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)

Abigail Cornish (born on August 7, 1982) is an actress from Australia. She is well-known for her roles in many movies. Some of her famous films include Somersault (2004), Bright Star (2009), Limitless (2011), and RoboCop (2014).

Abbie Cornish also worked with director Martin McDonagh on films like Seven Psychopaths (2012) and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017). For Three Billboards, she and the other actors won a Screen Actors Guild Award. In 2018, she played Cathy Mueller in the TV show Jack Ryan and returned for the final season in 2023.

Early Life and Background

Abbie Cornish was born on August 7, 1982, in Lochinvar, New South Wales, Australia. She was the second of five children. Her sister, Isabelle Cornish, is also an actress. Abbie grew up on a 70-hectare (about 173-acre) farm. Later, her family moved to Newcastle. When she was a teenager, Abbie loved watching independent and foreign films.

Acting Career Highlights

Cornish at the 2013 San Diego Comic-Con

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

Early Roles and Breakthrough

In 2001, Abbie played Penne in the TV show Life Support. This show looked at Australian life in a funny and sometimes serious way.

In 2004, Abbie Cornish was in the short film Everything Goes with Hugo Weaving. That same year, she starred in Somersault. For this role, she won several awards, including the Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. She also received praise for her role in Candy (2006), where she acted alongside Heath Ledger.

Major Film Appearances

Abbie Cornish has appeared in many other films. These include A Good Year (2006), Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007), and Stop-Loss (2008). She was highly praised for her role as Fanny Brawne in the 2009 film Bright Star. This movie was about the poet John Keats.

In 2010, Abbie was cast in Limitless. This film was based on the novel The Dark Fields and also starred Bradley Cooper and Robert De Niro. She also narrated Zack Snyder's film Sucker Punch in 2011.

Recent Projects

Abbie Cornish played Wally in Madonna's film W.E. (2011). In 2012, she starred in The Girl and the comedy Seven Psychopaths. She also co-starred in the 2014 RoboCop movie. In this film, she played Clara Murphy, the wife of the main character, Alex Murphy.

In 2015, she was Agent Katherine Cowles in the mystery thriller Solace. In 2017, she played Agent Sarah Wilson in the science fiction film Geostorm. In 2018, she starred in Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan as Cathy Mueller. In 2019, she was in the Australian TV miniseries Secret Bridesmaids' Business. More recently, in 2021, she starred in Dakota.

Music Career

Abbie Cornish is also a talented rapper, singer, and songwriter. She has been rapping under the name MC Dusk since 2000. From age 18 to 22, she was part of an Australian hip hop group called Blades.

In 2015, Abbie supported the American rapper Nas on 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, titled Key of the Sun, was released in 2021.

Music Releases

• "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 and Interests

In 2006, Abbie Cornish became an ambassador for Voiceless. This is an Australian group that works to protect animals. She was also part of a national advertising campaign for them in 2012.

Abbie follows a dairy-free pescetarian diet. This means she eats fish but no meat or dairy products. She supports plant-based diets. In 2019, she co-wrote a cookbook called Pescan: A Feel Good Cookbook with Jacqueline King Schiller.

Filmography

Film

Television

Selected Publications

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

See also

In Spanish: Abbie Cornish para niños