Bebe Bettencourt Explained

Bebe Bettencourt
Birth Date:1996 2, df=y
Birth Place:Sydney, Australia
Occupation:Actress
Years Active:2020–present
Father:Nuno Bettencourt
Mother:Suze DeMarchi
Relatives:Luís Gil Bettencourt (uncle)

Bebe Bettencourt (; stylised as BeBe; born 2 February 1996[1]) is an Australian actress, known for playing Hedwig in the streaming service Stan's Australian TV series Eden (2021) and Eleanor "Ellie" Deacon in the film The Dry (2020).[2] [3] [4]

Early life

Bettencourt was born in 1996 in Sydney, Australia, the daughter of Portuguese-American guitarist Nuno Bettencourt and Australian singer Suze DeMarchi. She lived in Boston and Los Angeles as a child, before returning to Sydney. Currently she splits her time between LA and Sydney.[5]

Career

In 2020, Bettencourt made her feature film debut in The Dry; she starred along with Eric Bana. In 2021, Bettencourt appeared in the Stan television series Eden.[6] On August 8 2024, Bettencourt would return for the second season of Foxtel / Binge drama Strife.[7]

Filmography

Film

List of film performances by Bebe Bettencourt
YearTitleRoleNotes
2020data-sort-value="Dry, The" The DryEleanor "Ellie" Deacon
2022Spiderhead Emma

Television

List of television performances by Bebe Bettencourt
YearTitleRoleNotesRef
2021EdenHedwig8 episodes
Main Role
2022History of a Pleasure SeekerLouisaPilot[8]
2023-presentStrifeOpal8 episodes

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Suze DeMarchi Biography . SuzeDeMarchi.com . 23 January 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080225145058/http://www.suzedemarchi.com/SuzeBio.html . 25 February 2008.
  2. Web site: Bebe Bettencourt Dry Under The Milkyway . Themusic.com.au . 28 October 2020. 9 August 2021.
  3. Web site: Meet Baby Animals Singer Suze Demarchis Daughter Bebe Bettencourt . Daily Telegraph.
  4. Web site: Eden Stan Bebe Bettencourt . Mamamia.com.
  5. Web site: Bebe Bettencourt Discovers Her Own Slice Of Eden.
  6. Web site: The Dry Review.
  7. Web site: Knox . David . 2024-08-08 . Strife S2 production begins TV Tonight . 2024-08-08 . tvtonight.com.au . en-AU.
  8. Web site: White . Peter . April 27, 2022 . 'History Of A Pleasure Seeker': Olumide Olorunfemi & Bebe Bettencourt Join Hulu Pilot . Deadline.