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Alison Bell

Alison Bell

Actor and writer

Alison Bell is an award winning stage and screen actress, writer and producer. After graduating from the Victorian College of the Arts, her early professional career was dominated by work for all the major Australian theatre companies. She won two Helpmann Awards (Australia's premiere theatre award) for her performances in "Doubt" (Sister James) and for her leading role in "Hedda Gabler". She debuted as a television creator/writer with the award winning ABC/Netflix comedy "The Letdown" and has continued developing/writing/producing for TV in Australia and the US. She now splits her time between acting for the stage and screen, and developing screen projects through her production company, Henceforth.

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Biography from IMDb.

Works as
Actor and writer
Titles
14 on MovieCove · 18 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 15% in 30 days

What are Alison Bell's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
40%
Self
30%
Society
17%
Morality
7%
Survival
6%
Family bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 3 of 3 analyzed roles.

Hero
3 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Melancholic
2
Bittersweet
2
Absurd
2
Hopeful
2
Other
6

How their films linger

Hopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Bittersweet4
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Alison Bell's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Alison Bell's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

18 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page.

  • Significant Others(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · as Claire

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all shows

  • Summer Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Writer · as Hannah

  • New Gold Mountain(2021)

    Show 4 episodes · as Clara Wright

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows

  • Love Me(2021)

    Show Writer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Joy Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Lynn (Mum)

  • Amazing Stories(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Helen Harris

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • Olivia Newton-John: Hopelessly Devoted to You(2018)

    Show 2 episodes · as Betsy Cox

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows

  • No Activity(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Leary

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • The Letdown(2017)

    Show 13 episodes · Creator · Writer · as Audrey

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Tomorrow When the War Began (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 6 episodes · as Liz

  • The Leftovers(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Aggie

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Upper Middle Bogan(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Clara

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Mr & Mrs Murder(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Holly Piper

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • The Doctor Blake Mysteries(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Adeline Campbell

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Mrs Biggs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 2 episodes · as Joan Walter

  • Laid(2011)

    Show 12 episodes · as Roo McVie

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • I Rock(2010)

    Show 8 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Rush(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Anna

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 17 titles from 2008 to 2022.

Highest rated

The Letdown (2017)

Midcredits 73rd

Most popular right now

Love Me (2021)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting17 of 17: 15 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score55thWriting2 of 17: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleOther crew1 of 17: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

2000s1 · acting2010s11 · 11 acting · 1 crew2020s5 · 5 acting · 1 crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Who does Alison Bell work with?

People who share at least 2 of Alison Bell's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Celia Pacquola shares the most, 2.

Actors

Mixed roles