Cathy Godbold
Cathy Godbold | |
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Born | Catherine Malia Godbold 23 September 1974 Australia |
Died | (aged 43) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
Resting place | Springvale Botanical Cemetery |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1990–2007 |
Parent(s) | 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.
Career
[edit]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.[5] 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.[6]
Personal life
[edit]Godbold was the daughter of Australian broadcaster Rosemary Margan, whom she portrayed in the Graham Kennedy biopic The King.[5]
Death
[edit]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.[5]
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]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Type |
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1992 | Alex: The Spirit of a Champion | Maggie Benton | Feature film |
2007 | The King: The Story of Graham Kennedy | Rosemary Margan | TV movie |
Television
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Type |
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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 | Meg Bowman | 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 | Sondra Pike | 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 |
Theatre
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Venue / Co. |
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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 |
References
[edit]- ^ https://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/classifieds/ad/2896561/[permanent dead link ] [bare URL]
- ^ "Home and Away star dies aged 43, months after mum Rosemary Margan's death". 6 May 2018. Archived from the original on 28 June 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
- ^ "Townsville Bulletin". townsvillebulletin.
- ^ "Deceased Details - SPRINGVALE BOTANICAL CEMETERY". sbc.smct.org.au. Archived from the original on 17 April 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ a b c Dmytryshchak, Goya (5 May 2018). "Australian actor Cathy Godbold dies after cancer battle". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 7 May 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
- ^ "'I'm back!'". Inside Soap. No. 99. 18 April – 1 May 1998. p. 20.
- ^ "Actress Cathy Godbold dies age 43". Nine News. 5 May 2018. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- ^ "Soapie star Cathy Godbold dies aged 43". 5 May 2018. Archived from the original on 17 April 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
- ^ "Advanced Search - SPRINGVALE BOTANICAL CEMETERY". sbc.smct.org.au. Archived from the original on 22 July 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ^ "AusStage".
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