Brooke Satchwell
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| Born | Brooke Kerith Satchwell November 14, 1980 Melbourne, Australia |
| Years active | 1994 - present |
Brooke Kerith Satchwell (born 14 November 1980 in Melbourne) is an Australian actress best known for playing Anne Wilkinson in the soap opera Neighbours.
Brooke started acting in 1994, appearing in the ABC’s Musical Harriet and several commercials before landing the Neighbours role.[1] She won the Best New Talent at the 1998 Logie Awards and an Australian People's Choice Award for Favourite Teen Idol in 1999.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Career
- Brooke 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.[2]
- Brooke modelled for Pantene and was signed to act as their 'brand ambassador' in 2004.[3]
- She has promoted charity work as a fundraiser for the Starlight Children's Foundation Gift of a Lifetime,[4] and in joining the fight against sand mining of Sydney's historic Kurnell sand dunes.[5]
[edit] 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.[6]
- 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 Three of the charges were withdrawn by prosecutors, Newton pleading guilty on the remaining charge of common assault.[7]
[edit] References
- ^ Dangerous on the BOX. sky.co.nz (2007). Retrieved on 2008-03-11.
- ^ 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). Retrieved on 2007-12-31.
[edit] External links
- BrookeSatchwell.net official website
- Brooke Satchwell at the Internet Movie Database
- TV.com Biography
[edit] 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 |
| 2009 | Subdivision | Tiffany |
