Margot Robbie Biography
(Australian Actress Known for Her Roles in Both Blockbusters and Independent Films)Birthday: July 2, 1990 (Cancer)
Born In: Dalby, Australia
Advanced SearchMargot Robbie is an Australian actress, who started with roles in a few Australian independent films and television series, and later moved to the U.S. to pursue her Hollywood dream. She relocated to Los Angeles after working on the successful Australian TV series 'Neighbours' for three years. Within a few years in Hollywood, she has managed to work with prominent Hollywood actors and directors, and has earned praise from the audience as well as critics. Starting with the film 'About Time', she went on to star in Martin Scorsese's biographical crime drama 'The Wolf of Wall Street', and attracted attention from film critics. She soon played lead roles in a number of successful movies like 'Focus', 'Suite Française', 'Z for Zachariah' and 'The Legend of Tarzan'. She won the hearts of the audience with her portrayal of Harley Quinn, an infamous DC Comics villain, in her latest movie 'Suicide Squad'. She soon got to host the 42nd season premiere of 'Saturday Night Live', along with musical guest The Weeknd. She was selected as the face of the brand Calvin Klein for its women's fragrance Deep Euphoria.
Quick FactsAustralian Celebrities Born In July
Also Known As: Margot Elise Robbie
Age: 33 Years, 33 Year Old Females
Family:Spouse/Ex-: Tom Ackerley
siblings: Cameron Robbie
Born Country: Australia
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Height: 5'6" (168 cm), 5'6" Females
Ancestry: German Australian
Notable Alumni: Somerset College
More Factseducation: Somerset College
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Australian PeopleT V & Movie ProducersAustralian WomenCancer ActressesAustralian Actresses Childhood & Early LifeMargot Robbie was born on 2 July 1990, in Dalby, Queensland, Australia. She grew up in Gold Coast and moved to Melbourne in her teenage years to pursue acting professionally.Her mother, Sarie Kessler is a physiotherapist, and her father Doug Robbie, is a sugarcane tycoon. Her father left them when she was an infant and hence her relationship with her father is strained.She, along with her three siblings, was raised by her mother and grandparents in their farm. She has an older brother Lachlan, younger brother Cameron and a sister, Anya.She has worked in the farm and even did three jobs at the age of 16 to support her family. She loved spending her free time surfing or hunting wild pigs on the farm.Margot Robbie started her acting career in 2007, with two independent Australian films directed by Aash Aaron. While the action feature film 'Vigilante' was released in 2008, the thriller film 'I.C.U.' was not released until 2009.
In 2008, she appeared as a guest in two episodes of the Australian children's television series 'The Elephant Princess'. The same year, she also made guest appearance in another TV series, 'City Homicide', and worked on a number of commercials.Her first big break also came in the form of a guest role initially. In June 2008, she appeared as Donna Freedman on the Australian soap opera 'Neighbours'. However, her performance impressed the producers enough to make her role a regular one. She appeared on the show till January 2011. She returned to the series in 2015 for a special documentary celebrating the 30th anniversary of the show.
In 2011, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue a Hollywood career, and auditioned for the new series of 'Charlie's Angels'. Instead, she was offered the role of Laura Cameron, a newly trained flight attendant, in the ABC drama series 'Pan Am'.She got her first big movie role in 2012, in the romantic comedy film 'About Time'. The movie, which released in 2013, featured Robbie alongside stars like Domhnall Gleeson, Rachel McAdams and Bill Nighy.In June 2012, Margot Robbie was cast opposite Leonardo DiCaprio by iconic American director Martin Scorsese in the movie 'The Wolf of Wall Street'. The film, which released the next year, was a box-office hit and received five Academy Award nominations.
Her next movie, 'Focus', a romantic crime comedy, came in 2015. She acted opposite Will Smith in the movie and received accolades from the critics. The same year, she was cast in the lead role of Ann Burden in the science fiction movie 'Z for Zachariah'.
In 2015, she worked with Michelle Williams, Kristin Scott Thomas and Matthias Schoenaerts in the movie 'Suite Française'. In December that year, she made a guest appearance as herself in the movie 'The Big Short'.The film 'Whiskey Tango Foxtrot' was Robbie's first release in 2016. She played Tanya Vanderpoel, a British TV journalist, in the movie, which was a film adaptation of the book 'The Taliban Shuffle'.Continue Reading Below It was followed by the action adventure film 'The Legend of Tarzan', which released in July, and co-starred Alexander Skarsgard, Samuel L. Jackson and Christoph Waltz. She played the female lead, Jane Porter.In 2016, she played another major role, Harley Quinn, in the blockbuster supervillain movie, 'Suicide Squad'. The film, which starred actors like Will Smith, Jared Leto, Viola Davis and Joel Kinnaman, received criticism for its muddled plot, but Robbie's performance charmed most critics.Seeing the positive reaction that her portrayal of the character of Harley Quinn received, Warner Bros. booked her to reprise her role in the spin-off movie, 'Gotham City Sirens'.
She was cast in the thriller film 'Terminal.' She played the lead in the biographical sports drama 'I, Tonya'. She also starred in 'Mary Queen of Scots,' where she portrayed Queen Elizabeth.
