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Abbie Cornish Profile |
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Birth Date: August 7, 1982
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Birth Place: Lochinvar, New South Wales, Australia
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Birth Name: Abbigale Cornish
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Height: 5'8"
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Biography |
Abbigale Cornish (born on on 7 August 1982 in Lochinvar, New
South Wales) is an Australian actress. Cornish is the second
of five children, her father a surfer and her mother a
photographer; her parents are divorced.
Abbie Cornish's career began at the age of thirteen, when
she began taking jobs as a model after reaching the finals
of a Dolly magazine competition. By the time she was
sixteen, Cornish was juggling television acting roles with
studying for her HSC, with the intention of pursuing a
career as a veterinarian. In 1999 Cornish was awarded the
Australian Film Institute Young Actor's Award for her role
in the ABC's telelvision show Wildside and was soon offered
her first role in a feature film, The Monkey's Mask. At
seventeen she travelled through the USA and Western Europe
for six months, before returning to a blossoming acting
career. She received the 2004 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 Film Festival for her role in 2004's
Somersault, the film which rose her to prominence. Cornish
received widespread critical acclaim for her role in 2006's
Candy and is currently attempting to break into the overseas
market, with upcoming roles in A Good Year, The Golden Age
and the Untitled Kimberly Pierce Project. |
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Other
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Learnt to drive at age 12
Has been a vegetarian since the age of 13
Plays piano and guitar.
Parents separated when she was 16.
Has trekked across Morocco, Brazil, Italy and France. |
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