Everything and Nothing

A powerful, immersive and intimately candid memoir exploring the light and shade that co-exist in love, family and the arts, from celebrated stage and screen actor Heather Mitchell

'A gentle collection of musings on an extraordinary life; unpretentious and honest, full of stoic wisdom.' Tim Minchin

'An extraordinary life told in tender detail, capturing triumph, love and tragedy with a beautiful humanity.' Annabel Crabb

Heather Mitchell is an esteemed Australian stage and screen actor, and yet behind the scenes her real life has taken many remarkable twists and turns.

Training an unflinching spotlight on her most formative memories, Heather illuminates the heartbreaking secrets, sexual encounters, family dramas and creative pursuits that have shaped her life as a woman, an actor and a mother.

Told with raw candour and spellbinding lyricism, Everything and Nothing draws back the curtain on a unique and fascinating life.

'Heather's perspective on life and love speaks straight to the soul. Is there anything she can't do?' Toni Collette

'This book is a joy. Everything and Nothing makes you feel life more keenly.' Anna Funder

About the Author

Heather Mitchell is one of Australia's most acclaimed actors. Her film credits range from Proof and Malcolm to Muriel's Wedding, The Great Gatsby and many more. She has been a mainstay of Australian television, appearing in everything from A Country Practice to Spellbinder, Rake, Underbelly, A Place to Call Home, Harrow, Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries and, most recently, The Secrets She Keeps, The Unusual Suspects and Love Me.

On stage, Heather has performed in more than fifty theatre productions - including her most recent performance as Ruth Bader Ginsburg in the one-woman show RBG: Of Many, One - and is a director of the Sydney Theatre Company. In 2020, she received an Order of Australia for service to the performing arts and the community.