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My Take
Caroline Goodall interests me because she works both sides of the camera, as actress and screenwriter, and that dual literacy usually makes for smarter performances. Most people know her from Schindler's List and Hook, but her Australian credits, the Cassidy miniseries and Hotel Sorrento, earned her AFI Best Actress nominations. A University of Bristol background and that writerly instinct suggest someone who thinks structurally about a role. I respect actors who understand the architecture of a script, not just their own lines. She's never been a tabloid figure, just a steady, intelligent professional, and those are often the ones quietly holding good films together.
Overview
Caroline Goodall (born 13 November 1959) is an English–Australian actress, screenwriter and producer. Awards and nominations include Best Actress nominations AFI Awards for her roles in the 1989 miniseries Cassidy and the 1995 film Hotel Sorrento, a Logie Awards Nomination for the mini series A Difficult Woman, and a Best Actress award (Rome Film Festival).
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Caroline Goodall
- Name (Japanese)
- キャロライン・グッドール
- Reading
- きゃろらいん・ぐっどーる
- Born
- November 13, 1959 (age 66)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Boar
- Origin
- London, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- screenwriter / stage actor / film actor / actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- University of Bristol
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.