Abbie Cornish Biography

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. Her sister, Isabelle Cornish, is also an actress. She grew up on a 70-hectare (170-acre) farm, attended Catholic school, and was fascinated by independent and foreign films.

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.

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. 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. 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, directed by Neil Burger and also starring Bradley Cooper and Robert De Niro.

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

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

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