Melanie Zanetti is an Australian actress and known for her roles in the Edgar Allan Poe film Raven's Hollow, for her role in the Gabriel's Inferno film series, and as the voice of Chilli Heeler in the television series Bluey.[1]

Melanie Zanetti
Alma materUniversity of Southern Queensland
Years active2013–present
TelevisionBluey

Early life edit

Zanetti grew up with five siblings.[2]

Career edit

She graduated from the University of Southern Queensland in 2007 with a Bachelor of Theatre Arts.[3] After graduation, she started working on a touring theatre show and then moved to voice-over, film, and television.[3]

She appeared on stage for the Queensland Theatre Company in several plays, including as Eliza Doolittle in Pygmalion (2011), as Juliet in Romeo and Juliet (2012), as Catherine Earnshaw/Cathy Linton in a stage adaptaion of Wuthering Heights (2014), as Laura/Eliza Wishart in Kate Mulvany's adaptation of the novel Jasper Jones (2018), and as Lea in the premiere of Joanna Murray-Smith's L'Appartement (2019).[4] The performance in Pygmalion and earned her Matilda Awards.[5]

Filmography edit

Film edit

Year Title Role
2013 Battle of the Damned Jude
2020 Gabriel's Inferno: Part One Julia Mitchell
2020 Gabriel's Inferno: Part Two Julia Mitchell
2020 Love and Monsters Mav1s
2020 Gabriel's Inferno: Part Three Julia Mitchell
2021 Gabriel's Rapture: Part One Julia Mitchell
2022 Gabriel's Rapture: Part Two Julia Mitchell
2022 Gabriel's Rapture: Part Three Julia Mitchell
2022 Raven's Hollow[6] Charlotte Ingram
2023 Gabriel's Redemption: Part One Julia Mitchell
2023 Gabriel's Redemption: Part Two Julia Mitchell
2023 Head Count[7] Jo
2023 Gabriel's Redemption: Part Three Julia Mitchell

Television edit

Year Title Role
2018 Hot Valley Nights Zowie Brooks
2018 Tidelands Young Genoveva
2018 The Bureau of Magical Things Orla
2018–present Bluey Chilli Heeler
2020 The End Edie Henley
2021 Young Rock Stephanie

Video Games edit

Year Title Role
2023 Bluey: The Video Game[8] Chilli Heeler

References edit

  1. ^ McManus, Bridget (20 November 2021). "'People were losing their minds': Hollywood loves Bluey, says Melanie Zanetti". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  2. ^ "'Bluey' actress Melanie Zanetti shares her inspiration for Chilli and how she feels about the praise for fun dad Bandit". Yahoo Life. 28 November 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Bluey's mum teaching new generation of stars". University of Southern Queensland. 6 September 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Melanie Zanetti". AusStage. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Archives: 2010s". Matilda Awards. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  6. ^ Gray, Peter (29 September 2022). "Interview: Melanie Zanetti on Raven's Hollow, exploring psychological horror and the increased prominence of strong female roles". The AU Review. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  7. ^ "'Head Count' official trailer". Youtube. 18 August 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  8. ^ "Announcing Bluey: The Videogame!".

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