Eloise Mignon


Eloise Mignon is an Australian actress. She began her career starring in children's television shows Legacy of the Silver Shadow and Silversun, before appearing in the Australian soap opera Neighbours. She has starred in numerous theatre productions.

Early life

Mignon was born in Melbourne to French director Jean-Pierre Mignon, and Katharine Sturak, an American. Mignon was educated at Melbourne Girls College, Wesley College and St Michael's Grammar School. Mignon has a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Melbourne.

Career

Mignon worked from a young age in independent theatre, notably with The Black Lung Theatre and Whaling Firm in their multi award-winning production Rubeville where she played Trixi.
Her screen credits include a role in Legacy of the Silver Shadow and a main character Mara Lomax in children's sci-fi series Silversun. She also appears as a prostitute in the Australian film Three Blind Mice, directed by Matthew Newton
From 23 July 2007, Mignon began appearing as Bridget Parker in the soap opera Neighbours. In March 2009, it was announced that Mignon had quit the show along with Steve Bastoni, who played her character's father. Mignon confirmed that she was leaving to return to studying an Arts degree, which she had deferred upon joining the serial. Mignon's character was killed-off.
Mignon performed as Jennifer in the play In A Dark Dark House at the Red Stitch Actors Theatre in Melbourne until 22 August 2009. She performed for the Melbourne Theatre Company in The Grenade, and Return to Earth. In her first screen role since leaving Neighbours, Mignon appeared in a 2010 episode of City Homicide as Layla Pullman.
Since 2010 Mignon has primarily worked in professional theatre in Australia and France. In 2011 Mignon played the role of Hedvig in Belvoir's production of the Henrik Ibsen play The Wild Duck opposite Toby Schmitz and Anita Hegh, directed by Simon Stone. Her performance was praised with one critic commenting "Mignon articulates the young girl's confusion in heartbreaking fashion". The production was invited to perform at the International Ibsen Festival in Oslo as well as the Weiner Festowchen and Holland Festival. Mignon's performance was critically very well regarded.
In 2012 Mignon returned to the Belvoir stage appearing first in Every Breath by writer and director Benedict Andrews, followed by Strange Interlude where she interpreted Madeleine with director Simon Stone, and a new production of the Noël Coward play Private Lives. In 2013 she returned to work with Simon Stone on The Cherry Orchard for Melbourne Theatre Company where she interpreted Anya. Mignon played contortionist Sarah Norden in the opening episode of Season 3 of Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries in 2015.
From 2014 to 2016 she collaborated on and performed in two projects with the German auteur Falk Richter- Complexity of Belonging in conjunction with choreographer Anouk van Dijk for Chunky Move and Je Suis Fassbinder with French theatre director Stanislas Nordey at the Théâtre National de Strasbourg and Théâtre National de la Colline, Paris. Both projects were written with her in mind; she performs the role 'Eloise'.
In 2024, Mignon appeared in the television drama Ladies in Black as Jenny.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2002Legacy of the Silver ShadowFionaMain cast
2004SilversunMara LomaxMain cast
2007–2009NeighboursBridget ParkerMain cast
2010City HomicideLayla PullmanEpisode: "Good Cop Bad Cop"
2014Miss Fisher's Murder MysteriesSarah NordernEpisode: "Death Defying Feats"
2023The ClearingLouEpisode: "Suffer the Little Children"
2024Ladies in BlackJenny GilesEpisode: "Beautiful Game"

YearTitleRoleTheatreDirectorNotes
1997Le Malade ImaginaireLouisonMelbourne French Theatre CompanyMichel Bulla
2003EntrailsDollOubykh Theatre CorpGlyn Roberts
2004As I Like YouNarratorOubykh Theatre CorpGlyn Roberts
2004The Jaundice TableVariousOubykh Theatre CorpGlyn Roberts
2004The DesertGirlOubykh Theatre CorpGlyn Roberts
2007RubevilleTrixiThe Black Lung Theatre and Whaling FirmThomas Henning
2009In a Dark, Dark, HouseJenniferRed Stitch Actors TheatreWayne Pearn
2010The GrenadeLola McTavishMelbourne Theatre Company; Sydney Theatre CompanyPeter Evans
2011The Wild DuckHedvigBelvoir St TheatreSimon Stone
2011Return to EarthAlice WasterBelvoir St TheatreAiden Fenessey
2012The Wild DuckHedvigMalthouse Theatre; International Ibsen Festival, OsloSimon Stone
2012Every BreathOliviaBelvoir St TheatreBenedict Andrews
2012Strange InterludeMadeleine ArnoldBelvoir St TheatreSimon Stone
2012Private LivesSybil ChaseBelvoir St TheatreRalph Myers
2013The Wild DuckHedvigHolland Festival, Amsterdam; Weiner Festwochen, ViennaSimon Stone
2013The Cherry OrchardAnyaMelbourne Theatre CompanySimon Stone
2014Complexity of BelongingEloïseChunky Move, Melbourne International Arts FestivalFalk Richter and Anouk van Dijk
2015Complexity of BelongingEloïseSchaubühne am Leinener Platz; Théâtre National de Chaillot; Spring Festival Utrecht; National Theatre of TaiwanFalk Richter and Anouk van Dijk
2016Je Suis FassbinderEloïseThéâtre National de Strasbourg; Théâtre National de La colline, Théâtre de Vidy Lausanne; Théâtre National de Bretagne; MC2 Falk Richter and Stanislas Nordey
2017Complexity of BelongingEloiseMusikhuset AarhusFalk Richter and Anouk van Dijk
2017–2018Les trois SoeursIrinaOdéon-Théâtre de l'EuropeSimon Stone

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