Anecdotes

She was a telemarketer during her university days and used different accents to get her through the day when she was bored.

Sir Mick Jagger persuaded French customs officials to let her into France to attend the Cannes Film Festival when she forgot to bring a visa with her.

Received the title role in Melinda et Melinda (2004), without an audition. Woody Allen saw her in Ten Tiny Love Stories (2002) and liked it so much that he decided to cast her.

Woody Allen called her cellular phone personally to offer her the title role in Melinda et Melinda (2004). Radha was convinced that it was a prank until the script was delivered to her.

The song, "Elbows", by Darren Hanlon was written about Radha after he bumped into her in a disco.

Full given name, Radha-Rani, is the name of the true love/main consort of the god Krishna in Hinduism, followed by the word for queen (Rani - from various Indian languages).

Her mother, who modeled on the Italian catwalk in the 1960s, had become enamored of India in the early '70s.

Won Best Actress at the Antipodes Film Festival, St Tropez, France - October 2010 for her role in Claire McCarthy's The Waiting City (2009).

Cousin of Penelope Mitchell.

Mitchell has appeared twice in Neighbours (1985): briefly in 1994 as Cassandra Rushmore, a parachute instructor; and in the more substantial role of student Catherine O'Brien 1996-1997.

Despite being Australian, the poster of The Children of Huang Shi (2008), which is an Australian-Chinese co-production, advertised "Rahda" as her first name and later it got fixed in time for DVD.

Often consults acting coach Ivana Chubbuck.