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Hollywood Stock Exchange - Found Jun. 28, 2009
Abbie Cornish is another blonde Aussie gaining exposure in the U.S..

Posted on June 28, 2009, 12:23 pm

Eva Longoria Parker and Abbie Cornish - Cannes Frill Seekers

AOL Style Blog - Found May. 18, 2009
... and Abbie Cornish. They epitomized the glamor of the French film festival with their amazing choices for the "Bright Star" premiere. Abbie...

Posted on May 18, 2009, 1:01 pm

Abbie Cornish's secret visit

Brisbane Courier-Mail - Found May. 3, 2009
SO THE rumours were true. Abbie Cornish did sneak into Australia two weeks ago to spend Easter with her family and hang out in the Hunter Valley.

Posted on May 3, 2009, 10:02 am

Rendezvous: Abbie Cornish's secret visit

Adelaide Now - Found May. 3, 2009
SO THE rumours were true. Abbie Cornish did sneak into Australia two weeks ago to spend Easter with her family and hang out in the Hunter Valley.

Posted on May 3, 2009, 8:16 am

Rendezvous: Abbie Cornish's secret visit

Daily Telegraph Australia - Found May. 3, 2009
SO THE rumours were true. Abbie Cornish did sneak into Australia two weeks ago to spend Easter with her family and hang out in the Hunter Valley.

Posted on May 3, 2009, 10:45 am

Portia, a 24-carrot vegetarian

Herald Sun - Found Jun. 15, 2009
... to make the top 20 include Missy Higgins, John Butler, busty actor Sophie Monk, rising Hollywood star Abbie Cornish, former Hi-5 star Charli...
Portia is Australia's sexiest vegetarian - NEWS.com.au
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Posted on June 15, 2009, 6:25 am

Campion film top festival draw

stuff.co.nz - Found Jun. 16, 2009
... poet John Keats, who died aged 25. English actor Ben Whishaw stars as Keats, with Australian actress Abbie Cornish as his muse Fanny Brawne.

Posted on June 16, 2009, 7:01 am

Campion film top festival draw

Christchurch Press - Found Jun. 16, 2009
... poet John Keats, who died aged 25. English actor Ben Whishaw stars as Keats, with Australian actress Abbie Cornish as his muse Fanny Brawne.

Posted on June 16, 2009, 6:07 am

Jane Campion's Bright Star to open NZ Film Festival

3 News - Found Jun. 16, 2009
The film tells the story of English poet John Keats? secret love affair with the girl-next-door Fanny Brawne, played by Abbie Cornish.

Posted on June 16, 2009, 12:14 pm

Campions Bright Star to open Festival

Scoop - Found Jun. 16, 2009
NZ JOBS The film tells the story of English poet John Keats secret love affair with the girl-next-door Fanny Brawne, played by Abbie Cornish.

Posted on June 16, 2009, 7:37 am

Abbie Cornish Biography

Abbie Cornish
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Abbie Cornish

Abbie Cornish, 2007
Born Abbie Cornish
7 August 1982 (1982-08-07) (age 26)
Lochinvar, New South Wales, Australia

Abbie Cornish (born 7 August 1982) is an AFI Award-winning Australian actress. She is well known in Australia for a number of film and television roles, including Penne in the comedy/lifestyle parody Life Support, and her award-winning lead performance in 2004's Somersault.

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Career

Her career began at the age of thirteen, when she began taking jobs as a model after reaching the finals of a Dolly Magazine competition.1 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 television show Wildside and was soon offered her first role in a feature film, The Monkey's Mask. At seventeen, Cornish traveled through the United States and Western Europe for six months, before returning to an acting career.citation needed In 2001, Abbie landed the role of Reggie McDowell, a character on the Australian tv show "Outriders".

In 2004, Cornish appeared in the award-winning short 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 2004's Somersault, the film which raised her to international prominence. Cornish received widespread critical acclaim for her role in 2006's Candy, which she starred in opposite Heath Ledger,2 and starred in A Good Year, Elizabeth: The Golden Age and Kimberly Peirce's latest movie, Stop-Loss. Cornish was set to star as Catherine Earnshaw in the upcoming 2009/2010 film version of Wuthering Heights, but was replaced by Gemma Arterton. 3

Personal life

Cornish was born in Lochinvar, New South Wales, as the second of five children. Her father runs a paper recycling business and her mother is an amateur photographer.4 Her family currently resides in the Hunter Valley.5 The media have reported that she is currently dating fellow actor Ryan Phillippe, a relationship that some media sources allege began on the set of the movie Stop-Loss while Phillippe was still married to actress Reese Witherspoon.6 Phillippe and Cornish attended the Calvin Klein 40th Anniversary party on Cockatoo Island in Sydney on the 16 December 2008.78 Phillippe also spent some of the 2008 christmas break in Australia with Cornish and her family.91011

Cornish, who has been a vegetarian since she was 13, was in 2008 named Australia's sexiest vegetarian.12

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2011 Sucker Punch! Sweet Pea
2009 Bright Star Fanny Brawne Set to premiere at Cannes Film Festival 2009
2008 Stop-Loss Michelle
2007 Elizabeth: The Golden Age Elizabeth Throckmorton
2006 A Good Year Christie Roberts
Candy Candy
2004 Everything Goes Brianie
Somersault Heidi
One Perfect Day Emma Matisse
2003 Horseplay Becky Wodinski
2001 Outriders Reggie McDowell
2000 The Monkey's Mask Mickey Norris

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