Abbie Cornish
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Abbie Cornish (born 7 August 1982) is an Australian actress known for her film and television roles, particularly her award-winning lead performance in 2004's Somersault, and internationally for her role as Fanny Brawne in Bright Star and her appearance as Sweet Pea in Sucker Punch. Cornish was...
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Abbie Cornish (born 7 August 1982) is an Australian actress known for her film and television roles, particularly her award-winning lead performance in 2004's Somersault, and internationally for her role as Fanny Brawne in Bright Star and her appearance as Sweet Pea in Sucker Punch.

Personal life[]

Cornish was born in Lochinvar, New South Wales, as the second of five children of Shelley and Barry Cornish.[2] Her sister, Isabelle Cornish, is also an actress. She grew up on a 70-hectare (170-acre) farm,[3] attended Catholic school,[4] and was fascinated by independent and foreign films.[5]

Her name was linked to actor Ryan Phillippe during his highly publicized divorce from Reese Witherspoon, with whom he has two children. The relationship between Phillippe and Cornish ended in 2010.[6]

Career[]

Her career began at the age of 13, when she began taking jobs as a model after reaching the finals of a Dolly Magazine competition.[7] In 1999, Cornish was awarded the Australian Film Institute Young Actor's Award for her role in the ABC's television show Wildside and was offered her first role in a feature film, The Monkey's Mask.

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 Somersault. Cornish received critical acclaim for her role in Candy, opposite Heath Ledger.[7] She has also starred in A Good Year, Elizabeth: The Golden Age and Kimberly Peirce's Stop-Loss. In April 2010, Cornish was cast in Limitless, the film adaptation of the novel The Dark Fields,[8] directed by Neil Burger and also starring Bradley Cooper and Robert De Niro.[9]

Cornish narrated Zack Snyder's film Sucker Punch at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con International.[10]

Cornish played the role of Wally in Madonna's film W.E., about Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson.[5] She replaced Emily Blunt in the independent film The Girl. It premiered at Tribeca Film Festival in 2012. She starred alongside Woody Harrelson and Colin Farrell in Seven Psychopaths released in 2012. Cornish has landed a role in the upcoming reboot RoboCop film. She plays Clara Murphy the wife of the protagonist Alex Murphy played by Swedish actor Joel Kinnaman.

Filmography[]

Year Film Role Notes 1997 Wildside Simone Summers TV Series

Australian Film Institute: Young Actor's Award 1999 Close Contact Sara Boyack TV 2000 The Monkey's Mask Mickey Norris 2000 Water Rats Marie Marchand TV Series: 1 Episode 2001 Outriders Reggie McDowell TV Series: 26 Episodes 2001 Life Support Penne #1 TV Series 2003 Horseplay Becky Wodinski 2003 White Collar Blue Antonia McAlister TV 2003 Marking Time Tracey TV

Nominated—Australian Film Institute Award for Best Guest or Supporting Actress in Television Drama or Comedy 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 Award for Best Actress

Inside Film Award for Best Actress

Miami Film Festival: Breakthrough Award 2004 Everything Goes Brianie 2006 Candy Candy Film Critics Circle of Australia Award for Best Actress

Nominated—Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role

Nominated—Inside Film Award for Best Actress 2006 A Good Year Christie Roberts 2007 Elizabeth: The Golden Age Bess Throckmorton 2008 Stop-Loss Michelle 2009 Bright Star Fanny Brawne Nominated—Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role

Nominated—British Independent Film Award for Best Actress

Nominated—Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress

Nominated—Chlotrudis Award for Best Actress

Nominated—Denver Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress

Nominated—Houston Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress

Nominated—International Cinephile Society Award for Best Actress (Runner-up)

Nominated—London Film Critics Circle Award for Actress of the Year

Nominated—National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress (2nd Runner-up)

Nominated—San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress (Runner-up)

Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama 2010 Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole Otulissa Voice Only 2011 Limitless Lindy 2011 LaughMovie amanda 2011 Sucker Punch Sweet Pea 2011 W.E. Wally Winthrop 2012 The Girl Ashley 2012 Seven Psychopaths Kaya 2014 Solace Filming 2014 RoboCop Clara Murphy Post-Production 2014 Klondike

Further reading[]

Goodwin, C (28 October 2007). "Pout and about". The Sunday Times (London: Times Newspapers Ltd). http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/celebrity/article2705661.ece .

References[]

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Abbie Cornish at the Internet Movie Database

Abbie Cornish: Poetry in Motion Photos and Interview at Los Angeles Times Magazine

Abbie Cornish: Video Interview at Los Angeles Times Magazine

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