Penelope Mitchell


Penelope Mitchell is an Australian actress best known for playing the roles of Letha Godfrey in the American horror television series Hemlock Grove, and Liv Parker in The Vampire Diaries.

Early life

Born in Melbourne, Victoria to a French-born artist mother and Australian entrepreneur father, Mitchell spent most of her childhood in Australia with her two older brothers. She studied ballet from age 4 to 16.
Mitchell finished in the top 1% of her graduating year, with an International Baccalaureate diploma. She attended Melbourne University, with the intention of becoming a lawyer. During her time there she continued to perform and wrote prolifically for various publications. Mitchell completed her undergraduate degree in Arts: Media Communication, before moving to Los Angeles to pursue acting.
She is a cousin of actress Radha Mitchell.

Career

She began acting a few years before she landed her role on Hemlock Grove, appearing on shows including Toon Time, an Australian kids show, the ABC show Next Stop Hollywood, which followed six Australian actors who move to Hollywood to audition for pilots, and an episode of Australian police drama Rush.
In the United States, Mitchell is known for her roles on the television series The Vampire Diaries and Hemlock Grove. She was also recently cast in the films The Fear of Darkness and Zipper.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011The Fat Lady SwingsSherryShort film
2011Nightshift of the VampireSofiaShort film
2011The Grace of OthersGraceShort film
2011Meth to MadnessZoeShort film
2012The WishfulLula Doe / Princess LulaShort film
20126 PlotsJules Freemanalso known as Six Graves
2012Green EyedSarahShort film
2013The Joe ManifestoSue
2014The Fear of DarknessSkye Williams
2015ZipperLaci/Jennifer
2015The Curse of Downers GroveTracy
2015The Waiting GameEricaShort film
2015CurveElla Rutledge
2017Apartment 212Jennifer
2018The Midwife’s DeceptionJina
2018Between WorldsBilli
2018Look AwayLilyoriginally titled Behind the Glass
2019HellboyGaneida the Witch
2020BecomingLisa Corrigan

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009RushSarah1 episode
2011OffspringChrissy1 episode
2013Hemlock GroveLetha GodfreySeries regular; 13 episodes
2014–15The Vampire DiariesOlivia 'Liv' ParkerRecurring role; 20 episodes
2018The Time CapsuleLaurenHallmark Original Movie

YearTitleArtistNotes
2015"Lonely Town"Brandon Flowers