Paula Arundell
Paula Arundell is an Australian actress and singer.
Early life
Arundell studied at the National Institute of Dramatic Art, in Sydney. She graduated in 1995, with a degree in Performing Arts.Career
Arundell has appeared in television roles, beginning with guest roles in Water Rats and Murder Call in 1997. She landed a main role as Claire in Children’s Hospital that same year.She also had recurring roles as Gina in Love My Way, Paula Gill in Home and Away and Sheriff Waller in miniseries Reckoning
She appeared in the series Hunters in 2016, and had further guest roles in All Saints, Farscape, The Alice, Out of the Blue and miniseries Clickbait. In 2021, Arundell joined the cast of Neighbours as Evelyn Farlow for a two-week guest stint. Her most recent television roles have been guest spots in Surviving Summer and The Newsreader.
Arundell's films have included 1998 comedy Dags, 2000 alternative drama Sample People, 2008 drama Disgrace,
2016 fantasy action film Gods of Egypt and 2018 fantasy thriller Harmony. Her most recent roles have been in 2023 supernatural horror film Late Night with the Devil and 2024 crime thriller Sleeping Dogs.
As a singer, Arundell performed a version of the Tim Buckley song "Song to the Siren", which was used in the 2006 Neil Armfield film Candy.
She voiced Sonic the Hedgehog in the Sonic Live in Sydney theme park. She has also narrated 2020 documentary Cute Little Killers.
Arundell has performed extensively in theatre and has won and been nominated for several awards. She played an older Hermione Granger in the Melbourne production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, which saw her nominated for a 2019 Helpmann Award.