Heather Mitchell

Heather Lee Mitchell (born 1958) is an Australian actress, appearing in Australian productions of stage, television and film.

She is a graduate of NIDA (National Institute of Dramatic Art).

She first appeared at the STC in 1981 performing scenes of Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part 1 with Andrew Tighe for a workshop.

Other television series include: the miniseries Bodyline (1984), Land of Hope (1986), Embassy (1992) and A Country Practice.

She has also appeared in episodes of Five Mile Creek (1984), Rake (2010), Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries (2013), and Ms Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries (2019).

In 2021, she played Birdie in The Unusual Suspects.

Mitchell is a foundation director and board member of the Sydney Theatre Company (STC).

Mitchell met cinematographer Martin McGrath in 1989, they were engaged in the following year and married in February 1992.

The couple have two adult children and reside in Sydney.

She is best known for her leading role in the 1990s television show Spellbinder.

Mitchell is, internationally, well known for her performance as Ashka in the Australian/Polish co-productions of Spellbinder (1995), and Spellbinder: Land of the Dragon Lord (1997).

The series was a popular children's fantasy program first broadcast in 1995.

In 1998, she starred in the miniseries drama The Day of the Roses, in which she played a victim of the 1977 Granville rail disaster.

She has since appeared in dozens of productions for several Australian theatre companies and has contributed to Terence Crawford's 2005 book Trade Secrets: Australian Actors and Their Craft.

Mitchell was made a Member of the Order of Australia in the 2020 Australia Day Honours for "significant service to the performing arts, and to the community."