Alison Bell (actress)

Alison Bell is an Australian stage, film and television actress.

Early life and education

Born in Young, New South Wales and educated in Canberra, she completed an Arts/Law degree at the Australian National University before undertaking acting at the Victorian College of the Arts, where she graduated in 2004.

Career

Bell has worked in television, documentary film and theatre.^[1] She is perhaps best known for her performances on the ABC TV series Laid, for which she was nominated for an AACTA Award^[2] and in the Sydney Theatre Company's production of Doubt, for which she won a Helpmann Award.^[3]

Filmography

Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	Last Man Standing	Gen	2 episodes
2009	Packed to the Rafters	Susannah	2 episodes
2009	Rush	Anna	1 episode
2010	I Rock	Jane Humphries	8 episodes
2010	City Homicide	Kellie Briggs	1 episode
2011	Offspring	Louise	1 episode
2011–2012	Laid	Roo McVie	Nominated – AACTA Award for Best Performance in a Television Comedy Nominated – The Out of the Box IF Award 12 episodes

Theatre
Year	Production	Theatre	Role	Notes
2005	King Lear	Melbourne Theatre Company	Cordelia and the Fool
2006	Doubt	Sydney Theatre Company	Sister James	Helpmann Award for Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Play Nominated – Green Room Award for Best Female Performer
2008	Blackbird	Melbourne Theatre Company	Una	Nominated – Helpmann Award for Best Female Actor in a Play
2011	As You Like It	Belvoir St Theatre	Rosalind
2012	Tribes	Melbourne Theatre Company	Sylvia
2013	Hedda Gabler	State Theatre Company of South Australia	Hedda Gabler	Helpmann Award for Best Female Actor in a Play
2013	Constellations	Melbourne Theatre Company	Marianne	Nominated – Helpmann Award for Best Female Actor in a Play

References

↑ Alison Bell Wellington City Libraries, 2010. Retrieved: 28 January 2012
↑ Out there The Age, 28 January 2012. Retrieved: 28 January 2012
↑ 2006 Helpmann Award Winners Announced Sydney Stage Archive, 1 August 2006. Retrieved: 19 March 2012

External links

Helpmann Award for Best Female Actor in a Play (2001–2020)

Caroline O'Connor (2001) Amanda Muggleton (2002) Rachel Griffiths (2003) Maggie Smith (2004) Cate Blanchett (2005) Caroline O'Connor (2006) Ursula Yovich (2007) Leah Purcell (2008) Robyn Nevin (2009) Julie Forsyth (2010) Cate Blanchett (2011) Cate Blanchett (2012) Alison Bell (2013) Cate Blanchett (2014) Pamela Rabe (2015)

Complete list (2001–2020)

Helpmann Award for Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Play (2003–2020)

Jane Harders (2003) Belinda McClory (2004) Zoe Carides (2005) Alison Bell (2006) Deborah Mailman (2007) Julie Forsyth (2008) Marta Dusseldorp (2009) Alison Whyte (2010) Anita Hegh (2011) Robyn Nevin (2012) Amber McMahon (2013) Robyn Nevin (2014) Helen Thomson (2015)

Complete list (2003–2020)

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