19 Facts About Abbie Cornish

Abbie Cornish was born on 7 August 1982 and is an Australian actress.

In film, Cornish is known for her roles as Heidi in Somersault, Fanny Brawne in Bright Star, Sweet Pea in Sucker Punch, Lindy in Limitless, Clara Murphy in RoboCop, and Sarah in Geostorm.

Abbie Cornish played Dixy in the film The Virtuoso alongside Anthony Hopkins.

Abbie Cornish was born on 7 August 1982 in Lochinvar, New South Wales, as the second of five children of Shelley and Barry Cornish.

Abbie Cornish grew up on a 70-hectare farm before moving to Newcastle.

Abbie Cornish began modelling at age 13 after reaching the finals of a Dolly Magazine competition.

In 1999, Abbie Cornish was awarded the Australian Film Institute Young Actor's Award for her role in the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's television show Wildside and was offered her first role in a feature film, The Monkey's Mask.

In 2001, Abbie Cornish played Penne in the first season of Life Support, a satirical, sometimes dark look at Australian life as seen through the omnipresent lens of a television lifestyle show.

In 2004, Abbie Cornish appeared in the award-winning short film Everything Goes with Hugo Weaving.

Abbie Cornish received the Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, Best Actress at the FCCA and Inside Film Awards and Best Breakthrough Performance at the 2005 Miami International Film Festival for her role in Somersault.

Abbie Cornish received critical acclaim for her role in Candy, opposite Heath Ledger.

Abbie Cornish has starred in A Good Year, Elizabeth: The Golden Age and Kimberly Peirce's Stop-Loss.

Abbie Cornish garnered widespread acclaim for her starring performance as Fanny Brawne in Jane Campion's 2009 film about the Romantic poet John Keats, Bright Star.

Abbie Cornish narrated Zack Snyder's film Sucker Punch, in which she played one of the protagonists.

Abbie Cornish co-starred in the 2014 RoboCop reboot, as Clara Murphy, the wife of protagonist Alex Murphy.

Abbie Cornish has been rapping under the name MC Dusk since 2000 and was part of Australian hip hop group Blades from age 18 to 22.

In 2015, Abbie Cornish supported American rapper Nas on his Australian tour.

Abbie Cornish is committed to cruelty-free eating, and in 2006, became an ambassador for Australian animal rights group Voiceless, the animal-protection institute, and was part of a national advertising campaign in 2012.

Abbie Cornish dated actor Ryan Phillippe in 2006, shortly after his separation from actress Reese Witherspoon.