Madeleine West
Biography
Madeleine West is an Australian performer, writer and director who set aside a law degree at Deakin University to pursue acting, after training with drama ensembles and appearing in amateur stage productions. She took the part of Dee Bliss on Neighbours in 1999 and two years later drew a Logie nomination as Most Popular New Female Talent. Further television roles followed: Mel in Satisfaction, Danielle McGuire in Underbelly and its spin-off Fat Tony & Co., Dimity in House Husbands, and Erica Jones in The Wrong Girl, while she returned to Neighbours in 2017 as the lookalike Andrea Somers. On screen she played Sarah in the WWE-produced The Condemned (2007). She wrote the parenting book Six Under Eight and a children's series, Lily D, V.A.P., and has hosted on Broad Radio.
47years old
Turns 48 on July 26in 257 days
- Born Melbourne
- Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22
- Also credited as Melanie Ann Weston
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 19 years2007 to 2026
Every film, newest first
- 2026Deep WaterIMDb rating 5.4
- 2022Love and PenguinsIMDb rating 5.9
- 2014PredestinationIMDb rating 7.4
- 2007The CondemnedIMDb rating 6.0
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A change of course
West started a law degree at Deakin University, then put her studies on hold indefinitely so she could turn to acting.
Early training
West trained at Swinburne University of Technology, the Tamworth Conservatorium of Music and the Riverina Drama Ensemble, after entering the New South Wales Talented Child Drama Ensemble in 1992.
Behind the camera
West's first book, Six Under Eight, came out in March of that year. She has since started a children's book series, Lily D, V.A.P. (Very Amazing Performer).
Madeleine West movies on Netflix
Worked with
Madeleine West made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Steve Austin's page
All films by Michael Spierig
All films by Peter Spierig
All films by Scott Wiper
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