Abbie Cornish
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Abbie Cornish | |
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 Cornish at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival | |
| Born | (1982-08-07) 7 August 1982 Lochinvar, New South Wales, Australia |
| Residence | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Dusk |
| Occupation | Actress, rapper |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Relatives | Isabelle Cornish (sister) |
Abbie Cornish (born 7 August 1982), also known by her rap name MC Dusk, is an Australian actress and rapper. Following her lead performance in 2004's Somersault, Cornish is best known for her film roles as Fanny Brawne in Bright Star (2009), Sweet Pea in Sucker Punch (2011), Lindy in Limitless (2011) and for her work with writer/director Martin McDonagh in Seven Psychopaths (2012) and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017). For the latter, Cornish won her first Screen Actors Guild Award as part of the cast. Since 2018, she portrays Cathy Mueller in the Amazon Video series Jack Ryan opposite John Krasinski.
Contents
1 Personal life
2 Career
3 Music
4 Filmography
4.1 Film
4.2 Television
5 References
6 Further reading
7 External links
Personal life
Cornish was born in Lochinvar, New South Wales, Australia, as the second of five children of Shelley and Barry Cornish.[1] Her sister, Isabelle Cornish, is also an actress. She grew up on a 70-hectare (170-acre) farm before moving to Newcastle, New South Wales.[2] As a teenager, Cornish was fascinated by independent and foreign films.[3]
She is a vegan,[4] 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.[5]
In February 2019 she announced her engagement to Iraqi professional Kyokushin fighter Adel Altamimi.
Career
Cornish at the 2013 San Diego Comic-Con International
Cornish began modelling at age 13 after reaching the finals of a Dolly Magazine competition.[6] In 1999, 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 2004, Cornish appeared in the award-winning short film Everything Goes with Hugo Weaving. She received the 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 International Film Festival for her role in Somersault. Cornish received critical acclaim for her role in Candy, opposite Heath Ledger.[6] She has also starred in A Good Year, Elizabeth: The Golden Age and Kimberly Peirce's Stop-Loss. In April 2010, Cornish was cast in Limitless, the film adaptation of the novel The Dark Fields,[7] directed by Neil Burger and also starring Bradley Cooper and Robert De Niro.[8][9]
Cornish narrated Zack Snyder's film Sucker Punch, in which she played one of the protagonists.[10]
Cornish played the role of Wally in Madonna's film W.E., about Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson.[3] She replaced Emily Blunt in the independent film The Girl. It premiered at Tribeca Film Festival in 2012. She starred alongside Woody Harrelson and Colin Farrell in Seven Psychopaths, released in 2012. Cornish co-starred in the 2014 RoboCop reboot. She played Clara Murphy, the wife of protagonist Alex Murphy (Joel Kinnaman).
In 2015, she played Agent Katherine Cowles in Solace, a mystery thriller film directed by Afonso Poyart with central performances by Anthony Hopkins, Colin Farrell, and Jeffrey Dean Morgan.[11][12]
In 2016, she filmed The Girl Who Invented Kissing with Luke Wilson.[13][14]
In 2018, she performed as Cathy Mueller in Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan.[15]
Music
Cornish is a rapper, singer and songwriter. She has been rapping under the name MC Dusk since 2000 and was part of an Australian hip hop group from the age of 18 to 22. In 2015, Cornish supported American rapper Nas on his Australian tour.[16] The same year she released two new tracks on SoundCloud: "Evolve" featuring Jane Tyrrell and "Way Back Home" which was produced by Suffa from Hilltop Hoods.[17]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | The Monkey's Mask | Mickey Norris | |
| 2003 | Horseplay | Becky Wodinski | |
| 2004 | One Perfect Day | Emma Matisse | |
| 2004 | Somersault | Heidi | Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role Film Critics Circle of Australia Award for Best Actress Inside Film Award for Best Actress Miami Film Festival: Breakthrough Award |
| 2004 | Everything Goes | Brianie | Short film |
| 2006 | Candy | Candy | Nominated—Australian Film Institute Awards for Best Actress in a Leading Role Nominated—Inside Film Awards for Best Actress Won—Film Critics Circle of Australia for Best Actress in a Lead Role |
| 2006 | A Good Year | Christie Roberts | |
| 2007 | Elizabeth: The Golden Age | Bess Throckmorton | |
| 2008 | Stop-Loss | Michelle Overton | |
| 2009 | Bright Star | Fanny Brawne | Nominated—Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role Nominated—British Independent Film Award for Best Actress Nominated—Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress Nominated—Denver Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress Nominated—Houston Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress Nominated—International Cinephile Society Award for Best Actress (Runner-up) Nominated—London Film Critics Circle Award for Actress of the Year Nominated—National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress (2nd Runner-up) Nominated—San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress (Runner-up) Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama |
| 2010 | Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole | Otulissa | Voice only |
| 2011 | Limitless | Lindy | |
| 2011 | Sucker Punch | Sweet Pea | |
| 2011 | W.E. | Wally Winthrop | |
| 2012 | The Girl | Ashley | |
| 2012 | Seven Psychopaths | Kaya | |
| 2014 | RoboCop | Clara Murphy | |
| 2015 | Solace | Agent Katherine Cowles | Direct-to-video |
| 2016 | Lavender | Jane | Direct-to-video |
| 2017 | 6 Days | Kate Adie | |
| 2017 | Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri | Anne Willoughby | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Nominated—AACTA International Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| 2017 | Geostorm | Agent Sarah Wilson | |
| 2018 | Where Hands Touch | Kerstin | Post-production |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Wildside | Simone Summers | Australian Film Institute: Young Actor's Award |
| 1999 | Close Contact | Sara Boyack | |
| 2000 | Water Rats | Marie Marchand | One episode |
| 2001 | Outriders | Reggie McDowell | 26 episodes |
| 2001 | Life Support | Penne #1 | |
| 2003 | White Collar Blue | Antonia McAlister | |
| 2003 | Marking Time | Tracey | Nominated—Australian Film Institute Award for Best Guest or Supporting Actress in Television Drama or Comedy |
| 2014 | Klondike | Belinda Mulrooney | Miniseries |
| 2018–present | Jack Ryan | Cathy Mueller | Series regular |
References
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^ Mandell, Andrea (21 March 2011). "Abbie Cornish lives the fantasy". USA Today. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
^ ab Ed Gibbs: Cornish defends fantasy film. The Sydney Morning Herald, 13 April 2011, retrieved 22 May 2011
^ "Celebrity: Abbie Cornish". The Lush Scoop: an exploration of cruelty-free culture (1): 18. 2014. ISSN 2203-9260.
^ "Voiceless, the animal protection institute".
^ ab Alexa Moses: Abbie's excellent adventure. The Sydney Morning Herald, 8 April 2006, retrieved 22 May 2011
^ Barton, Steve (15 April 2010). "Abbie Cornish Next to Enter The Dark Fields". Dreadcentral.com. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
^ Miska, Brad (15 April 2010). "Last Piece of Casting for Rogue's 'The Dark Fields'". Bloody-disgusting.com. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
^ "What to Watch Monday". The New York Times. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
^ Barton, Steve (10 July 2010). "SD Comic-Con '10 – Schedule for Saturday (7/24)". Bloody-disgusting.com. Archived from the original on 13 July 2010. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
^ Kroll, Justin (11 April 2013). "Abbie Cornish Feels 'Solace' With Hopkins and Farrell (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
^ Debruge, Peter (1 October 2015). "Film Review: 'Solace'". Variety. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
^ McNary, Dave (8 July 2016). "Lionsgate UK in Talks to Distribute Jesse Metcalfe's 'The Ninth Passenger'". Variety. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
^ "Luke Wilson, Abbie Cornish to Star in 'The Girl Who Invented Kissing'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
^ "Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan (TV Series 2018– )" – via www.imdb.com.
^ Sams, Christine. "You're a rapper? Abbie supported Nas on tour in January 2015 throughout Australia. Gorgeous Australian Abbie Cornish set to tour". dailytelegraph.com.au. The Daily Telegraph (Sydney). Retrieved 30 December 2014.
^ "Dusksound". Retrieved 27 August 2015.
Further reading
Goodwin, C (28 October 2007). "Pout and about". The Sunday Times. London: Times Newspapers Ltd. Retrieved 28 October 2007.
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