Claude Scott-Mitchell (born 5 January 1997) is an Australian actress based in London. She is known for her roles in the film '' The Dry'' (2020) and the series '' Hotel Portofino'' (2022–).

Early life

Scott-Mitchell was born in

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and grew up in the Marrickville suburb of

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. She is from an artistic family, her father Michael a stage production designer and her mother a model. She attended the

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Career

Scott-Mitchell began her career as a child actress on stage, appearing in Elke Neidhardt's 2008

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production of ''

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'' and Sergei Tcherkasski's production of ''

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'' at the Parade Theatre in 2010. Scott-Mitchell resumed her career in 2019 with a small role as Gretchen McGrath in the miniseries ''

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''. She made her film debut the following year playing a young version of

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's character in

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's '' The Dry'', an adaptation of the novel by

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. She also had a recurring role that year in series 2 of the

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comedy-drama '' Brassic'' as Sara, a love interest of Dylan ( Damien Molony). Scott-Mitchell joined the main cast as Rose Drummond-Ward in the period drama '' Hotel Portofino'', which premiered on

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in 2022. Later that year, she starred alongside

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in ''

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'' at the

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, for which she received a Sydney Theatre Award nomination.

Filmography

Stage

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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Claude Scott-Mitchell
at Independent Talent {{DEFAULTSORT:Scott-Mitchell, Claude Living people 21st-century Australian actresses Actresses from Canberra Australian expatriate actresses in the United Kingdom Australian expatriates in England Actors from Sydney People educated at Newtown High School of the Performing Arts People from Marrickville 1997 births