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Melanie Ann Weston (born 26 July 1980), known professionally as Madeleine West, is an Australian actress. She is known for her television roles, having played Dee Bliss and Andrea Somers on the soap opera Neighbours from 2000 to 2003 and on-off 2017 to 2020, high-class escort Mel on Satisfaction from 2007 to 2010, Dimity on House Husbands in 2013, Danielle McGuire in Underbelly and later Fat Tony & Co. In 2016, West joined the cast of The Wrong Girl. She has also written a parenting book called Six Under Eight. She played Sarah the wife of Stone Cold Steve Austin in the WWE produced film The Condemned in 2007.

Madeleine West
West in 2001
Born	Melanie Ann Weston (1980-07-26) 26 July 1980 (age 42)[1] Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Occupation	Actress author director
Years active	2000–2020
Children	6

Early life

Born Melanie Ann Weston, West was raised in Woodend.[1] She attended Woodend Primary School and eight high schools because her family followed her stepfather's engineering work around the country.[1] West began performing in front of family and friends at an early age.[1] In 1992, she entered the New South Wales Talented Child Drama Ensemble and later studied at Swinburne University of Technology, Tamworth Conservatorium of Music, and Riverina Drama Ensemble.[2]

Career

After commencing a degree in law at Deakin University, West deferred her studies indefinitely to turn to acting.[3] In 1999, West was awarded the 'Be Your Best' Performance Scholarship from the Australian Drug Foundation. West's amateur theatre credits include Arsenic and Old Lace, Night Reflections, Theatre in the Raw, Bye Bye Birdie, and Snow Queen.

West joined the cast of Neighbours as Dee Bliss in 1999. Two years later, she was nominated for the "Most Popular New Female Talent" Logie Award.[4] In March 2003, it was announced West was to leave Neighbours after her contract expired.[5] She filmed her final scenes in early April.[6]

West appeared in crime drama Underbelly as Danielle McGuire in 2008.[7] In 2011, she joined the cast of Winners & Losers in the recurring role of Deidre Gross.[8] West previously turned down a role with the show due to being heavily pregnant with her third child.[8]

In 2013, West appeared in series two of House Husbands as Dimity.[1] West reprised her role of Danielle McGuire in the Underbelly spin-off series Fat Tony & Co..[7] The series focuses on the rise and fall of Tony Mokbel, who also featured in the original series, played by Robert Mammone.[7]

In 2017, West returned to Neighbours to play Andrea Somers, a lookalike who posed as Dee Bliss. West also joined the cast of The Wrong Girl as TV host Erica Jones.[9] Her first book titled Six Under Eight was published in March of that year,[9] and West has since launched a series of children's books called Lily D, V.A.P.[10]

Personal life

West was engaged to Shopping for Love co-host Pete Lazer,[11] before entering into a relationship with Shannon Bennett, a restaurateur, in 2005.[1][8] The couple have six children together; Phoenix (born December 2005), Hendrix (born April 2008), Xascha (born July 2010), Xanthe (born 2012) and twins, Xalia and Margaux (2014). West commented that the Xs in the names did not start out as intentional.[1][12][9][13] In September 2018, West confirmed that she and Bennett had separated, but were "striving to reconnect as friends and parents."[14]

West has been in a relationship with environmentalist Maximo Bottaro since 2020, after meeting him while volunteering at his organisation ReForest Now.[15]

In July 2002, West was hit by a bus in Sydney. The actress was also robbed while she was unconscious.[16] She needed reconstructive plastic surgery and had to be written out of Neighbours but returned to the show a month later.[16]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	You and Your Stupid Mate	Emma
2007	The Condemned	Sarah Cavanaugh
2010	Matching Jack	Nancy
2011	Faces	Rita	Short film
2012	Save Your Legs!	Janine
2014	Predestination	Mrs. Stapleton

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2000–2003, 2017, 2019–2020	Neighbours	Dione "Dee" Bliss	Main cast
2004	Stingers	Rochelle	Episode: "The River of No Return"
2004	Big Reef	Casey Lane	TV film
2005	Hercules	Hippolyta	TV miniseries
2005	Last Man Standing	Janie	Season 1, Episode 16
2007–2010	Satisfaction	Mel
2007	The Starter Wife	Katy
2008	Canal Road	Bianca/Meredith Pearce/Bianca Pearce
2008	Underbelly	Danielle McGuire
2009	City Homicide	Melinda Jackson	Episode: "Diggers"
2010	Rescue Special Ops	Annika Ehrenberg
2011	Winners & Losers	Deidre Gross	Episode: "We Are Family"
2012	Lowdown	Mark Hardy's Wife	Episode: "A Bollywood Ending"
2013	House Husbands	Dimity
2013	Mr & Mrs Murder	Rena	Episode: "Keeping Up Appearances"
2014	Fat Tony & Co.	Danielle McGuire
2016–2017	The Wrong Girl	Erica Jones	Main cast
2017–2020	Neighbours	Andrea Somers	Recurring
2018	Show Me the Movie!	Herself
2018	Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation	Herself
2018	Have You Been Paying Attention?	Herself	Guest Quiz Master
2018–2019	Playing for Keeps	Kath Rickards	Main cast

References

External links

• Madeleine West at IMDb
• Profile from Neighbours
• Madeleine West's character Mel from Satisfaction

На других языках

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[de] Madeleine West

Madeleine West (* 26. Juli 1979[1] in Bondi Beach, Sydney, New South Wales[2] als Melanie Weston) ist eine australische Schauspielerin.

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- [en] Madeleine West

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[ru] Уэст, Мэделин

Мэделин Уэст (англ. Madeleine West; род. 26 июля 1976, Мельбурн, Австралия) — австралийская актриса кино и телевидения, лауреат премии «AACTA» (2008).

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