Love Me actor Heather Mitchell has racked up north of 100 screen credits and trodden stages across this country, carving out an impressive career since the 80s, ensuring she’s one of our hardest-working and most in-demand actors. But some roles are an instant ‘no’ from Mitchell these days.
A confident woman enjoying a new relationship with Hugo Weaving’s fellow widower Glen, they are very much a partnership of equals with a healthy appreciation for each other’s bodies. ‘The joy, for me, in acting is being able to use my life experience in my work, and it all comes back to the writing,’ Mitchell says of recognising aspects of herself in Anita.
