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My Take
Bella Heathcote has one of those faces made for period drama, and she's used it brilliantly. The Australian actress got her start on Neighbours before Tim Burton cast her in those eerie dual roles in Dark Shadows. But the performance that really won me over was Olive Byrne in Professor Marston and the Wonder Women, a tender, layered turn in an underseen gem about the creator of Wonder Woman. I love how she balances mainstream work like The Man in the High Castle with smaller, riskier films. There's an old-Hollywood elegance to her that feels increasingly rare, and I wish casting directors used it more boldly.
Overview
Isabella Heathcote (born c. 1987) is an Australian actress. Following her film debut in Acolytes (2008), she had a recurring role as Amanda Fowler on the television soap opera Neighbours (2009). She gained further recognition for her dual roles as Victoria Winters and Josette du Pres in the dark fantasy film Dark Shadows (2012), and Olive Byrne in the biographical drama film Professor Marston and the Wonder Women (20…
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Bella Heathcote
- Name (Japanese)
- ベラ・ヒースコート
- Reading
- べら・ひーすこーと
- Born
- May 27, 1987 (age 39)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Rabbit
- Origin
- Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / film actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.