Abbie Cornish

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Abbie Cornish

Cornish at the Paris Hilton: Marquee The Star Sydney 2012
Born Abbie Cornish
(1982-08-07) 7 August 1982 (age 29)
Lochinvar, New South Wales, Australia

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.

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[edit] Personal life

Cornish was born in Lochinvar, New South Wales, as the second of five children. She grew up on a 70 hectare (170-acre) farm,[1] attended Catholic school,[2] and was fascinated by independent and foreign films.[3]

Her name is rather notorious for being linked to actor Ryan Phillipe during his highly publicized divorce from Reese Witherspoon, with whom he has two children. The four-year relationship between Phillipe and Cornish ended in 2010.[4]

[edit] Career

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.[5] 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 2004's Somersault. Cornish received critical acclaim for her role in 2006's Candy, opposite Heath Ledger.[5] 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,[6] directed by Neil Burger and also starring Bradley Cooper and Robert De Niro.[7]

Cornish narrated Zack Snyder's film Sucker Punch at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con International.[8]

Cornish played the role of Wally in Madonna's film W.E. about Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson.[3]

[edit] 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
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 Inside Film Awards: Best Short Film
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—International 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 Only
2011 Limitless Lindy
2011 Sucker Punch Sweet Pea
2011 W.E. Wally Winthrop
2012 Seven Psychopaths Kaya Post-Production

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