Abbie Cornish facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Abbie Cornish
Cornish in 2012
Born	(1982-08-07) 7 August 1982 (age 42) Lochinvar, New South Wales, Australia
Other names	Dusk
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1997–present
Relatives	Isabelle Cornish (sister)

Abbie Cornish (born on 7 August 1982) is an Australian actress. She is known for her roles in movies like Somersault (2004), Bright Star (2009), and Sucker Punch (2011). She also played Lindy in Limitless (2011) and Clara Murphy in RoboCop (2014).

Abbie Cornish also worked with director Martin McDonagh on Seven Psychopaths (2012) and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017). For Three Billboards, she won an award with the rest of the cast. In 2018, she played Cathy Mueller in the TV show Jack Ryan and returned for the final season in 2023.

Early Life

Abbie Cornish was born on 7 August 1982 in Lochinvar, New South Wales, Australia. She is the second of five children. Her sister, Isabelle Cornish, is also an actress. Abbie grew up on a 70-hectare (170-acre) farm. Later, her family moved to Newcastle. When she was a teenager, Abbie loved watching independent and foreign films.

Acting Career

Cornish at the 2013 San Diego Comic-Con

Abbie Cornish started modeling when she was 13 years old. She was a finalist in a Dolly Magazine competition. In 1999, she won the Australian Film Institute Young Actor's Award. This was for her role in the TV show Wildside. After that, she got her first movie role in The Monkey's Mask.

In 2001, Cornish played Penne in the TV show Life Support. This show was a funny look at Australian life.

In 2004, Abbie Cornish was in the short film Everything Goes. She also starred in Somersault. For this role, she won several awards, including Best Actress at the Australian Film Institute Awards. She also received praise for her role in Candy (2006), where she acted alongside Heath Ledger.

She also appeared in movies like A Good Year and Elizabeth: The Golden Age. In 2009, she played Fanny Brawne in Bright Star. This movie was about the poet John Keats. In 2010, Cornish was cast in Limitless. She starred with Bradley Cooper and Robert De Niro in this film.

Cornish was the narrator for Zack Snyder's movie Sucker Punch (2011). She also played one of the main characters in it. She played Wally in Madonna's film W.E.. In 2012, she starred in The Girl. She also appeared in the comedy Seven Psychopaths with Woody Harrelson and Colin Farrell.

In 2014, Cornish co-starred in the RoboCop movie. She played Clara Murphy, the wife of the main character, Alex Murphy. In 2015, she played Agent Katherine Cowles in the movie Solace. This was a mystery thriller film.

In 2017, she played Agent Sarah Wilson in the science fiction movie Geostorm. She also starred in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri that year. In 2018, she played Cathy Mueller in the TV series Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan. In 2019, she was in the Australian TV show Secret Bridesmaids' Business. In 2021, she starred in the movie Dakota.

Music Career

Abbie Cornish is also a rapper, singer, and songwriter. She has been rapping since 2000 under the name MC Dusk. She was part of an Australian hip hop group called Blades for four years. In 2015, Cornish opened for American rapper Nas during his tour in Australia. That same year, she released two new songs online: "Evolve" and "Way Back Home". These songs were re-released in 2020. Her first collection of songs, called an EP, Key of the Sun, came out in 2021.

Discography

• "Evolve" - Single, 2020
• "Way Back Home" - Single, 2020
• "MVP" - Single, 2020
• "Zombies" - Single, 2020
• Key of the Sun - EP, 2021
• "I'll Be There For You" - Single, 2021

Activism

Abbie Cornish cares about cruelty-free eating. In 2006, she became an ambassador for Voiceless. This is an Australian group that works to protect animals. She was also part of their national advertising campaign in 2012.

Personal Life

Abbie Cornish dated actor Ryan Phillippe from 2006 to 2010. In 2019, she announced that she was engaged to mixed martial artist Adel Altamimi.

Filmography

Film

Television

Books

• Pescan: A Feel Good Cookbook (2019, Abrams Books) ISBN: 9781419734670

See also

In Spanish: Abbie Cornish para niños