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Brooke Satchwell
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Satchwell in 2010
Born
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Occupation Actress, model, spokesperson
Years active 1994–present
Television
  • Anne Wilkinson in Neighbours
  • Donna McCarthy in Dangerous
  • Show Me the Movie!
  • The Twelve

Brooke Kerith Satchwell is an Australian actress and former model. She is best known for playing the character Anne Wilkinson in the popular TV show Neighbours from 1995 to 2000.

For her role in Neighbours, she won a Logie Award for Most Popular New Talent in 1998. Since then, Satchwell has appeared in many other Australian TV shows. These include White Collar Blue, Packed to the Rafters, Wonderland, and Mr Inbetween. She has also been a guest on talk shows and a team captain on the comedy show Show Me the Movie!.

Early Life

Brooke Satchwell grew up in a town called Teesdale, Victoria. She has one sibling and went to Toorak College.

Acting Career

Getting Started

Satchwell began her acting career in 1994. A casting agent saw her and suggested she model for some TV commercials. She also acted in a musical called Harriet. After appearing in a commercial for Just Jeans, a makeup artist told her she should get an agent to help her find more acting jobs.

Breakthrough with Neighbours

A year later, Satchwell auditioned for the TV soap opera Neighbours. She won the part of Anne Wilkinson, a role that made her famous in Australia. She played Anne for three years before deciding to leave the show to try new things. Her last scenes were shown in April 2000.

After leaving Neighbours, Satchwell acted in a play called The Caribbean Tempest at the Royal Botanic Garden. She also had roles in TV shows like Water Rats and White Collar Blue.

Later Roles and TV Appearances

Satchwell became a regular guest on the TV talk show The Panel. She also became a brand ambassador for the hair care company Pantene in 2004.

In 2012, she joined the cast of the drama series Packed to the Rafters as a character named Frankie. The next year, she became a regular on the comedy show Dirty Laundry Live and starred in the series Wonderland as a lawyer named Grace Barnes. Satchwell has also appeared on the popular children's show Play School.

More recently, she has acted in the drama Jack Irish and the comedy series Mr Inbetween, where she played the main character's girlfriend, Ally. In 2019, she became a team captain on the game show Show Me the Movie! and starred in the reboot of the classic series SeaChange.

In 2022, Satchwell appeared in the drama series The Twelve, which earned her an AACTA Award for Best Supporting Actress. She has continued to act in various TV shows and films.

Charity Work

Satchwell is also known for her work with charities. She has helped raise money for the Starlight Children's Foundation, an organization that helps sick children.

She has also worked to protect the historic sand dunes at Kurnell in Sydney from being mined. In 2009, she supported Power Shift, a conference in Sydney for young people who want to take action on climate change.

Personal Life

In November 2008, Satchwell was in Mumbai, India, during a series of terrorist attacks. She was in a building that was targeted but managed to hide in a small room until the danger passed and she could escape safely.

Selected Work

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Satchwell signing autographs for fans in 2007

Here are some of the well-known shows and movies Brooke Satchwell has been in.

Television

  • Neighbours (1996–2000) as Anne Wilkinson
  • White Collar Blue (2002–2003) as Sophia Marinkovitch
  • Play School (2005–2010) as a presenter
  • Packed to the Rafters (2012–2013) as Frankie Calasso
  • Wonderland (2013–2015) as Grace Barnes
  • Mr Inbetween (2018–2021) as Ally
  • SeaChange (2019) as Miranda Gibson
  • The Twelve (2022) as Georgina Merrick
  • Black Snow (2023) as Chloe Walcott

Film

  • Subdivision (2009) as Tiffany
  • Ride Like a Girl (2019) as Therese Payne
  • Poker Face (2022) as Nicole Foley

See also

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