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Abbie Cornish

Abbie Cornish

Birthday: 1982-08-07 | Place of Birth: Lochinvar, New South Wales, Australia

Abbie Cornish, born on 7th August 1982, is an Australian actress. She is well known in Australia for a number of film and television roles, including Penne in the comedy/lifestyle parody Life Support, her award-winning lead performance in 2004's Somersault and 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. 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 Institute Young 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". 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. She has also starred in A Good Year, Elizabeth: The Golden Age and Kimberly Peirce's latest movie, Stop-Loss. She narrated her film Sucker Punch on the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con International.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2022
Dakota

as    Kate Sangers

2021
The Virtuoso

as    The Waitress

2019
Secret Bridesmaids' Business

as    Melanie Heyward

2019
Perfect

as    Mother

2018
Where Hands Touch

as    Kerstin

2017
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

as    Anne Willoughby

2017
Lavender

as    Jane Rutter

2017
6 Days

as    Kate Adie

2017
2017
Geostorm

as    U.S. Secret Service Agent Sarah Wilson

2016
Solace

as    Agent Katherine Cowles

2015
Octopus

as    Marcy

2015
Out & Around

as    Narrator

2014
Klondike

as    Belinda Mulrooney

2014
Klondike

as    Belinda Mulrooney

2014
RoboCop

as    Clara Murphy

2013
The Girl

as    Ashley

2012
Seven Psychopaths

as    Kaya

2012
W.E.

as    Wally Winthrop

2011
Limitless

as    Lindy

2011
Sucker Punch

as    Sweet Pea

2010
2009
Bright Star

as    Fanny Brawne

2008
Stop-Loss

as    Michelle

2007
Elizabeth: The Golden Age

as    Elizabeth Throckmorton

2006
Candy

as    Candy

2006
A Good Year

as    Christie Roberts

2004
One Perfect Day

as    Emma Matisse

2004
Somersault

as    Heidi