born september british actress film producer screen debut australian drama film love appeared australian television series hey dad christ home away alongside coming age comedy drama film flirting moving america appeared films including children corn gathering lead role television series years struggling actress came attention psychological thriller drive following year enjoyed box office success ring remake successful japanese horror film received nominations academy_awards categories portrayal neo noir grams subsequent films include comedy heart remake crime thriller directed thriller international portrayed biographical drama fair game biographical drama leading role disaster film impossible received second nominations academy_award screen actors guild award best actress nomination golden globe award best actress included people magazine beautiful people goodwill ambassador hiv aids helps raise awareness aids related issues participated cause presented inaugural member aids red ribbon awards early life born september kent england daughter edwards née roberts dealer costume set designer road manager sound engineer worked born england lived australia ages seven maternal grandfather welsh maternal grandmother australian parents divorced years old divorce elder brother moved times mother left pink floyd later reconciled years later august found dead flat apparent heroin following death mother moved family towns island lived maternal grandparents years time attended welsh language school carried studies later said time wales took welsh lessons school middle taking english moved adapt pick regional accent obviously significant actress lot sadness childhood lack love mother remarried later divorced brother moved suffolk attended stated wanted actress seeing mother performing stage time watched film fame moved sydney new south wales australia mother brother stepfather established career burgeoning film business working stylist television commercials turning costume design ultimately working soap opera return enrolled acting lessons mother auditioned numerous television advertisements met befriended actress obtained role drama film love based novel produced australia attended north sydney girls high school failed graduate school working negative cutter managing store sydney affluent decided model signed models agency sent japan failed auditions returned sydney hired work advertising department store exposed attention follow magazine hired assistant fashion editor casual invitation participate drama workshop inspired quit job pursue acting ambitions stated consider british happy memories spent years life england wales wanted leave australia went england lot expressed ties australia declaring consider connected australia fact people home australia powerful memories career early work struggling career career began television brief appearances commercials film love set 1930s based best selling novel marked debut film appeared episodes fourth season australian sitcom hey dad year absence films met director premiere friend film invited supporting role indie film flirting starred opposite future hollywood film received critical acclaim featured roger_ebert list best films took girl struggles find friends walls sydney catholic school award winning mini series christ recurring role soap opera home away handicapped offered role drama series country practice turned wanting stuck soap years decision later called took year travel visiting los_angeles introduced agents encouraged decided america pursue career small role film temporarily returned australia star australian films pictures drama leading role film student accuses teachers played moved america good difficulty finding agents producers directors willing hire period frustrated initial efforts financial situation led taking job film industry experienced problems like unable pay rent apartment losing medical insurance fantastic doors opened people met difficulty remembering met lot promises actually came ran money lonely gave company encouragement carry won supporting role futuristic film winning role jet girl auditions film met mixed reviews box office gone cult classic rest decade took supporting roles films occasionally considered leaving business little bites felt end rope come bad work work motto starred alongside action thriller alongside period drama pilot picked series played documentary filmmaker disappears bermuda triangle lead role children corn gathering children small town possessed command murdered child preacher starred australian ensemble romantic drama played lead role short lived television series starred alongside film christmas wish played supporting role dangerous beauty provided voice work pig city said interview think early day trying beef came couple days work suck little mouse voice sure able identify voice probably couldn played alice romantic comedy strange planet student hunt killer based real life effort capture charged murder expanding rejected pilot drive feature film starred alongside bbc film mystery adaptation novel broadcast march year early career filled near misses casting significant roles films devil advocate meet parents eventually went actresses interview said came new_york auditioned times meet parents think director liked studio didn heard piece feedback imagine case sexy recalled early career interview saying tough town think spirit taken beating painful thing endless auditions knowing offer able frustrating unknown treated badly auditioned waited things belief needed work accept pieces shit studied breakthrough drive director began casting psychological thriller drive interviewed looking having seen previous work offered lead role lynch later said selection saw felt tremendous talent saw beautiful soul intelligence possibilities lot different roles beautiful package conceived pilot television series lynch shot large portion february planning open ended potential series pilot rejected recalled thinking time dumb luck programme sees light day instead lynch filmed ending october turning feature film picked distribution film starred highly acclaimed critics breakthrough praised critics including guardian said face fresh faced beauty wrote brilliant performance young wide eyed cheerful blonde high hopes big hollywood film premiered cannes film festival received large number awards nominations including best actress award nomination american_film_institute film following story aspiring actress played attracted controversy strong lesbian theme starred short films date actress horror film shaft director remake film starred biggest box office hits year ring english language remake japanese horror film directed film starred received favourable reviews grossed million domestically equivalent million portrayed journalist investigating strange deaths niece teenagers watching mysterious receiving phone announcing deaths seven days performance praised critics including stated excellent leading role proves stellar performance drive strikes perfect balance slow truth regard deadly power year starred rabbits series short films directed alongside famous british actors black comedy plots view western outsider steady success following year took australian film opposite starring merchant ivory film divorce portraying poet abandoned husband time pregnant sister kate hudson dispute ownership painting family lover entertainment_weekly gave film rating lamented performance disappointed report hudson chemistry sisters like supposed playing conversely performance opposite del director drama grams earned academy award nomination best actress later year story told non manner portrayed grief stricken woman living suburban life killing husband children del started relationship critically ill academic mathematician said nomination far dreamed far nominated outstanding performance female actor leading role nominations acclaim new_york_times praised performance easy forget brilliant comes lack actresses penn san_francisco_chronicle wrote better scenes extreme emotion requiring subtlety starred alongside independent film don live anymore film drama based short stories don live anymore adultery depicts crisis married couples reunited set played wife presidential assassin penn finally teamed ensemble comedy heart starred produced director screenwriter film semi autobiographical drama depicted struggle australian actress hollywood film began short film screened film festival expanded feature length production years film critic roger_ebert praised performance character played courage fearless observation gift timing points returned lead role sequel ring ring film received negative reviews major success box office million worldwide gross equivalent million praised performance film year psychological thriller stay written starred starred remake choice role portrayed original film actors considered preparation role met cameo appearance final line dialogue died pre production age proved commercially successful film helmed lord rings director film won high praise grossed million worldwide equivalent million praised performance act star crossed beauty beast far tragic original filmmakers imagined passion rates oscar consideration film painted veil played daughter lawyer marries reputation physician film centres relationship couple time china stationed study infectious diseases comparing portrayal original movie san_francisco_chronicle wrote makes role work terms desperate miserable driven spiritual journey greater film year provided voice small role psychological thriller year announced new face completed featured calendar later appeared crime thriller premiered toronto international film festival critical acclaim movie generated positive feedback critics slate magazine remarked review brings wounded anna bit note role note long specialised kind moral grossed million worldwide equivalent million appeared funny games remake film opened london film festival director said agreed film condition allowed cast according daily_telegraph picture portrayed husband son held hostage pair teenagers served producer charge way deal involved creative decisions movie generated mixed reviews received limited theatrical release united_states grossing million million budget newsweek felt physically demanding role heroic conviction movies concluded usual fine new_york_daily_news criticised half naked appearance considering strange way point exploitation films short hiatus acting following birth children returned acting starring alongside political thriller international played manhattan assistant district attorney partners agent merchant bank picture received critics grossed million equivalent million worldwide year appeared drama mother child premiered toronto international film festival portrayed role elizabeth lawyer knew biological mother starred film mother child received mainly favourable reviews remarking terrific elizabeth delivering powerful performance isn afraid nominated best actress award nominated independent spirit award category film woody allen meet tall dark stranger opened cannes film festival portrayed woman troubled marriage author roy played starred film received mixed reviews critics grossed million equivalent million later starred biographical thriller given november theatrical release based memoir fair game life spy betrayal white_house movie marked pairing movie acclaimed critics earned satellite award nomination appeared opposite psychological thriller released september lackluster critical commercial response following film role biopic alongside title character played secretary film released december rated average reviewers performance hollywood reporter remarked little opportunity express loyalty los_angeles_times called talented noted actress starred impossible disaster drama based true story family experience indian_ocean played lead role changed critical response movie performance positive hollywood reporter said packs huge charge emotion battered weakening maria tears pain fear appear fake variety magazine noted equals conveying physical emotional demonstrates role wise guardian said brave vulnerable scenes young lucas film best went nominated academy_award screen actors guild award best actress australian drama starred playing childhood friends fall love sons movie premiered film festival mothers later opened selected cinemas received mixed feedback critics concluded star wright absurd plot believable obtained award best actress role release movie independent anthology black comedy film featured different storylines segment having different director segment titled directed graham revolved devoted parents attempting replicate son high school experience marked second collaboration following drama painted veil film universally panned critics calling awful appeared opposite indie drama struggling working class couple movie premiered 12th film festival given limited theatrical run november reviewers expressed warm reception film san_francisco_chronicle praising star stated formidable actors game exhibiting remarkable chemistry portrayed title role diana biographical drama years life diana princess wales picture released amid controversy given subject box office bomb received largely mediocre reviews critics found film dull pointless production remarked decent job look feel diana portrayal dimensional recreation dark comedy unexpected virtue ignorance saw play actress partner stage star film faded hollywood actor struggling mount broadway play opened venice international film festival received october theatrical release specialty theaters generating widespread critical acclaim felt shared explosive chemistry lovers san_francisco_chronicle found actress poignant funny role won awards academy awards including cast members earned motion picture appeared comedy drama russian prostitute learnt accent spending time russian women spa week period film starring screened 39th toronto international film festival released theaters october week garnered favorable reviews los_angeles_times reported dividing reaction role asserting critics earned plenty later nomination outstanding supporting actress comedy drama young starred new_york based married couple begin hanging couple like young screened toronto international film festival receiving release following year movie success highly acclaimed screen chemistry present film television balance appear filmmaker upcoming documentary film british film theatre producer close friend played rebel leader sequel series film commercial success grossing million worldwide received mainly mixed reviews critics reprised role series final installments series released march series scheduled released june starred mystery drama opposite film premiered cannes film festival competed film heavily panned critics audiences reportedly laughed screening critic stated audience reaction film creative team pause reflection exactly went badly variety criticised film commended performance moving passive aggressive confirmed involved revival series air star television drama gypsy serve executive producer series personal life father laugh heard pink floyd songs speak brain damage album dark moon pictured mother arms father brother band crew members edition drummer autobiography band inside relationship actor august spring relationship actor confirmed interview late january fact given ring wearing time wanted rush marriage known play tricks media called wife later revealed joke couple son alexander pete born july los_angeles second son december new_york_city temporary hiatus acting returned work international project mother stated april child guarantee baby girl considered converting buddhism having gained interest religion shooting said religious beliefs belief strict buddhist practices meditation technique featured people magazine beautiful people february reported agreed honorary president small football club wales near grandparents farm spent time child charity work goodwill ambassador hiv aids helps raise awareness aids issues high profile celebrity attention needs people living disease participated events activities including 21st annual aids walk presented inaugural member aids red ribbon awards participated campaigns fundraising december meeting united_nations secretary general joined aids response dramatic public event commemorating world aids day event said unfortunate unfair hiv infection considered disease people living hiv judged aids certain death personally seen dignity hope strongest lives changed hiv attended charity polo match new_york_city australian actors intended raise money help victims haiti earthquake filmography awards nominations
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