Isabella Dunwill
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Isabella Dunwill is an Australian actress best known for her role in iconic Australian soap opera Neighbours
.
Initially signing on for a two-episode role as Geri Hallett, she would become a recurring cast member between 1998 and 2001. Before this role, which made her popular, she had small parts in various Australian television shows, including Frontline and "Horace and Tina
"
After leaving Neighbours
, Isabella took roles in Australian television dramas Stingers
and The Secret Life of Us
. She has since gone on to study at the Australian National Institute of Dramatic Art
(graduating in 2003) and has had roles both on stage and on screen, notably including "What the Butler Saw
" directed by "Jim Sharman
", for Belvoir St.Theatre Company B, feature film (WIL), independent short film ("A Black and White World
") and television series Thank God You're Here
.
Isabella's credits include among others:
For television: Carla Cametti P.D., Satisfaction, Thank God You're Here, Neighbours, The Secret Life of Us, Stingers, Horace and Tina, Halifax FP, and Frontline.
Her film credits include, WIL, A Black and White World and in the AFI winning short, The Projectionist.
On stage she appeared in Jim Sharman's production of What the Butler Saw (Belvoir Street, NSW), the Bell Shakespeare Company’s Actors at Work tour 2007, Scarlett O’Hara at the Crimson Parrott workshop Melbourne Theatre Company, Denise Baudu in the The Department Store at the Old Fitzroy Theatre. (NSW), Cassandra in Theatre @ Risk’s Requiem for the 20th Century, and La Mama's Devil's Dictionary.
Isabella was also a Motion Capture artist for the feature film Constantine and various other popular computer games including Stalker.
She is the lead voice of Polvina the octopus sea princess in the ongoing popular children’s series the ("Sea Princesses") on Channel 7.
Isabella is a NIDA
graduate.
Neighbours
Neighbours is an Australian television soap opera first broadcast on the Seven Network on 18 March 1985. It was created by TV executive Reg Watson, who proposed the idea of making a show that focused on realistic stories and portrayed adults and teenagers who talk openly and solve their problems...
.
Initially signing on for a two-episode role as Geri Hallett, she would become a recurring cast member between 1998 and 2001. Before this role, which made her popular, she had small parts in various Australian television shows, including Frontline and "Horace and Tina
Horace and Tina
Horace and Tina is an Australian children's television series that first screened on Network Ten in 2001. The series was produced by Jonathan M. Shiff Productions. The series mixes animatronic characters with live action drama. -Plot:...
"
After leaving Neighbours
Neighbours
Neighbours is an Australian television soap opera first broadcast on the Seven Network on 18 March 1985. It was created by TV executive Reg Watson, who proposed the idea of making a show that focused on realistic stories and portrayed adults and teenagers who talk openly and solve their problems...
, Isabella took roles in Australian television dramas Stingers
Stingers
Stingers was an Australian police drama television series. It ran for eight seasons on the Nine Network before it was canceled in late 2004 due to declining ratings and the late timeslot Channel Nine gave the program...
and The Secret Life of Us
The Secret Life of Us
The Secret Life of Us was a television drama series set in the beachside suburb of St Kilda, Melbourne, Australia. The series was produced by Southern Star Entertainment and screened in Australia from 2001 to 2005 on Network Ten and on Channel 4 in the UK...
. She has since gone on to study at the Australian National Institute of Dramatic Art
National Institute of Dramatic Art
The National Institute of Dramatic Art is an Australian national training institute for students of theatre, film, and television, based in the Sydney suburb of Kensington. It is supported by the federal Office for the Arts, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. NIDA is located adjacent...
(graduating in 2003) and has had roles both on stage and on screen, notably including "What the Butler Saw
What the Butler Saw (play)
What the Butler Saw is a farce written by English playwright Joe Orton. It premièred at the Queen's Theatre in London on 5 March 1969. It was Orton's final play and the second to be performed after his death, following Funeral Games the year before....
" directed by "Jim Sharman
Jim Sharman
James "Jim" Sharman , the son of boxing tent entrepreneur Jimmy Sharman, is a director and writer for film and stage with over 70 productions to his credit...
", for Belvoir St.Theatre Company B, feature film (WIL), independent short film ("A Black and White World
A Black and White World
A Black and White World is a 2005 Australian short film. It is the story of a character in a black-and-white silent film, who transcends the medium and in doing so changes with it. Written and directed by Adam White, the story pays homage to the era of film when silent pictures were being...
") and television series Thank God You're Here
Thank God You're Here
Thank God You're Here is an Australian television improvised comedy program created by Working Dog Productions, which premiered on Network Ten on 5 April 2006, and aired for the first three seasons with Seven for the fourth season...
.
Isabella's credits include among others:
For television: Carla Cametti P.D., Satisfaction, Thank God You're Here, Neighbours, The Secret Life of Us, Stingers, Horace and Tina, Halifax FP, and Frontline.
Her film credits include, WIL, A Black and White World and in the AFI winning short, The Projectionist.
On stage she appeared in Jim Sharman's production of What the Butler Saw (Belvoir Street, NSW), the Bell Shakespeare Company’s Actors at Work tour 2007, Scarlett O’Hara at the Crimson Parrott workshop Melbourne Theatre Company, Denise Baudu in the The Department Store at the Old Fitzroy Theatre. (NSW), Cassandra in Theatre @ Risk’s Requiem for the 20th Century, and La Mama's Devil's Dictionary.
Isabella was also a Motion Capture artist for the feature film Constantine and various other popular computer games including Stalker.
She is the lead voice of Polvina the octopus sea princess in the ongoing popular children’s series the ("Sea Princesses") on Channel 7.
Isabella is a NIDA
National Institute of Dramatic Art
The National Institute of Dramatic Art is an Australian national training institute for students of theatre, film, and television, based in the Sydney suburb of Kensington. It is supported by the federal Office for the Arts, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. NIDA is located adjacent...
graduate.
External links
- Screen captures from various episodes of NeighboursNeighboursNeighbours is an Australian television soap opera first broadcast on the Seven Network on 18 March 1985. It was created by TV executive Reg Watson, who proposed the idea of making a show that focused on realistic stories and portrayed adults and teenagers who talk openly and solve their problems...
- Interview
- Sea Princesses