joined the soap opera Home and Away as Melody Jones in March 2008. It was reported that she was leaving in 2009 to study drama in London.[2] She graduated from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art in 2013.[3] In 2014, she appeared with Felicity Kendal in a UK tour of Hay Fever as Jackie.[4]

In 2016, she appeared in the fifth series of BBC One drama Call the Midwife as Roseanne Dawley, a role in which The Daily Telegraph said Dodwell did "a fine job" of representing a young mother with post-natal depression.[5][6]

Her film roles have included Allied alongside Brad Pitt, Cyrano with Peter Dinklage and the 2022 Bill Nighy film Living.[7]

In 2022, she appeared as Ursula in Much Ado About Nothing at the National Theatre, London.[8] On 8 September 2022, the production was filmed and broadcast live for cinemas.[9] That year, she also appeared as Joanne in season three of Atlanta.[10]

In 2023, Dodwell could be seen in Paramount+ thriller 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.[11][12][13]

Personal life

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She is the daughter of A Country Practice actor Grant Dodwell.[14]

Filmography

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Key
Denotes works that have not yet been released
Year Title Role Notes
2008-2009 Home and Away Melody Jones 61 episodes
2015 The Musketeers Prostitute 2 episodes
2016 Call the Midwife Roseanne Dawley 1 episode
2016 Allied Scarlett Film
2018 Endeavour Annoushka Nolan 1 episode
2021 Cyrano Theatre lady Film
2022 Atlanta Joanne 1 episode
2022 National Theatre Live: Much Ado About Nothing Ursula
2023 The Castaways Natasha
2022-2024 The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Elf Artisan 2 episodes

References

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  1. ^ "Performing arts". Mosman High School. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  2. ^ Rowe, Darren (9 March 2009). "Another 'Home and Away' star to leave?". Digital Spy. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Alumni News, July". LAMDA. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  4. ^ Billington, Michael (27 August 2014). "Hay Fever review – hysteria rules as Felicity Kendal does Coward". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  5. ^ Radford, Ceri (14 February 2016). "Call the Midwife s5 ep5: when every crisis was solved by a nice cup of tea - review". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Movie Review – Living (2022)". Flickering Myth. 21 December 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  7. ^ Shaw, Angel (20 March 2023). "Galadriel's Forgotten Rings Of Power Daughter May Be Alive After All". Screen Rant. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  8. ^ Bloodworth, Adam (19 July 2022). "Much Ado About Nothing at the National Theatre, review: Pop Shakespeare at its finest". cityam. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  9. ^ Kenton, Tristram (8 September 2023). "Much Ado About Nothing: backstage for NT Live – in pictures". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  10. ^ Tangalin, John Daniel (31 March 2022). "Atlanta' Season 3 Episode 3 Non-Spoiler Review – "The Old Man And The Tree"". The Cinema Spot. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  11. ^ "Celeste Dodwell Joins The Rings of Power Season 2". Redanianitelligence. 7 March 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  12. ^ Hawkins, Blake (1 April 2023). "The Rings of Power's Worst Decision Could Doom This Crucial Character". CBR.com. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  13. ^ Gravemaster (7 March 2023). "Celeste Dodwell Joins The Rings of Power Season 2". Redanian Intelligence. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  14. ^ Dunn, Emily; Murray, Elicia (20 December 2007). "Baz ready to wrap at last". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
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