Abbie Cornish (born 7 August 1982) is an Australian actress. Cornish is best known for her film roles as Heidi in ''

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'' (2004), Fanny Brawne in '' Bright Star'' (2009), Sweet Pea in ''

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'' (2011), Lindy in '' Limitless'' (2011), Clara Murphy in '' RoboCop'' (2014), as Sarah in ''

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'' (2017) and for her work with writer/director Martin McDonagh in ''

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'' (2012) and '' Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri'' (2017). For the latter, Cornish won her first Screen Actors Guild Award as part of the cast. In 2018, she portrayed Cathy Mueller in the first season of

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series '' Jack Ryan'' opposite John Krasinski. She also played Dixy in the film '' The Virtuoso'' (2021) alongside

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Early life

Abbie Cornish was born on 7 August 1982 in

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, as the second of five children of Shelley and Barry Cornish. Her sister, Isabelle Cornish, is also an actress. She grew up on a farm before moving to

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. As a teenager, Cornish was fascinated by

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and foreign films.

Acting career

Cornish began modelling at age 13 after reaching the finals of a '' Dolly Magazine'' competition.Alexa Moses
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'', 8 April 2006, retrieved 22 May 2011 In 1999, Cornish was awarded the Australian Film Institute Young Actor's Award for her role in the

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's television show '' Wildside'' and was offered her first role in a feature film, ''

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''. From 2001 - 2003 Abbie played Penne in "Life Support", a satirical, sometimes dark look at Australian life as seen through the omnipresent lens of the Television Lifestyle Show. The series' lifestyle experts include Sigourney, a home economics guru who always wears a fresh frock and is a firm believer in the doctrine of "pleasing your man"; Todd, a DIY whiz; Rudi, a sleek Sydney Eastern Suburbs General Practitioner who believes he occupies a position just slightly below God; and urban alternative lifestyle guru / eco warrior Penne. In 2004, Cornish appeared in the award-winning short film '' Everything Goes'' with

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. 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 ''

''. Cornish received critical acclaim for her role in '' Candy'', opposite

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. She has also starred in '' A Good Year'', '' Elizabeth: The Golden Age'' and

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's '' Stop-Loss''. She garnered widespread acclaim for her starring performance as Fanny Brawne in Jane Campion's 2009 film about the Romantic poet John Keats, '' Bright Star.'' In April 2010, Cornish was cast in '' Limitless'', the film adaptation of the novel ''

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'', directed by

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and also starring

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and Robert De Niro. Cornish narrated

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's film ''Sucker Punch'', in which she played one of the protagonists. Cornish played the role of Wally in Madonna's film '' W.E.'', about

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and

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.Ed Gibbs
Cornish defends fantasy film
''The Sydney Morning Herald'', 13 April 2011, retrieved 22 May 2011 In 2012, she replaced

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in the independent film ''The Girl'', which premiered at the

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, and starred alongside

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and

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in the crime comedy ''

''. Cornish co-starred in the 2014 '' RoboCop''

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, as Clara Murphy, the wife of protagonist Alex Murphy (

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). In 2015, she played Agent Katherine Cowles in ''Solace'', a

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directed by

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with central performances by

, and

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. In 2016, she filmed '' The Girl Who Invented Kissing'' with Luke Wilson. In 2017, she played Agent Sarah Wilson in the

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disaster film ''

'', directed, co-written, and co-produced by

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, also starring

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, and

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. In 2018, she starred in

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as Cathy Mueller, alongside John Krasinski. In 2019, she starred in the Australian television miniseries '' Secret Bridesmaids' Business'' along with

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and

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. In 2021, she starred in ''Dakota'' with

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, "Lola Sultan",

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and

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for director

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Music career

Cornish is a rapper, singer and songwriter. She has been rapping under the name MC Dusk since 2000 and was part of Australian hip hop group Blades from the age of 18 to 22. In 2015, Cornish supported American rapper

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on his Australian tour. The same year, she released two new tracks on

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: "Evolve" featuring Jane Tyrrell and "Way Back Home", which was produced by

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from

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. The songs were re-released in 2020, and her first EP, ''Key of the Sun'', was released in 2021.

Discography

*"Evolve" - Single, 2020 *"Way Back Home" - Single, 2020 *"MVP" - Single, 2020 *"Zombies" - Single, 2020 *''Key of the Sun'' - EP, 2021 *"I'll Be There For You" - Single, 2021

Activism

She is committed to

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eating, and in 2006, became an ambassador for Australian

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group

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, the animal-protection institute, and was part of a national advertising campaign in 2012.

Personal life

In 2019, she announced her engagement to

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Adel Altamimi.

Filmography

Film

Television

Books

* ''Pescan: A Feel Good Cookbook'' (2019, Abrams Books)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cornish, Abbie 1982 births 20th-century Australian actresses 21st-century Australian actresses Australian child actresses Australian expatriate actresses in the United States Australian expatriates in England Australian female models Australian women rappers Australian film actresses Australian television actresses Best Actress AACTA Award winners Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Screen Actors Guild Award winners Living people People from Maitland, New South Wales