Brooke Satchwell

Brooke Kerith Satchwell is an Australian actress and former model. She is known for playing Anne Wilkinson in the soap opera ''Neighbours'' from 1995 until 2000. She won the Logie Award for Most Popular New Talent in 1998. Since leaving ''Neighbours'', Satchwell has starred in ''White Collar Blue'', '' Tripping Over'', '' Dangerous'', ''Packed to the Rafters'', '' Wonderland'', and '' Mr Inbetween''. She has also been a panellist on '' The Panel'' and ''Dirty Laundry Live'', as well as a team captain on '' Show Me the Movie!''.

Early life

Satchwell lived in Teesdale, Victoria, for most of her early life and has one sibling. She attended Toorak College.

Career

Satchwell started acting in 1994 when a casting agent suggested she model in a few television advertisements. She also appeared in the Australian Broadcasting Corporation musical ''Harriet''. After she had completed work on an advertisement for Just Jeans, a make-up artist advised Satchwell to get an agent. A year later she successfully auditioned for the role of Anne Wilkinson in the daily television soap opera ''Neighbours''. Satchwell decided to leave ''Neighbours'' after three years, as she wanted a change. She filmed her final scenes in December 1999 and they aired in April 2000. After ''Neighbours'', Satchwell filmed a small role in the independent film ''Radio Samurai''. She also relocated to Sydney to appear in a production of ''The Caribbean Tempest'' at the Royal Botanic Garden alongside Alex Dimitriades and Bill Hunter. Television roles in '' Water Rats'', ''White Collar Blue'' and '' Tripping Over'' followed.

After an appearance on '' The Panel'', Satchwell was later invited back as a panellist. She modelled for Pantene and was signed to act as their brand ambassador in 2004. She received her first lead role in a film in ''Subdivision'', which was released in cinemas on 20 August 2009. In 2012, Satchwell joined the cast of drama series ''Packed to the Rafters'' as Frankie, an electrician and employee of Dave Rafter. In 2013, she became a regular panellist on celebrity gossip, comedy show ''Dirty Laundry Live''. That same year, Satchwell joined the cast of '' Wonderland'' as lawyer Grace Barnes. After three seasons, ''Wonderland'' was cancelled due to falling ratings. Satchwell has appeared in some episodes of children's television show '' Play School''.

In 2014, Satchwell made a guest appearance on sketch comedy series ''Black Comedy'', as Tiffany. She reprised the character in the second series in 2016. She also appeared in the ''Jack Irish'' series. 2018 saw Satchwell make guest appearances on '' Hughesy, We Have a Problem'', and the SBS drama '' Dead Lucky''. She also plays Ally, the girlfriend of hit-man Ray Shoesmith, in the black comedy-drama '' Mr Inbetween''. Towards the end of the year, Satchwell replaced Jane Harber as team captain for the second season of comedy panel show '' Show Me the Movie!''.

Satchwell plays park ranger Miranda Gibson, the estranged daughter of Laura Gibson (Sigrid Thornton), in the revival series of '' SeaChange''. Satchwell admitted that she almost missed the casting call, as she was moving house. The actress flew between Sydney and Byron, Mullumbimby and Brunswick Heads to film ''SeaChange'' and the second season of ''Mr Inbetween''.

In 2024, Satchwell appeared in ''Triple Oh!''.

Other activities

Satchwell has promoted charity work as a fundraiser for the Starlight Children's Foundation Gift of a Lifetime, and in joining the fight against sand mining of Sydney's historic Kurnell sand dunes.

In 2009, Satchwell supported Power Shift, a climate-change conference for young people held in Sydney.

Personal life

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.

On 26 November 2008, Satchwell was in a building which was attacked by terrorists in the 2008 Mumbai attacks. She hid in a cupboard until gunfire ceased.

Satchwell was engaged to film editor David Gross from 2012 until 2019. In 2015, she stated that long times separated by distance made it hard for them to ever set a date for the wedding.

Filmography

Television

Film

Theatre

References

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Living people
1980 births
20th-century Australian actresses
21st-century Australian actresses
Australian children's television presenters
Australian female models
Australian soap opera actresses
Australian stage actresses
Logie Award winners
Australian women television presenters
Survivors of the 2008 Mumbai attacks
Actresses from Melbourne