Penelope Mitchell


Penelope Mitchell is an Australian actress, best known for playing the roles of Letha Godfrey in the American horror television series Hemlock Grove, and Liv Parker in The Vampire Diaries.

Early life

Born in Melbourne, Victoria to a French-born artist mother and an Australian entrepreneur father, Mitchell spent most of her childhood in Australia with her two older brothers. She studied ballet from age 4 to 16.
Mitchell finished in the top 1% of her graduating year, with an International Baccalaureate diploma. She attended Melbourne University, with the intention of becoming a lawyer. Mitchell completed her undergraduate degree in Arts, before moving to Los Angeles to pursue acting.
Mitchell is the granddaughter of Lester Mitchell, MBE, and Heather Mitchell, OBE, prominent agriculturalists and political activists. Heather Mitchell was the first female president of the National Farmers' Federation and co-founder of Landcare Australia with former Victorian Premier Joan Kirner.
She is a cousin of actress Radha Mitchell.

Career

She began acting a few years before she landed her role on Hemlock Grove, appearing on shows including Toon Time, an Australian kids show, the ABC show Next Stop Hollywood, which followed six Australian actors who move to Hollywood to audition for pilots, and an episode of Australian police drama Rush.
In the United States, Mitchell is known for her roles in the television series The Vampire Diaries and Hemlock Grove, as well as the films Hellboy and Zipper. She also appeared in the UPtv film The Time Capsule, and was later cast as Renée Picard in the television series Star Trek: Picard.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011The Fat Lady SwingsSherryShort film
2011Nightshift of the VampireSofiaShort film
2011The Grace of OthersGraceShort film
2011Meth to MadnessZoeShort film
2012The WishfulLula Doe / Princess LulaShort film
20126 PlotsJules Freeman Six Graves
2012Green EyedSarahShort film
2013The Joe ManifestoSue
2014The Fear of DarknessSkye Williams
2015ZipperLaci/Jennifer
2015The Curse of Downers GroveTracy
2015The Waiting GameEricaShort film
2015CurveElla Rutledge
2017Gnaw Jennifer
2018The Midwife's DeceptionJina
2018Between WorldsBilli
2018Look AwayLily
2019HellboyGaneida the Witch
2020BecomingLisa Corrigan
2022The HyperionsVista Mandulbaum
2022R.I.P.D. 2: Rise of the DamnedJeanne
2023MuzzleMia
2023What You Wish ForAlice
2024StingHeather
2024Oh, CanadaSloan/Amy

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009RushSarah1 episode
2011OffspringChrissyEpisode: "Cheating on Your Test"
2013Hemlock GroveLetha GodfreyMain cast
2014–15The Vampire DiariesOlivia 'Liv' ParkerRecurring role
2018The Time CapsuleLaurenTelevision film
2022Star Trek: PicardRenée PicardRecurring role

YearTitleArtistNotes
2015Lonely TownBrandon Flowers