Bella Heathcote facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Bella Heathcote
Heathcote at the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con
Born	Isabella Heathcote (1987-05-27) 27 May 1987 (age 38) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Alma mater	National Theatre, Melbourne
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2008–present
Spouse(s)	Richard Stampton ​ (m. 2019)​

Isabella Heathcote, known as Bella Heathcote, is an actress from Australia. She was born on May 27, 1987. Bella started her acting journey in the movie Acolytes in 2008. She also had a regular role as Amanda Fowler in the TV show Neighbours in 2009.

Bella became more well-known for playing two characters, Victoria Winters and Josette du Pres, in the fantasy film Dark Shadows (2012). She also played Olive Byrne in the true-story drama Professor Marston and the Wonder Women (2017). Since then, she has appeared in many movies and TV shows.

Bella's Early Life

Bella Heathcote was born in Melbourne, Australia, around 1987. She has one brother. Her father was a lawyer. Bella went to Korowa Anglican Girls' School. She started taking acting classes when she was 12 years old. Her father thought it would help her after her mother passed away. Bella later studied drama at university. After her first year, she knew she wanted to be an actress.

Bella's Acting Career

Bella Heathcote's first roles included playing Amanda Fowler in the TV show Neighbours. She also had a small part in the 2008 movie Acolytes. In 2010, Bella was in the Australian war film Beneath Hill 60. In May 2010, she received a special award called the Heath Ledger Scholarship. After that, she moved to Los Angeles to work on her acting career.

Big Roles and Famous Directors

In December 2010, Bella was chosen for David Chase's film Not Fade Away. She also appeared in the science fiction movie In Time. In that film, she acted alongside Justin Timberlake and Amanda Seyfried.

In February 2011, famous director Tim Burton picked Bella for his movie Dark Shadows. In this film, she played two characters, Victoria Winters and Josette du Pres. She starred with actors like Johnny Depp and Michelle Pfeiffer. Later, she was cast in the thriller film The Neon Demon, which came out in 2016.

Awards and Campaigns

In 2012, Bella Heathcote was named one of the "10 Actors to Watch" at the 20th Hamptons International Film Festival. The next year, she was in The Killers' music video for their song "Shot at the Night". She also took part in a fashion campaign for Miu Miu in 2014. She was featured alongside other actresses like Lupita Nyong'o and Elle Fanning.

Recent Film and TV Work

In 2017, Bella played Leila Williams in the movie Darker. She also joined the TV show The Man in the High Castle for its second season. In this show, she played Nicole Dörmer, a filmmaker from Berlin. She also played Olive Byrne in the 2017 movie Professor Marston and the Wonder Women. This film was about the people who created the comic book character Wonder Woman.

Bella played Susan Parsons in the drama Strange Angel. This show was based on a book about a rocket scientist. The series ended after two seasons in 2019. In 2020, Bella appeared in the second season of the Australian TV show Bloom. She played a younger version of the character Loris Webb.

Bella was also in the independent drama Relic in 2020. This movie was about a family dealing with a grandmother's dementia. In 2022, Bella starred with Toni Collette in the Netflix thriller series Pieces of Her. This show was based on a popular novel.

More recently, Bella stars in the crime drama Scrublands as Mandy Bond. This series is based on a novel and started filming in 2023. In April 2023, Bella was cast in a new version of the movie The Room. She also appeared in the comedy series C*A*U*G*H*T, which was released in September 2023. In June 2024, it was announced that Bella would return for the second season of Scrublands. She is also starring in a TV show called The Family Next Door, which is being filmed in Victoria, Australia.

In March 2025, Bella joined the main cast of Tulsa King for its third season. She will also star in a supernatural film called The Face of Horror, which is set to begin production in July 2025.

Bella's Personal Life

Bella Heathcote was previously engaged to film director Andrew Dominik. They had been together since 2010.

In January 2019, she married Richard Stampton, who is an architect from Australia. Bella lives in Los Angeles, but she and Richard also have a home on Phillip Island in Australia.

Bella's Filmography

Bella Heathcote at the Sydney premiere of Killing Them Softly in 2012

Movies Bella Has Been In

TV Shows Bella Has Been In

See also

In Spanish: Bella Heathcote para niños