Heidi Arena is an Australian actress who is best known as for her roles as Dawn McConnichie in the comedy series The Librarians and Audrey Gordon in Audrey's Kitchen. Arena graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art in 2003 and has since had many roles in television and theatre. She has two children with her art director husband Mick, a daughter Dora and a son Miles. Arena plays the wheelchair bound deputy head librarian Dawn in the ABC series The Librarians, created Wayne Hope and Robyn Butler. Arena was eight months pregnant when she first appeared in the show. She plays the eponymous host of the satirical cooking show Audrey's Kitchen which screened in 2012 and 2013. The show, created by Working Dog Productions, stars Arena as Audrey Gordon, a fictional celebrity chef whose style is described as "Delia Smith meets Nigella Lawson". Arena is a core cast member of the improvisational comedy Thank God You're Here and has appeared in a recurring role in the drama series Blue Heelers as Captain Marissa Craddock in 2003 and 2004.