Lucy Bell

Lucy Bell (born 23 December 1968) is an English-born Australian actress who appears in Australian television, film and theatre.

Bell was born in 1968 in Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom, to Australian actor/director John Bell and Polish-born Australian actress Anna Volska, while they were working for the Royal Shakespeare Company. She grew up alongside older sister Hilary Bell, who is an accomplished playwright.

Bell studied at Sydney's National Institute of Dramatic Art, graduating in 1991.

Bell began her career in 1981, with a guest role in the miniseries A Town Like Alice. For several years she then appeared in television guest roles, before securing a lead role as Kate Logan in Snowy in 1993.

In 1994 and 1996, Bell had two recurring roles in G.P.. She then played the co-lead role of Detective Tessa Vance in Murder Call alongside Peter Mochrie across three seasons, from 1997 until 2000. In 2003, she starred in the second season of Grass Roots as Emily Bell. She had two recurring role in All Saints in 2006 and 2007, and a lead role as Tess Jardine in 2009 miniseries Dirt Game.

In 2018, Bell starred in miniseries Fighting Season as Phillipa Vogel and in 2022, she feature as Jodie in miniseries Amazing Grace. More recently, she has had parts as Belinda in miniseries Black Snow in 2022 and Lynn Walcott in The Secrets She Keeps from 2022 to 2023.

Bells first film role was in 1985 period drama Burke & Wills, alongside Jack Thompson. She then appeared in 1993 romance drama The Nostradamus Kid, opposite Noah Taylor and Miranda Otto. In 1994, she starred Mary McKillop in the biographical docudrama film Mary. She appeared in the 1997 films Oscar and Lucinda and Thank God He Met Lizzie, both of which starred Cate Blanchett.

Bell then starred as Celia alongside Nick Giannopoulos in the 2000 cult comedy film The Wog Boy. In 2008, she had roles in drama Ten Empty and neo-noir thriller The Square.

Bell is married to writer, TV and radio presenter, stand up comic, author and former lawyer James O'Loghlin and together they have three daughters.

Bell is a vegetarian.

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