Australian actress and fashion designer (born 1972)
Melissa Bell |
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| Born | (1972-11-07) 7 November 1972 (age 52)
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| Occupation(s) | Actress, fashion designer |
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| Years active | 1988–present |
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| Spouses |
Jason Redlich
( m. 1996; div. 1998) Gary Dickinson
( m. 2000; died 2016) Grant Thompson ( m. 2022) |
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| Children | 4 |
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Melissa Bell (born 7 November 1972) is an Australian actress and fashion designer. She is best known for her roles of Bonnie Tait in E Street, Lucy Robinson in Neighbours, and Emily Harris in Paradise Beach. Bell also made appearances in Home & Away and Water Rats.
Career
Acting
Bell had earlier appeared in the soap opera E Street in the guest role of Janine. She left the role of Lucy in Neighbours to return to E Street to play a new character, the eco-crusader Bonnie Tait. After E Street ended Bell made several brief returns to Neighbours.
She also acted in another soap, Paradise Beach, playing surfer Emily Harris.[1] She later appeared in several lifestyle programs, such as Celebrity Overhaul.[2]
Fashion design
Bell later become a fashion designer, selling kaftans and party wear from a boutique in Double Bay, Sydney.[3]
Personal life
Bell was married to Jason Redlich from 1996 to 1998.[4] They have one son. Following the end of her marriage, Bell suffered from body dysmorphic disorder and depression.[5] In 2000, Bell married Gary Dickinson. They had three children and lived on the Gold Coast. In November 2015, Dickinson, then 57, suffered a heart attack which left him in a coma.[6] Dickinson died on 13 February 2016.[7] In 2020, Bell became engaged to Grant Thompson,[8] and the couple married in 2022, with Bell wearing the dress her Neighbours character wore in her on-screen wedding.[9]
Filmography
Film
Television
References
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