Eloise Mignon (born 18 September 1986) is an Australian actress. She began her career starring in children's television shows: ''The Legacy of the Silver Shadow'' and ''

Silversun ''Silversun'' is a science fiction children's television series made in Australia by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). The show features the adventures of the adolescent members of the crew of the ''Star Runner,'' an interste ...

'' before appearing in the Australian soap opera '' Neighbours''. Mignon possesses

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, including Australia,

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and the

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Early life

Mignon was born in

Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/ Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a me ...

to French director Jean-Pierre Mignon, and Katharine Sturak, an American.French , SBS Your Language
/ref> Mignon was educated at

Melbourne Girls College Melbourne Girls' College (MGC) is an all-girl public school located on Yarra Boulevard in the Melbourne suburb of Richmond Richmond most often refers to: * Richmond, Virginia, the capital of Virginia, United States * Richmond, London, a part ...

, Wesley College and St Michael's Grammar School.

Career

Mignon worked from a young age in independent theatre, notably with The Black Lung Theatre and Whaling Firm in their multi award-winning production ''Rubeville'' where she played Trixi. Her screen credits include a role in ''Legacy of the Silver Shadow'' and a main character ''Mara Lomax'' in children's sci-fi series ''

.'' She also appears as a prostitute in the Australian film ''

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'' (2008), directed by

Matthew Newton Matthew Joseph Newton (born January 22, 1977) is an Australian actor, writer, and director, and son of TV personalities Bert and Patti Newton. His acting career was interrupted by treatment in a psychiatric unit for bipolar disorder after s ...

From 23 July 2007, Mignon began appearing as

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in the soap opera, '' Neighbours''. In March 2009, it was announced that Mignon had quit the show. The character of Bridget died from injuries sustained in a car accident. Mignon announced that her reason for leaving the show was so that she could return to studying an Arts degree at the

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. Mignon performed as Jennifer in the play ''In A Dark Dark House'' at the

Red Stitch Actors Theatre Red Stitch Actors Theatre is an ensemble theatre company based in Melbourne, Australia. Established in 2001 and with its first season in 2002, Red Stitch has presented over 100 contemporary plays. These include works from international playwrig ...

in Melbourne until 22 August 2009. She performed for the

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in ''The Grenade'', and ''Return to Earth''. In 2010 Mignon appeared in

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as Layla. Since 2010 Mignon has primarily worked in professional theatre in Australia and France. In 2011 Mignon played the role of Hedvig in Belvoir's production of the

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play ''

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'' opposite

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and Anita Hegh, directed by

Simon Stone Simon Stone (born 19 August 1984) is an Australian film and theatre director, writer and actor. Early life Stone is Australian, but was born in Basel and grew up in Cambridge and Melbourne. His father, Stuart Stone, was a biochemist and his mot ...

. Her performance was praised with one critic commenting "Mignon articulates the young girl's confusion in heartbreaking fashion". The production was invited to perform at the International Ibsen Festival in

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as well as the Weiner Festowchen and Holland Festival. Mignon's performance was critically very well regarded. In 2012 Mignon returned to the Belvoir stage appearing first in ''Every Breath'' by writer and director

Benedict Andrews Benedict Andrews is an Australian theatre and film director, based in Reykjavík. Born in Adelaide in 1972, he was educated at Flinders University Drama Centre. His first feature film '' Una'' (an adaption of '' Blackbird'' by David Harrower) wa ...

, followed by

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where she interpreted Madeleine with director

, and a new production of the

Noël Coward Sir Noël Peirce Coward (16 December 189926 March 1973) was an English playwright, composer, director, actor, and singer, known for his wit, flamboyance, and what ''Time (magazine), Time'' magazine called "a sense of personal style, a combina ...

play ''

Private Lives ''Private Lives'' is a 1930 comedy of manners in three acts by Noël Coward. It concerns a divorced couple who, while honeymooning with their new spouses, discover that they are staying in adjacent rooms at the same hotel. Despite a perpetuall ...

''. In 2013 she returned to work with

The Cherry Orchard ''The Cherry Orchard'' (russian: Вишнёвый сад, translit=Vishnyovyi sad) is the last play by Russian playwright Anton Chekhov. Written in 1903, it was first published by ''Znaniye'' (Book Two, 1904), and came out as a separate edition ...

for

where she interpreted Anya. Mignon appeared in the third series of ''

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'' in 2015. From 2014 to 2016 she collaborated on and performed in two projects with the German auteur Falk Richter- ''Complexity of Belonging'' in conjunction with choreographer

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for

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and ''Je Suis Fassbinder'' with French theatre director Stanislas Nordey at the

Théâtre National de Strasbourg The National Theatre of Strasbourg is a palace building on Strasbourg's Place de la République, now occupied by a theatre company of the same name, the National Theatre of Strasbourg (''Théâtre national de Strasbourg'', TNS). The TNS was origi ...

and Théâtre National de la Colline,

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. Both projects were written with her in mind; she performs the role 'Eloise'. Mignon has a

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(

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) from the

Filmography

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mignon, Eloise 1986 births Living people Actresses from Melbourne Australian people of American descent Australian people of French descent Australian soap opera actresses People educated at St Michael's Grammar School People educated at Wesley College (Victoria)