Radha Rani Amber Indigo Ananda Mitchell (born 12 November 1973) is an Australian actress. She started her career acting in various Australian television series and films, and later appeared in Hollywood films such as High Art, Pitch Black, Phone Booth, Finding Neverland, Man on Fire, Melinda and Melinda, Silent Hill and The Crazies.\n', '

Mitchell was born in Melbourne. Her mother is a model-turned-fashion-designer and her father is a filmmaker; the couple divorced when she was young. Her first name Radha (Sanskrit राधा ) comes from Hinduism. The other parts of her name coming from Indian origin are Rani (रानी - queen) and Ananda (आनन्द - joy). She credits her name as being \'a creative byproduct\' of her mother\'s experiences exploring spirituality in India during the 1970s. She attended St Michael\'s Grammar School in St Kilda and graduated in 1992.\n', '

Mitchell began her career starring on ABC TV\'s Sugar and Spice in 1988. She played a guest role in Neighbours in 1994, and later returned to play the regular role of Catherine O\'Brien from 1996 to 1997.\n', '

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