Bella Heathcote

Biography

Bella Heathcote (Isabella Heathcote, born May 27, 1987, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) is an Australian actress who began taking performance classes at age 12 after her mother's death, as a distraction suggested by her father, a lawyer. She attended Korowa Anglican Girls' School and studied drama at the National Theatre in Melbourne before receiving the 2010 Heath Ledger Scholarship, which helped her transition to a career in Los Angeles. She was previously engaged to director Andrew Dominik from 2010 to 2018 and married Australian architect Richard Stampton in January 2019. She is based in Los Angeles with a home in Phillip Island, Australia. Her notable film credits include In Time (2011) (Justin Timberlake, Amanda Seyfried), Dark Shadows (2012) (Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer), Not Fade Away (2012) (Dennis Quaid, Matthew McConaughey), The Rewrite (2014) (Matt Dillon, Naomi Watts), Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2016) (Lily James, Sam Riley), The Neon Demon (2016) (Elle Fanning, Jena Malone), Fifty Shades Darker (2017) (Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan), Professor Marston and the Wonder Women (2017) (Luke Evans, Rebecca Hall), Relic (2020) (Emily Mortimer, Robyn Nevin), and The Moogai (2024) (Jai Courtney, Sam Worthington). On television she is best known for her recurring role as Amanda Fowler on Neighbours (2009), Nicole Dörmer in The Man in the High Castle (2016–2018), Susan Parsons in Strange Angel (2018–2019), Andy Oliver in Pieces of Her (2022), and Mandy Bond in Scrublands (2023–2025).