Brooke Satchwell

Infobox actor
name = Brooke Satchwell


imagesize = 200px
caption =
birthname = Brooke Kerith Satchwell
birthdate = birth date and age|1980|11|14
yearsactive = 1994 - present
location = Melbourne, Australia
height = 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
notable role = Anne Wilkinson
in "Neighbours"
Donna McCarthy
in "Dangerous"

Brooke Kerith Satchwell (born 14 November 1980 in Melbourne) is an Australian actress best known for playing Anne Wilkinson in the soap opera "Neighbours".

Brooke started acting in 1994, appearing in the ABC’s Musical Harriet and several commercials before landing the Neighbours role. [cite web|title=Dangerous on the BOX|date=2007|accessdate=2008-03-11|publisher=sky.co.nz|url=http://www.sky.co.nz/dangerous.aspx?art_id=5903] She won the Best New Talent at the 1998 Logie Awards and an Australian People's Choice Award for Favourite Teen Idol in 1999.

Biography

Career

*Brooke got her big break when a casting agent suggested she model in a few commercials. Some words of advice from various make-up artists convinced her to get an agent and she stayed on their books for a year and a half. The audition for "Neighbours" came up, and two weeks later she was offered a role. ["Who Weekly", "Most Beautiful People" (2007-04-09)]
*Brooke modelled for Pantene and was signed to act as their 'brand ambassador' in 2004. ["Daily Telegraph", "Brooke Named as Hair Apparent" (2003-08-17)]
*She has promoted charity work as a fundraiser for the Starlight Children's Foundation Gift of a Lifetime, ["Herald Sun", "Sick Children Make a Wish" (2002-11-19)] and in joining the fight against sand mining of Sydney's historic Kurnell sand dunes. ["The Sunday Telegraph", "Actors Rally for Dunes" (2003-03-23)]

Personal life

*She grew up as a country girl on the Mornington Peninsula, and stated her friends and family in Melbourne are a big part of her life. ["Womans Day", "Brooke Gets Dangerous" (2007-01-03)]
*Satchwell's five-year relationship with actor Matthew Newton ended in 2006. Newton was charged with four offences including common assault, intimidation and assault occasioning actual bodily harm against Satchwell. Three of the charges were withdrawn by prosecutors, Newton pleading guilty on the remaining charge of common assault. [cite web|title=3 Matthew Newton charges dropped, lawyers say|date=2007-05-21|accessdate=2007-12-31|publisher=ABC News Online|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200705/s1928881.htm]

References

External links

* [http://www.brookesatchwell.net BrookeSatchwell.net] official website
*imdb name|0766120|Brooke Satchwell
* [http://www.tv.com/brooke-satchwell/person/55011/summary.html TV.com Biography]

Filmography

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