1. Emily Jane Browning was born on 7 December 1988 and is an Australian actress.
28 Facts About Emily Browning
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Emily Browning made her film debut in the television film The Echo of Thunder, and subsequently appeared in television shows such as High Flyers, Something in the Air, and Blue Heelers.
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In 2005, Browning won the Australian Film Institute International Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of Violet Baudelaire in the film Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events.
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Emily Browning is known for her roles in the horror film The Uninvited, the action film Sucker Punch, the independent drama Sleeping Beauty, and the epic romantic historical disaster film Pompeii.
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Emily Browning was named the Breakthrough Performer of The Year by the Hamptons International Film Festival for her role in the latter.
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Emily Browning had a recurring role in Showtime's drama series The Affair.
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Emily Jane Browning was born on 7 December 1988 in Melbourne, Victoria, the daughter of Andrew and Shelley Browning.
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Emily Browning attended Hurstbridge Learning Co-op and Eltham High School.
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Emily Browning's debut acting role was in the 1998 Hallmark Channel movie The Echo of Thunder.
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In 2001, Emily Browning appeared as the daughter of the character played by Billy Connolly in The Man Who Sued God.
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Emily Browning made her American film debut in 2002's Ghost Ship, and won an Australian Film Institute Award for Best Young Actress, the same year.
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In 2006, Emily Browning appeared in the music video for Evermore's "Light Surrounding You".
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Emily Browning attended the L'Oreal Fashion Festival as a festival ambassador on 1 February 2007.
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Emily Browning played the lead role in the 2009 horror film The Uninvited, an American remake of the 2003 South Korean film A Tale of Two Sisters.
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Emily Browning turned down a request to audition for the role of Bella Swan in Twilight, citing exhaustion, despite an endorsement from series author Stephenie Meyer.
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Emily Browning replaced Mia Wasikowska, who was committed to a film adaptation of Jane Eyre at the time.
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Fionnuala Halligan in Screen International wrote "Emily Browning has gone the distance for her director and together, they have delivered something here that sometimes catches your breath".
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In July 2012, Emily Browning was cast in God Help the Girl, a musical film by Belle and Sebastian front-man Stuart Murdoch.
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Emily Browning was cast in Catherine Hardwicke's Plush alongside Cam Gigandet, replacing Evan Rachel Wood due to scheduling conflicts.
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Emily Browning starred alongside Xavier Samuel whom she met on the set during filming.
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The film received generally mixed to negative reviews, although Emily Browning's performance was generally assessed more favorably.
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Emily Browning took a break from filming on Pompeii, and returned home to Australia to film a music video for the song "No Matter What You Say" by the band Imperial Teen.
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In 2015, Emily Browning appeared in the biopic crime thriller Legend, alongside Tom Hardy, who portrayed twin brothers and infamous 1960s London gangsters Reggie and Ronnie Kray.
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Emily Browning portrayed Frances Shea, the first wife of Reggie Kray.
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Emily Browning has a challenge ahead of her: Laura is a tricky character, and the Laura on the screen is even trickier and more dangerous than the one on the page.
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In June 2021, it was announced that Emily Browning would replace Anna Paquin in Andrea Pallaoro's drama Monica, joining Trace Lysette, Patricia Clarkson and Adriana Barraza.
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From 2012 to 2015, Emily Browning was in a relationship with Plush co-star Xavier Samuel.
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Emily Browning has spoken on her depression and stated she has been doing therapy ever since being diagnosed.