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'''Penelope Mitchell''' (born 24 July 1991<ref>{{cite tweet |author=Penelope Mitchell |user=pfhmitchell |number=624713278447419392 |date=24 July 2015 |title=Thanks for all the Bday yesterday friends! As much as I love stealing @paulwesley 's thunder, it's really today. ox |access-date=25 October 2015}}</ref>) is an Australian actress best known for playing the roles of Letha Godfrey in the American horror television series ''[[Hemlock Grove (TV series)|Hemlock Grove]]'', and Liv Parker in ''[[The Vampire Diaries]]''.
'''Penelope Mitchell''' (born 24 July 1991<ref>{{cite tweet |author=Penelope Mitchell |user=pfhmitchell |number=624713278447419392 |date=24 July 2015 |title=Thanks for all the Bday yesterday friends! As much as I love stealing @paulwesley 's thunder, it's really today. ox |access-date=25 October 2015}}</ref>) is an Australian actress, best known for playing the roles of Letha Godfrey in the American horror television series ''[[Hemlock Grove (TV series)|Hemlock Grove]]'', and Liv Parker in ''[[The Vampire Diaries]]''.


==Early life==
==Early life==
Born in [[Melbourne, Victoria]] to a French-born artist mother and Australian entrepreneur father, Mitchell spent most of her childhood in Australia with her two older brothers.<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.interviewmagazine.com/templates/slideshow_consumption_view.php?id=66.1&KeepThis=true#consumption_66.2|title=Slideshow - Penelope Mitchell Shares 10 of Her Favorite Things|work=[[Interview (magazine)|Interview]] magazine }}</ref> She studied [[ballet]] from age 4 to 16.<ref>{{cite news |first=Luaine |last=Lee |date=6 July 2013 |title=In ‘Hemlock Grove,’ actress Penelope Mitchell finds peace |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |url=https://articles.washingtonpost.com/2013-07-06/entertainment/40405511_1_drama-school-hemlock-grove-private-school |access-date=12 August 2013 }}{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
Born in [[Melbourne, Victoria]] to a French-born artist mother and Australian entrepreneur father, Mitchell spent most of her childhood in Australia with her two older brothers.<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.interviewmagazine.com/templates/slideshow_consumption_view.php?id=66.1&KeepThis=true#consumption_66.2|title=Slideshow - Penelope Mitchell Shares 10 of Her Favorite Things|journal=Interview Magazine }}</ref> She studied [[ballet]] from age 4 to 16.<ref>{{cite news |first=Luaine |last=Lee |date=6 July 2013 |title=In 'Hemlock Grove,' actress Penelope Mitchell finds peace |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |url=https://articles.washingtonpost.com/2013-07-06/entertainment/40405511_1_drama-school-hemlock-grove-private-school |access-date=12 August 2013 }}{{dead link|date=November 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>


Mitchell finished in the top 1% of her graduating year, with an International Baccalaureate diploma.<ref>{{cite news |first=Luaine |last=Lee |date=6 July 2013 |title=In ‘Hemlock Grove,’ actress Penelope Mitchell finds peace |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |url=https://articles.washingtonpost.com/2013-07-06/entertainment/40405511_1_drama-school-hemlock-grove-private-school |access-date=12 August 2013 }}{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> She attended [[Melbourne University]], with the intention of becoming a lawyer. Mitchell completed her undergraduate degree in Arts: Media Communication, before moving to Los Angeles to pursue acting.
Mitchell finished in the top 1% of her graduating year, with an International Baccalaureate diploma.<ref>{{cite news |first=Luaine |last=Lee |date=6 July 2013 |title=In 'Hemlock Grove,' actress Penelope Mitchell finds peace |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |url=https://articles.washingtonpost.com/2013-07-06/entertainment/40405511_1_drama-school-hemlock-grove-private-school |access-date=12 August 2013 }}{{dead link|date=November 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> She attended [[Melbourne University]], with the intention of becoming a lawyer. Mitchell completed her undergraduate degree in Arts: Media Communication, before moving to Los Angeles to pursue acting.


Penelope is the granddaughter of Lester Mitchell, MBE, and Heather Mitchell, OBE, prominent agriculturalists and political activists. Heather Mitchell was the first female president of the National Farmers Federation, and the co-founder of Landcare Australia, with former Victorian Premier, Joan Kirner.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://theconversation.com/joan-kirner-united-farmers-and-conservationists-to-care-for-the-land-42746|title=Joan Kirner united farmers and conservationists to care for the land|first=Andrew|last=Campbell|website=The Conversation}}</ref>
Penelope is the granddaughter of Lester Mitchell, [[Order of the British Empire|MBE]], and [[Heather Mitchell (farmer)|Heather Mitchell]], OBE, prominent agriculturalists and political activists. Heather Mitchell was the first female president of the National Farmers Federation, and the co-founder of Landcare Australia, with former Victorian Premier [[Joan Kirner]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://theconversation.com/joan-kirner-united-farmers-and-conservationists-to-care-for-the-land-42746|title=Joan Kirner united farmers and conservationists to care for the land|first=Andrew|last=Campbell|website=The Conversation|date=3 June 2015 }}</ref>


She is a cousin of actress [[Radha Mitchell]].<ref name="jared1">"Penelope Mitchell: 'Hemlock Grove' Exclusive Interview!", ''[[Just Jared]]'', 27 March 2013.</ref><ref name="popsugar1">[http://www.popsugar.com/Interview-Hemlock-Grove-Cast-Members-Videos-30157399 "Hemlock Grove's Freya Tingley and Penelope Mitchell on Their "Intense" New Netflix Series"], ''PopSugar'', 1 May 2013.</ref>
She is a cousin of actress [[Radha Mitchell]].<ref name="jared1">"Penelope Mitchell: 'Hemlock Grove' Exclusive Interview!", ''[[Just Jared]]'', 27 March 2013.</ref><ref name="popsugar1">{{cite web |url=http://www.popsugar.com/Interview-Hemlock-Grove-Cast-Members-Videos-30157399 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130630040247/http://www.popsugar.com/Interview-Hemlock-Grove-Cast-Members-Videos-30157399 |url-status=dead |archive-date=30 June 2013 |title=Hemlock Grove's Freya Tingley and Penelope Mitchell on Their "Intense" New Netflix Series |first=Lindsay |last=Miller |website=[[PopSugar]] |date=1 May 2013}}</ref>


==Career ==
==Career ==
She began acting a few years before she landed her role on ''Hemlock Grove'', appearing on shows including ''[[Toon Time (TV series)|Toon Time]]'', an Australian kids show, the [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC (Australia)]] show ''Next Stop Hollywood'', which followed six Australian actors (including Penelope) who move to Hollywood to audition for pilots, and an episode of Australian police drama ''[[Rush (2008 TV series)|Rush]]''.
She began acting a few years before she landed her role on ''Hemlock Grove'', appearing on shows including ''[[Toon Time (TV series)|Toon Time]]'', an Australian kids show, the [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC (Australia)]] show ''Next Stop Hollywood'', which followed six Australian actors (including Penelope) who move to Hollywood to audition for pilots, and an episode of Australian police drama ''[[Rush (2008 TV series)|Rush]]''.


In the United States, Mitchell is known for her roles on the television series ''[[The Vampire Diaries]]''<ref>{{cite news |first=Philiana|last=Ng |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/vampire-diaries-season-6-preview-735837 |title='Vampire Diaries' Boss Tackles 10 Season 6 Mysteries |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=30 September 2014 |access-date=25 October 2015}}</ref> and ''[[Hemlock Grove (TV series)|Hemlock Grove]]''.<ref>{{cite news |first=Nellie|last=Andreeva |url=https://deadline.com/2012/04/series-hemlock-grove-pilots-malibu-country-louis-ckferesten-add-to-casts-252708/ |title=Series 'Hemlock Grove', Pilots 'Malibu Country' & Louis CK/Feresten Add To Casts |work=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=4 April 2012 |access-date=25 October 2015}}</ref> She was also recently cast in the films ''The Fear of Darkness'' and ''[[Zipper (film)|Zipper]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://deadline.com/2014/02/hemlock-groves-penelope-mitchell-cast-in-two-films-joanna-cassidy-joins-visions-leslie-hope-added-to-crimson-peak-682916/ |title=‘Hemlock Grove’s Penelope Mitchell Cast In Two Films; Joanna Cassidy Joins ‘Visions’; Leslie Hope Added To ‘Crimson Peak’ |work=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=13 February 2014 |access-date=25 October 2015}}</ref>
In the United States, Mitchell is known for her roles on the television series ''[[The Vampire Diaries]]''<ref>{{cite news |first=Philiana|last=Ng |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/vampire-diaries-season-6-preview-735837 |title='Vampire Diaries' Boss Tackles 10 Season 6 Mysteries |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=30 September 2014 |access-date=25 October 2015}}</ref> and ''[[Hemlock Grove (TV series)|Hemlock Grove]]'',<ref>{{cite news |first=Nellie|last=Andreeva |url=https://deadline.com/2012/04/series-hemlock-grove-pilots-malibu-country-louis-ckferesten-add-to-casts-252708/ |title=Series 'Hemlock Grove', Pilots 'Malibu Country' & Louis CK/Feresten Add To Casts |work=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=4 April 2012 |access-date=25 October 2015}}</ref> as well as the films ''[[Hellboy (2019 film)|Hellboy]]'' and ''[[Zipper (film)|Zipper]].'' She also appeared in the UPtv movie "The Time Capsule.<ref>"{{cite news |url=https://deadline.com/2014/02/hemlock-groves-penelope-mitchell-cast-in-two-films-joanna-cassidy-joins-visions-leslie-hope-added-to-crimson-peak-682916/ |title='Hemlock Grove's Penelope Mitchell Cast In Two Films; Joanna Cassidy Joins 'Visions'; Leslie Hope Added To 'Crimson Peak' |work=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=13 February 2014 |access-date=25 October 2015}}</ref> She was also recently cast as Renée Picard in the television series ''[[Star Trek: Picard]]''.


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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| 2011
| rowspan="4" | 2011
| ''The Fat Lady Swings''
| ''The Fat Lady Swings''
| Sherry
| Sherry
| Short film
| [[Short film]]
|-
|-
| 2011
| ''Nightshift of the Vampire''
| ''Nightshift of the Vampire''
| Sofia
| Sofia
| Short film
| Short film
|-
|-
| 2011
| ''The Grace of Others''
| ''The Grace of Others''
| Grace
| Grace
| Short film
| Short film
|-
|-
| 2011
| ''Meth to Madness''
| ''Meth to Madness''
| Zoe
| Zoe
| Short film
| Short film
|-
|-
| 2012
| rowspan="3" | 2012
| ''The Wishful''
| ''The Wishful''
| Lula Doe / Princess Lula
| Lula Doe / Princess Lula
| Short film
| Short film
|-
|-
| 2012
| ''6 Plots''
| ''6 Plots''
| Jules Freeman
| Jules Freeman
| also known as ''Six Graves''
| {{aka}} ''Six Graves''
|-
|-
| 2012
| ''Green Eyed''
| ''Green Eyed''
| Sarah
| Sarah
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|
|-
|-
| 2015
| rowspan="4" | 2015
| ''[[Zipper (film)|Zipper]]''
| ''[[Zipper (film)|Zipper]]''
| Laci/Jennifer
| Laci/Jennifer
|
|
|-
|-
| 2015
| ''[[The Curse of Downers Grove]]''
| ''[[The Curse of Downers Grove]]''
| Tracy
| Tracy
|
|
|-
|-
⚫
| ''The Waiting Game''
| 2015
⚫
|''The Waiting Game''
| Erica
| Erica
| Short film
| Short film
|-
|-
⚫
| ''[[Curve (film)|Curve]]''
| 2015
⚫
|''[[Curve (film)|Curve]]''
| Ella Rutledge
| Ella Rutledge
|
|
|-
|-
| 2017
| 2017
|''Gnaw (Apartment 212)''
| ''Gnaw (Apartment 212)''
| Jennifer
| Jennifer
|
|
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"|2018
| rowspan="2" | 2018
|''The Midwife’s Deception''
| ''The Midwife’s Deception''
|Jina
|Jina
|
|
|-
|-
|''[[Between Worlds (film)|Between Worlds]]''
| ''[[Between Worlds]]''
|Billi
|Billi
|
|
|-
|-
| 2018
| 2018
|''[[Look Away (film)|Look Away]]''
| ''[[Look Away (2018 film)|Look Away]]''
| Lily
| Lily
|
| originally titled ''Behind the Glass''
|-
|-
| 2019
| 2019
|''[[Hellboy (2019 film)|Hellboy]]''
| ''[[Hellboy (2019 film)|Hellboy]]''
| Ganeida the Witch
| Ganeida the Witch
|
|
|-
|-
| 2020
| 2020
|''[[Becoming (2020 film)|Becoming]]''
| ''[[Becoming (2020 horror film)|Becoming]]''
| Lisa Corrigan
| Lisa Corrigan
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2022
| ''[[The Hyperions]]''
| Vista Mandulbaum
|
|-
| ''[[R.I.P.D. 2: Rise of the Damned]]''
| Jeanne
|
|-
|rowspan="2" | 2023
| ''[[Muzzle (film)|Muzzle]]''
| Mia
|
|-
| ''[[What You Wish For]]''
| Alice<ref name="BOM">{{Cite Box Office Mojo |id=13638858 |title=What You Wish For (2023) |access-date=16 June 2024}}</ref>
|
|-
|rowspan="2" | 2024
|''[[Sting (film)|Sting]]''
|Heather
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|-
|''[[Oh, Canada (film)|Oh, Canada]]''
|Sloan/Amy
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|}
|}
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| 2011
| 2011
| ''[[Offspring (TV series)|Offspring]]''
| ''[[Offspring (TV series)|Offspring]]''
| Chrissy
| Chrissy
| Episode: "Cheating on Your Test"
| 1 episode
|-
|-
|2013
| 2013
| ''[[Hemlock Grove (TV series)|Hemlock Grove]]''
| ''[[Hemlock Grove (TV series)|Hemlock Grove]]''
| Letha Godfrey
| Letha Godfrey
| Main cast (season 1)
| Series regular; 13 episodes
|-
|-
|2014–15
| 2014–15
| ''[[The Vampire Diaries]]''
| ''[[The Vampire Diaries]]''
| Olivia 'Liv' Parker
| Olivia 'Liv' Parker
| Recurring role; 20 episodes
| Recurring role (seasons 5–6)
|-
|-
|2018
| 2018
| ''The Time Capsule''
| ''The Time Capsule''
| Lauren
| Lauren
| [[Television film]]
| Hallmark Original Movie
|-
| 2022
| ''[[Star Trek: Picard]]''
| Renée Picard
| Recurring role (season 2)
|}
|}


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| 2015
| 2015
| "[[Lonely Town (Brandon Flowers song)|Lonely Town]]"
| ''[[Lonely Town (Brandon Flowers song)|Lonely Town]]''
| [[Brandon Flowers]]
| [[Brandon Flowers]]
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{IMDb name|3241414}}
* {{IMDb name}}
* {{Twitter}}
* {{Twitter}}


Latest revision as of 18:41, 22 December 2024

Penelope Mitchell
Mitchell in 2013
Born (1991-07-24) 24 July 1991 (age 33)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
OccupationActress
Years active2009–present

Penelope Mitchell (born 24 July 1991[1]) is an Australian actress, best known for playing the roles of Letha Godfrey in the American horror television series Hemlock Grove, and Liv Parker in The Vampire Diaries.

Early life

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Born in Melbourne, Victoria to a French-born artist mother and Australian entrepreneur father, Mitchell spent most of her childhood in Australia with her two older brothers.[2] She studied ballet from age 4 to 16.[3]

Mitchell finished in the top 1% of her graduating year, with an International Baccalaureate diploma.[4] She attended Melbourne University, with the intention of becoming a lawyer. Mitchell completed her undergraduate degree in Arts: Media Communication, before moving to Los Angeles to pursue acting.

Penelope is the granddaughter of Lester Mitchell, MBE, and Heather Mitchell, OBE, prominent agriculturalists and political activists. Heather Mitchell was the first female president of the National Farmers Federation, and the co-founder of Landcare Australia, with former Victorian Premier Joan Kirner.[5]

She is a cousin of actress Radha Mitchell.[6][7]

Career

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She began acting a few years before she landed her role on Hemlock Grove, appearing on shows including Toon Time, an Australian kids show, the ABC (Australia) show Next Stop Hollywood, which followed six Australian actors (including Penelope) who move to Hollywood to audition for pilots, and an episode of Australian police drama Rush.

In the United States, Mitchell is known for her roles on the television series The Vampire Diaries[8] and Hemlock Grove,[9] as well as the films Hellboy and Zipper. She also appeared in the UPtv movie "The Time Capsule.[10] She was also recently cast as Renée Picard in the television series Star Trek: Picard.

Filmography

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Film roles
Year Title Role Notes
2011 The Fat Lady Swings Sherry Short film
Nightshift of the Vampire Sofia Short film
The Grace of Others Grace Short film
Meth to Madness Zoe Short film
2012 The Wishful Lula Doe / Princess Lula Short film
6 Plots Jules Freeman a.k.a. Six Graves
Green Eyed Sarah Short film
2013 The Joe Manifesto Sue
2014 The Fear of Darkness Skye Williams
2015 Zipper Laci/Jennifer
The Curse of Downers Grove Tracy
The Waiting Game Erica Short film
Curve Ella Rutledge
2017 Gnaw (Apartment 212) Jennifer
2018 The Midwife’s Deception Jina
Between Worlds Billi
2018 Look Away Lily
2019 Hellboy Ganeida the Witch
2020 Becoming Lisa Corrigan
2022 The Hyperions Vista Mandulbaum
R.I.P.D. 2: Rise of the Damned Jeanne
2023 Muzzle Mia
What You Wish For Alice[11]
2024 Sting Heather
Oh, Canada Sloan/Amy
Television roles
Year Title Role Notes
2009 Rush Sarah 1 episode
2011 Offspring Chrissy Episode: "Cheating on Your Test"
2013 Hemlock Grove Letha Godfrey Main cast (season 1)
2014–15 The Vampire Diaries Olivia 'Liv' Parker Recurring role (seasons 5–6)
2018 The Time Capsule Lauren Television film
2022 Star Trek: Picard Renée Picard Recurring role (season 2)
Music video roles
Year Title Artist Notes
2015 Lonely Town Brandon Flowers

References

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  1. ^ Penelope Mitchell [@pfhmitchell] (24 July 2015). "Thanks for all the Bday yesterday friends! As much as I love stealing @paulwesley 's thunder, it's really today. ox" (Tweet). Retrieved 25 October 2015 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ "Slideshow - Penelope Mitchell Shares 10 of Her Favorite Things". Interview Magazine.
  3. ^ Lee, Luaine (6 July 2013). "In 'Hemlock Grove,' actress Penelope Mitchell finds peace". The Washington Post. Retrieved 12 August 2013.[dead link‍]
  4. ^ Lee, Luaine (6 July 2013). "In 'Hemlock Grove,' actress Penelope Mitchell finds peace". The Washington Post. Retrieved 12 August 2013.[dead link‍]
  5. ^ Campbell, Andrew (3 June 2015). "Joan Kirner united farmers and conservationists to care for the land". The Conversation.
  6. ^ "Penelope Mitchell: 'Hemlock Grove' Exclusive Interview!", Just Jared, 27 March 2013.
  7. ^ Miller, Lindsay (1 May 2013). "Hemlock Grove's Freya Tingley and Penelope Mitchell on Their "Intense" New Netflix Series". PopSugar. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013.
  8. ^ Ng, Philiana (30 September 2014). "'Vampire Diaries' Boss Tackles 10 Season 6 Mysteries". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  9. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (4 April 2012). "Series 'Hemlock Grove', Pilots 'Malibu Country' & Louis CK/Feresten Add To Casts". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  10. ^ ""'Hemlock Grove's Penelope Mitchell Cast In Two Films; Joanna Cassidy Joins 'Visions'; Leslie Hope Added To 'Crimson Peak'". Deadline Hollywood. 13 February 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  11. ^ "What You Wish For (2023)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
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