Melanie Zanetti Explained

Melanie Zanetti
Alma Mater:	University of Southern Queensland
Years Active:	2013–present
Television:	Bluey

Melanie Zanetti is an Australian actress and known for her roles in the Edgar Allan Poe film Raven's Hollow, for her role in the Gabriel's Inferno film series, and as the voice of Chilli Heeler in the television series Bluey.^[1]

Early life

Zanetti grew up with five siblings.^[2]

Career

She graduated from the University of Southern Queensland in 2007 with a Bachelor of Theatre Arts.^[3] After graduation, she started working on a touring theatre show and then moved to voice-over, film, and television.

She appeared on stage for the Queensland Theatre Company in several plays, including as Eliza Doolittle in Pygmalion (2011), as Juliet in Romeo and Juliet (2012), as Catherine Earnshaw/Cathy Linton in a stage adaptaion of Wuthering Heights (2014), as Laura/Eliza Wishart in Kate Mulvany's adaptation of the novel Jasper Jones (2018), and as Lea in the premiere of Joanna Murray-Smith's L'Appartement (2019).^[4] The performance in Pygmalion and earned her Matilda Awards.^[5]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role
2013	Battle of the Damned	Jude
2020	Gabriel's Inferno: Part One	Julia Mitchell
2020	Gabriel's Inferno: Part Two	Julia Mitchell
2020	Love and Monsters	Mav1s
2020	Gabriel's Inferno: Part Three	Julia Mitchell
2021	Gabriel's Rapture: Part One	Julia Mitchell
2022	Gabriel's Rapture: Part Two	Julia Mitchell
2022	Gabriel's Rapture: Part Three	Julia Mitchell
2022	Raven's Hollow^[6]	Charlotte Ingram
2023	Gabriel's Redemption: Part One	Julia Mitchell
2023	Gabriel's Redemption: Part Two	Julia Mitchell
2023	Head Count^[7]	Jo
2023	Gabriel's Redemption: Part Three	Julia Mitchell

Television

Year	Title	Role
2018	Hot Valley Nights	Zowie Brooks
2018	Tidelands	Young Genoveva
2018	The Bureau of Magical Things	Orla
2018–present	Bluey	Chilli Heeler
2020	The End	Edie Henley
2021	Young Rock	Stephanie

Video games

Further reading

• A Year Without Booking Was the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Melanie Zanetti. 27 March 2024. Melanie Zanetti. 15 March 2021. Backstage. none.

Notes and References

1. News: McManus . Bridget . 2021-11-20 . 'People were losing their minds': Hollywood loves Bluey, says Melanie Zanetti . 2023-09-13 . The Sydney Morning Herald.
2. Web site: 2022-11-28 . 'Bluey' actress Melanie Zanetti shares her inspiration for Chilli and how she feels about the praise for fun dad Bandit . 2023-09-13 . Yahoo Life . en-US.
3. Web site: Bluey's mum teaching new generation of stars. 6 September 2023 . University of Southern Queensland. 2023-09-28.
4. Web site: Melanie Zanetti. 27 March 2024. AusStage.
5. Web site: Archives: 2010s. 27 March 2024. Matilda Awards.
6. Web site: Gray . Peter . 2022-09-29 . Interview: Melanie Zanetti on Raven's Hollow, exploring psychological horror and the increased prominence of strong female roles . 2023-09-13 . The AU Review . en-AU.
7. Web site: 2023-08-18. 'Head Count' official trailer. 2023-10-06. Youtube. en-AU.
8. Web site: Announcing Bluey: The Videogame! .