Bella Heathcote facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Bella Heathcote
Bella Heathcote at the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con
Born	Isabella Heathcote 1987 (age 37–38) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Alma mater	National Theatre, Melbourne
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2008–present
Spouse(s)	Richard Stampton ​ (m. 2019)​

Isabella Heathcote (born around 1987), known as Bella Heathcote, is an actress from Australia. She started her acting career in 2008 with the film Acolytes. Soon after, she had a role in the TV show Neighbours in 2009.

Bella became more widely known for her roles in the fantasy film Dark Shadows (2012). In this movie, she played two different characters: Victoria Winters and Josette du Pres. She also played Olive Byrne in the true-story film Professor Marston and the Wonder Women (2017).

Since then, Bella has appeared in many other films. These include In Time (2011), Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2016), and The Neon Demon (2016). She also starred in Fifty Shades Darker (2017) and Relic (2020). On television, she played Nicole Dörmer in The Man in the High Castle (2016–18). She also appeared as Susan Parsons in Strange Angel (2018–19) and Andy Oliver in Pieces of Her (2022).

Early life and acting dreams

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 be a good way for her to find a new interest after a difficult time. Bella later studied drama at university. After her first year, she knew that acting was what she wanted to do as a job.

Bella's acting career

Bella's first roles included playing Amanda Fowler in the TV show Neighbours. She also had a small part in the 2008 horror film Acolytes. In 2010, Bella appeared in the Australian war film Beneath Hill 60.

In May 2010, she received a special award called the Heath Ledger Scholarship. This helped her move to Los Angeles to find more acting work. In December 2010, she was chosen for the film Not Fade Away. She also appeared in the science fiction movie In Time with Justin Timberlake.

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

In 2012, Bella was named one of the top 10 new actors to watch. The next year, she was in a music video for the band The Killers. She also modeled for the fashion brand Miu Miu in 2014.

In 2017, Bella played Leila Williams in the movie Fifty Shades Darker. She also joined the TV show The Man in the High Castle as Nicole Dörmer. That same year, she played Olive Byrne in the film Professor Marston and the Wonder Women. This movie was about the people who created the comic book character Wonder Woman.

Bella played Susan Parsons in the TV drama Strange Angel. This show was based on a book about a rocket scientist. She also appeared in the Australian TV series Bloom in 2020.

In 2020, Bella starred in the independent drama Relic. This movie was about a family dealing with a strange haunting. In 2022, she starred with Toni Collette in the Netflix thriller series Pieces of Her.

More recently, Bella Heathcote has been busy with new projects. She stars as Mandy Bond in the crime drama Scrublands. This show is based on a popular novel. In 2023, she was cast in a remake of the film The Room. She also appeared in the comedy series C*A*U*G*H*T. Bella will return for a second season of Scrublands. She will also star in a new TV show called The Family Next Door, which is being filmed in Australia.

Personal life

Bella Heathcote was previously engaged to film director Andrew Dominik.

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

Filmography

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

Film

Television

See also

In Spanish: Bella Heathcote para niños