Penelope Mitchell

Australian actress (born 1991)

Penelope Mitchell

Mitchell in 2013

Born|  (1991-07-24) 24 July 1991 (age 34)

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Occupation| Actress
Years active| 2009–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

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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

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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

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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.

## External links

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* Penelope Mitchell at IMDb
* Penelope Mitchell on Twitter

Authority control databases

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* VIAF
* WorldCat

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* United States

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