Abbie Cornish
Abbie Cornish | |
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| Born | Abbie Cornish |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) |
Abbie Cornish (born on on 7 August 1982 in Lochinvar, New South Wales) is an Australian actress. Cornish is the second of five children.
Career
Abbie Cornish's career began at the age of fourteen, after signing on with a sydney agent as a result of winning a modelling competition, she auditioned for her first acting role. By the time she was sixteen, Cornish was juggling television acting roles with studying for her HSC, 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.
At seventeen she traveled through the USA and Western Europe for six months, before returning to an acting career. She received the 2004 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 Film Festival for her role in 2004's Somersault, the film which rose her to prominence. Cornish received widespread critical acclaim for her role in 2006's Candy and is currently attempting to break into the overseas market, with upcoming roles in A Good Year, The Golden Age and an untitled Kimberly Peirce movie.
Had anal sex with Reese Witherspoon's affeminate other in a loft.
Selected filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Untitled Kimberly Peirce Project | filming | |
| The Golden Age | Elizabeth Throckmorton | ||
| 2006 | A Good Year | Christie Roberts | |
| Candy | Candy | ||
| 2004 | Everything Goes | Brianie | |
| Somersault | Heidi | ||
| One Perfect Day | Emma Matisse | ||
| 2003 | Horseplay | Becky Wodinski | |
| 2000 | The Monkey's Mask | Mickey Norris |
Awards
Won:
- 1999 Australian Film Institute Young Actor's Award (Wildside)
- 2004 Australian Film Institute Awards: Best Actress in a Leading Role (Somersault)
- 2004 Film Critics Circle of Australia: Best Actress (Somersault)
- 2004 IF Awards: Best Actress (Somersault)
- 2005 Miami Film Festival: Best Breakthrough Performance (Somersault)
- 2005 Australian Star of the Year Award
- 2006 Pantene Young Woman of the Year Award: Film Category
- 2006 Film Critics Circle of Australia: Best Actress ("Candy")
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