| Birth Name: | Catherine Malia Godbold |
| Birth Date: | 1974 9, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Australia |
| Death Place: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Resting Place: | Springvale Botanical Cemetery |
| Occupation: | Actress |
| Years Active: | 1990–2007 |
| Parents: | Rosemary Margan (mother) Norman Godbold (father)[1] Ross Mitchell (step-father)[2] |
Catherine Malia Godbold[3] (23 September 1974 – 4 May 2018)[4] was an Australian actress.
Godbold was best known for her role as Deborah Hale Regnery on The Saddle Club and the ill-fated Meg Bowman in Home and Away. She also starred in Chances and Newlyweds in which she starred as Jules Carter. Following the cancellation of Newlyweds, Godbold began doing voice over work in between auditions. In 1997, she was cast as Sondra Pike in Neighbours.[5]
Godbold was the daughter of Australian broadcaster Rosemary Margan, whom she portrayed in the Graham Kennedy biopic The King.[6]
In May 2007, after The Saddle Club was picked up for a third season, Godbold was diagnosed with brain cancer, age 32. She had the tumour removed and began chemotherapy.[6]
A second brain tumour developed in January 2018, which proved to be terminal. Godbold died on 4 May 2018, aged 43, just six months after the death of her mother.[7] [8] Godbold's funeral was held on 10 May 2018. Godbold and her mother are buried together at Springvale Botanical Cemetery.[9]
| Year | Title | Role | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Alex: The Spirit of a Champion | Maggie Benton | Feature film | |
| 2007 | The King: The Story of Graham Kennedy | Rosemary Margan | TV movie |
| Year | Title | Role | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | More Winners | Sarah O'Grady | TV series, season 2, episode 1: "His Master's Ghost" | |
| 1991 | Chances | Nikki Taylor | TV series, 71 episodes | |
| 1992 | Home and Away | TV series, 40 episodes | ||
| 1993–94 | Newlyweds | Jules Carter | TV series, 52 episodes | |
| 1994 | Hey Dad..! | Cassie | TV series, season 14, episode 5: "Romancing the Stunned" | |
| 1994 | Frontline | Herself | TV series, season 1, episode 13: "This Night of Nights" | |
| 1997 | Neighbours | TV series, 4 episodes | ||
| 1994; 2000 | Blue Heelers | Natalie Anderson / Gail Hutton | TV series, 2 episodes | |
| 2001 | Blonde | Assistant #2 | TV miniseries | |
| 2001–03 | The Saddle Club | Deborah Hale Regnery | TV series, seasons 1 & 2, 32 episodes | |
| 2002 | The Saddle Club: Adventures at Pine Hollow | Deborah Hale Regnery | Video special | |
| 2007 | Get This | Herself | TV series, season 1, episode 69 |
| Year | Title | Role | Venue / Co. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Noises Off | Twelfth Night Theatre Brisbane, Newcastle Civic Theatre, Gold Coast Arts Centre, Gladstone Entertainment Centre, Townsville Civic Theatre, Empire Theatre, Toowoomba, Theatre Royal, Hobart, Walkington Theatre, Karratha, Carnarvon Civic Centre, Queens Park Theatre, Geraldton, Mandurah Performing Arts Centre, Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre | ||
| 1994–95 | Falling from Grace | Tessa Brompton-Story | Malthouse Theatre, West Gippsland Arts Centre, Monash University, Theatre Royal, Hobart, Capital Theatre, Bendigo, Brisbane with Queensland Theatre, Canberra Theatre, Wharf Theatre with STC with Playbox Theatre Company |