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Abbie Cornish (born 7 August 1982) is an Australian actress. She is well known in Australia for a number of film and television roles, her award-winning lead performance in 2004's Somersaultand her role as Fannie Brawne in Bright Star.
Her career began at the age of thirteen, when she began taking jobs as a model after reaching the finals of a Dolly Magazine competition.[1] By the time she was sixteen, Cornish was juggling television acting roles with studying for her Higher School Certificate, with the intention of pursuing a career as a veterinarian. In 1999, Cornish was awarded the Australian Film InstituteYoung Actor's Award for her role in the ABC's television show Wildside and was soon offered her first role in a feature film, The Monkey's Mask. In 2001, Abbie landed the role of Reggie McDowell, a character on the Australian tv show "Outriders".[edit]Career
In 2004, Cornish appeared in the award-winning short film Everything Goes with Hugo Weaving. She received the Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, Best Actress at the FCCA and IF Awards and Best Breakthrough Performance at the 2005 Miami International Film Festival for her role in 2004's Somersault, the film which raised her to international prominence. Cornish received widespread critical acclaim for her role in 2006's Candy, which she starred in opposite Heath Ledger.[2] She has also starred in A Good Year,Elizabeth: The Golden Age and Kimberly Peirce's latest movie, Stop-Loss. In April 2010 Cornish was cast in the film adaption of the novelThe Dark Fields,[3] directed by Neil Burger and also starring Robert De Niro.[4]
Abbie Cornish will play the role of Wally in the film W.E. about Nazi collaborators Wallis Simpson and Edward VIII. It will be directed byMadonna. The shooting began July, 5 2010 in England. She narrated her film Sucker Punch on the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con International.[5]
[edit]Personal life
Cornish was born in Lochinvar, New South Wales, as the second of five children. Her mother is a painter. She attended Catholic school.[6]Cornish occasionally contributes and performs live with the Australian hip hop outfit Blades.[7] In January 2010, Abbie Cornish appeared onJimmy Kimmel Live! and spoke of her continued involvement with Blades.[8] Her family currently resides in the Hunter Valley.[9] In 2007, she began dating fellow actor Ryan Phillippe. Phillippe and Cornish attended the Calvin Klein 40th Anniversary party on Cockatoo Island in Sydney on the 16 December 2008.[10][11] Phillippe also spent some of the 2008 Christmas break in Australia with Cornish and her family.[10][12][13] On February 21, 2010, Cornish's publicist announced that Cornish and Phillippe had ended their relationship.[14]
[edit]Filmography
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Wildside | Simone Summers | Television series Australian Film Institute Young Actor's Award |
| 1999 | Close Contact | Sara Boyack | Television movie |
| 2000 | The Monkey's Mask | Mickey Norris | |
| 2000 | Water Rats | Marie Marchand | Television series (Episode "Tribes") |
| 2001 | Outriders | Reggie McDowell | Television series (26 episodes) |
| 2001 | Life Support | Penne #1 | Television series |
| 2003 | Horseplay | Becky Wodinski | |
| 2003 | White Collar Blue | Antonia McAlister | Television series |
| 2003 | Marking Time | Tracey | Television movie |
| 2004 | One Perfect Day | Emma Matisse | |
| 2004 | Somersault | Heidi | Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role Film Critics Circle of Australia: Best Actress in A Lead Role Miami Film Festival: Best Breakthrough Performance Inside Film Awards: Best Actress |
| 2004 | Everything Goes | Brianie | |
| 2006 | Candy | Candy | Film Critics Circle of Australia: Best Actress in a Lead Role Nominated—Australian Film Institute Awards: Best Lead Actress Nominated—Inside Film Awards: Best Actress |
| 2006 | A Good Year | Christie Roberts | |
| 2007 | Elizabeth: The Golden Age | Bess Throckmorton | |
| 2008 | Stop-Loss | Michelle | |
| 2009 | Bright Star | Fanny Brawne | Runner-up—Interantional Cinephile Society Award for Best Actress Runner-up—San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress 2nd Runner-up—National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress Nominated—British Independent Film Awards – Best Actress Nominated—Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress Nominated—Chlotrudis Award for Best Actress Nominated—Houston Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress Nominated—London Film Critics Circle Award for Actress of the Year Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama |
| 2010 | Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole | Otulissa (voice) | |
| 2011 | Sucker Punch | Sweetpea | post-production |
| 2011 | W.E. | Wally Winthrop | post-production |
| 2011 | Limitless (film) | Lindy | Filming |
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