Radha Mitchell

Radha Mitchell
Mitchell at the AACTA Awards in Sydney, Australia, January 2012
Born	Radha Rani Amber Indigo Ananda Mitchell (1973-11-12) November 12, 1973 (age 43) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1988–present

Radha Rani Amber Indigo Ananda Mitchell (born 12 November 1973) is an Australian actress. She started her career acting in various Australian TV series and movies, and later appeared in Hollywood films such as Pitch Black, Phone Booth, Finding Neverland, Man on Fire, Melinda and Melinda, Silent Hill, and The Crazies.

Mitchell was born in Melbourne. Her mother is a model-turned-fashion-designer and her father is a filmmaker; the couple divorced when she was young. Her first name 'Radha' comes from the Hindu goddess of the same name. The other parts of her name coming from Indian origin are Rani (रानी - queen) and Ananda (आनन्द - joy). She credits her name as being 'a creative byproduct' of her mother's experiences exploring spirituality in India during the 1970s. She attended St Michael's Grammar School in St.Kilda and graduated in 1992.

Mitchell began her career starring on ABC TV's Sugar and Spice in 1988. She played a guest role in Neighbours in 1994, and later returned to play the regular role of Catherine O'Brien from 1996 to 1997.

In 1997 she starred in two films, High Art and Everything Put Together, both Independent Spirit Award winners. Other films—including Pitch Black opposite Vin Diesel, Phone Booth opposite Colin Farrell, and Man on Fire opposite Denzel Washington—soon followed.