Celeste Dodwell is an Australian actress. She had a recurring role as Melody Jones on the Australian

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'' and has since appeared in a range of film, television and stage roles.

Early life

She attended

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Career

Dodwell joined the soap opera ''

'' as Melody Jones in March 2008. It was reported that she was leaving in 2009 to study drama in London. She graduated from the

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in 2013. In 2014, she appeared with Felicity Kendal in a UK tour of ''

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'' as Jackie. In 2016, she appeared in the fifth series of

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drama '' Call the Midwife'' as Roseanne Dawley, a role in which ''

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'' said Dodwell did "a fine job" of representing a young mother with post-natal depression. Her film roles have included ''

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'' alongside

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, ''

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'' with Peter Dinklage and the 2022 Bill Nighy film ''

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''. In 2022, she appeared as Ursula in '' Much Ado About Nothing'' at the

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. On 8 September 2022, the production was filmed and broadcast live for cinemas. That year, she also appeared as Joanne in season three of ''

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''. In 2023, Dodwell could be seen in '' Paramount+'' thriller '' The Castaways'' alongside

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. That year, she was also cast in the second series of '' The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power'' for ''

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''.

Personal life

She is the daughter of ''

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'' actor Grant Dodwell.

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dodwell, Celeste Australian film actresses Australian television actresses Living people Actresses from New South Wales Alumni of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art 21st-century Australian actresses Date of birth unknown Place of birth unknown