Helen Dallimore Biography: Age, Husband, Parents, Height, Net Worth, Musicals, Movies & TV Shows

Helen Dallimore is an Australian actress, singer, director, screenwriter, voice artist, and author. She has built an extensive career across musical theatre, television, film, and stage productions in Australia and the United Kingdom.

Her theatre career includes major productions such as Wicked, Legally Blonde, Into the Woods, Blood Brothers, and End of the Rainbow, alongside writing and directing work.

Helen Dallimore
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Name:	Helen Dallimore
Born:	October 31, 1971 (age 54 years old)
Place of Birth:	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Nationality:	Australian
Ethnicity:	Half-English
Height:	5 feet 3½ inches (1.61 m)
Religion:	Christianity
Parents:	James Gribble, Jenny Gribble
Siblings:	1
Spouse:	Abe Forsythe (2009–2013)
Occupation:	Actress, Singer, Director, Screenwriter, Voice Artist, Author
Net Worth:	$3 million

Early life and education

Helen Dallimore was born on October 31, 1971, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. She is the daughter of James Gribble and Jenny Gribble.

She spent parts of her childhood growing up in Oxford, England, as well as Sydney, Australia, reflecting her family’s academic background and international lifestyle.

Her parents were academics, and she has one brother. Dallimore has described her family as having strong connections to both Australia and Britain; her maternal grandmother was British, and she holds Australian citizenship.

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Helen Dallimore’s background is half-English, adding a British dimension to her Australian identity. Her upbringing across Sydney and Oxford also placed her in both Australian and British cultural environments from an early age.

She trained at the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in Sydney, graduating in 1995. NIDA’s alumni records list her as a Bachelor of Dramatic Art (Acting) graduate from the 1995 cohort.

She later received the Mike Walsh Fellowship in 2002, an award established to help talented Australian theatre artists gain broader professional and international experience.

Career

Helen Dallimore began building her professional reputation in Australian theatre before expanding into television, film, musical theatre, and British stage productions.

Her work became particularly prominent through the Sydney Theatre Company, where she appeared in productions including Pentecost, The Unlikely Prospect of Happiness, The Hanging Man, and Guys and Dolls. She also originated the role of Simone in Up for Grabs.

Her major international breakthrough came in 2006, when she originated Glinda in the original London West End production of Wicked, appearing opposite Idina Menzel.

Dallimore performed in the production until July 2007 and subsequently continued working across Australian and British theatre. She later played Cinderella in the Regent’s Park production of Into the Woods.

In Australia, Dallimore originated Paulette Bonafonte in Legally Blonde The Musical, earning the 2013 Helpmann Award for Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical.

She later received acclaim for Blood Brothers and portrayed Judy Garland in End of the Rainbow.

Her screen career includes Mr. Accident, South Pacific, A Moody Christmas, The Moodys, House Husbands, Home and Away, Here Come the Habibs!, Hardball, Two Heads Creek, and Midsomer Murders.

She has also written television episodes, including work on Here Come the Habibs! and Sando.

Helen Dallimore has expanded her creative career into directing and children’s literature. Her directing credits include High Society, The Fantasticks, Everybody Loves Lucy, and A Life in the Theatre.

In 2025, she published The Hits and Misses of Melody Moss, the first book in her middle-grade series. The second and third books were announced for 2026.

She is also the voice of Married at First Sight Australia, narrating the reality series that has become a significant part of her television and voice career.

In 2026, she continued her theatre work, including the Melbourne production of Grey Gardens, where she was scheduled to play the two Edie roles.

Awards and nominations

• 2013 Helpmann Award — Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical, Legally Blonde The Musical — Winner.
• 2015 Glugs Theatre Awards — Colleen Clifford Memorial Award for Best Actor in Music Theatre, Blood Brothers — Winner.
• 2015 Helpmann Awards — Best Female Actor in a Musical, Blood Brothers — Nominee.

Social media

• Instagram: @helendallimore

Personal life

Helen Dallimore, 54 years old, was previously married to Australian filmmaker Abe Forsythe. The couple married in April 2009 and separated in 2013. Forsythe later married Katy Clucas in 2025.

There is no publicly established information about a current partner or subsequent marriage, so she is currently single. There is also no reliable public information confirming children from her marriage to Forsythe.

She has maintained a relatively private personal life while concentrating much of her public career on theatre, television, writing, and directing.

Dallimore’s professional interests remain closely tied to musical theatre, acting, writing, directing, voice performance, and children’s literature. Her height is 5 feet 3½ inches (1.61 m).

Net worth

Helen Dallimore’s net worth is around $3 million USD. Her wealth has been accumulated from a long-running career in stage acting, musical theatre, television, film, voice performance, directing, screenwriting, and publishing.

Her West End work in Wicked, major Australian musical productions, television appearances, narration work, directing projects, and children’s books have all contributed to her professional income over several decades.

Filmography

• Mr. Accident
• South Pacific
• Into the Woods
• Here Come the Habibs!
• Two Heads Creek

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