Bruno stops Sydney traffic
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ONE News - Found Jun. 30, 2009 Media were instructed not to ask questions about Baron Cohen's fiancee Isla Fisher, or pop star Michael Jackson's death, which has prompted a... Sacha Baron Cohen pics draw ire of L.A. schools chief - USA Today Bruno Football Team Pic Roils Officials - CBS News "Bruno" is Borat-lite, and a little tedious - Reuters LA Schools Chief Fumes Over `Bruno' School Photos - ABC News Explore All |
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Isla Fisher Talks Confessions of a Shopaholic
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MovieWeb - Found Jun. 29, 2009 Isla Fisher racked up the credit card bills as Rebecca Bloomwood in the romantic comedy Confessions of a Shopaholic, which was just released on DVD Confessions of a Shopaholic (2-Disc Ed.) - Cinema Blend Explore All |
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Bruno stops Sydney traffic as knight in shining armour
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Sydney Morning Herald - Found Jun. 29, 2009 Media were instructed not to ask questions about Baron Cohen's fiancee Isla Fisher, or pop star Michael Jackson's death, which has prompted a... Review: `Bruno' Quickly Goes out of Style - ABC News Baron Cohen's Bruno Falls for Australian PM - ABC News "Bruno" Is Borat-Lite, and a Little Tedious - ABC News Sacha Baron Cohen - Bruno Shocks Australia With Rudd Romance Claims - Contactmusic Explore All |
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Ladies Stay Pretty During Sacha's Leggy LA Bruno Premiere
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POPSUGAR - Insanely addictive. - Found Jun. 26, 2009 Last night he was actually joined by some pretty ladies like Christina Ricci, Stephanie Pratt, and his admirably supportive girl, Isla Fisher. |
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USA Today - Found Jun. 25, 2009 ... on DVD. Also new this week: The Oscar-nominated animated semi-documentary Waltz With Bashir and Isla Fisher's Confessions of a Shopaholic. |
Isla and Olive Wait For Sacha to Return From His Bruno Tour
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POPSUGAR - Insanely addictive. - Found Jun. 23, 2009 Isla Fisher ran errands in LA yesterday with Olive in her arms. |
Baron Cohen puts wedding on hold
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Times of India - Found Jun. 22, 2009 Sacha Baron Cohen and his fiancee/actress Isla Fisher have put their wedding plans on hold, for the Brit comedian is busy promoting his new film Bruno causes a pink in Germany - The Sun Fans get an eyeful as Bruno hits Berlin - ITN Cohen, Fisher 'too busy to marry' - Digital Spy Hilton: 'I almost had Cohen's bum on my face' - Digital Spy Explore All |
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Weekend Showdown: Shopaholic vs. a Tween & Transformers
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EOnline.com - Found Jun. 20, 2009 ... talk of the town this week, Tuesday's new releases will no doubt excite the female teen demographic as Isla Fisher's cutesy Confessions of a... |
A fashion five minutes with& Patricia Field
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Mirror.co.uk - Found 3 hours ago Anything Isla Fisher refused to wear on Confessions...? No, because she is beautiful and understands fashion. |
Fisher makes the sale
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London Free Press - Found 10 hours ago Yet it harbours a treasure -- Isla Fisher. Roger Ebert compares Fisher to Lucille Ball, not for her red hair but a mastery of physical comedy... |
Isla Fisher Biography
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Isla Fisher
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| Isla Fisher | |
 Fisher at the 2009 Golden Globes |
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| Born | Isla Lang Fisher 3 February 1976 Muscat, Oman |
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| Years active | 1994-present |
| Domestic partner(s) | Sacha Baron Cohen |
Isla Lang Fisher (born 3 February 1976) is an Australian actress and author. She began acting on Australian Television, playing Shannon Reed on the Australian soap opera Home and Away, and has since become known for her roles in the 2005 comedy Wedding Crashers, opposite Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson,1 2007's Hot Rod and 2009's Confessions of a Shopaholic.
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Early life
Fisher was born in Muscat, Oman to Scottish parents from Bathgate and Stranraer.2 They resided in Muscat because of her father's job as a banker for the United Nations. Her name, after the Scottish island of Islay, is pronounced eye-la;3 she has four brothers.4 Fisher spent her early years in Bathgate before moving with her family to Perth, Western Australia, when she was six years old. Fisher has said that she had a "great" upbringing in Perth with a "very outdoorsy life".1 She began appearing in commercials on Australian television at the age of nine, before going on to win roles in popular children's television shows Bay City and Paradise Beach. She attended Methodist Ladies' College and appeared in lead roles in school productions.
Career
Early career
At the age of 18, with the help of her mother, she wrote two teen novels, Bewitched and Seduced by Fame, that became bestsellers.1 From 1994 to 1997 she played the role of Shannon Reed on the hit Australian soap opera Home and Away. After leaving the popular soap, Fisher enrolled at a prestigious theatre and arts training school in Paris, and went on to appear in Pantomime in the United Kingdom. She also toured with Darren Day in the Summer Holiday musical, and appeared in a London theatre production called Così.
Breakthrough
In 2002 she had a part in the film version of Scooby-Doo as Mary-Jane, Shaggy's love interest, and subsequently was taken on by an American agent.1 A larger role in Wedding Crashers, alongside Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson, in 2005 won her the Breakthrough Performance Award at the MTV Movie Awards. While promoting Wedding Crashers, she was officially crowned the 1000th guest on Australian talk show Rove on 2 August 2005. She entered the set ahead of Owen Wilson, winning the title by two meters. In 2006, Fisher starred as Becca, a Manhattan party host, in the relationship drama London co-starring Jessica Biel, Chris Evans and Jason Statham.
Mainstream success
In 2007, she appeared in The Lookout, a thriller co-starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Matthew Goode, and Hot Rod, opposite Andy Samberg. She was scheduled to appear in The Simpsons Movie, although her appearance was cut from the final version.5 In 2008, she starred in Wedding Daze with Jason Biggs, Definitely, Maybe, with Ryan Reynolds, Elizabeth Banks, and Abigail Breslin,1 and had a voice role in Horton Hears a Who!6 Fisher has also co-written a script entitled Groupies with Amy Poehler, as well as another project entitled The Cookie Queen.1 She starred in the movie adaption of the book Confessions of a Shopaholic, which opened on February 13, 2009.7 In the film, Fisher played a college graduate who works as a financial journalist in New York City to support her shopping addiction.
Fisher has spoken out against the lack of opportunities for comediennes in Hollywood.8
Personal life
Fisher lives with her fiancé, English comedian Sacha Baron Cohen, in London and Los Angeles.1 She met Baron Cohen at a party in Sydney, Australia. Fisher converted to Judaism after three years of study, completing her conversion in early 2007 and taking on the Hebrew name Ayala (איילה), the Hebrew word for Doe;91011 she has described herself as "quite observant".12 As of June 2009, the couple have not set a date for their wedding.13 On October 19, 2007, Fisher gave birth to their first child, a daughter named Olive, in Los Angeles.14
Fisher has said that her "sensibility is Australian" and that she has a "laid-back attitude to life" that she feels "very Australian."3 Her mother and siblings live and work in Athens, Greece, while her father lives in Frankfurt, Germany.3
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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| 1994-1997 | Home and Away | Shannon Reed | Nominated - Most Popular Actress (1996 and 1997 Logies) |
| 1999 | Oliver Twist | Bet | |
| 2001 | Swimming Pool - Der Tod feiert mit | Kim | |
| 2002 | Scooby-Doo | Mary Jane | |
| 2003 | The Wannabes | Kirsty | |
| Dallas 362 | Redhead | ||
| Spyz | - | A short film for Da Ali G Show | |
| 2004 | I ♥ Huckabees | Heather | |
| 2005 | Wedding Crashers | Gloria Cleary | |
| London | Rebecca | ||
| 2007 | The Lookout | Luvlee | |
| Wedding Daze | Katie | ||
| Hot Rod | Denise | ||
| 2008 | Definitely, Maybe | April Hoffman | |
| Horton Hears a Who | Dr. Mary Lou Larue | voice only | |
| 2009 | Confessions of a Shopaholic | Rebecca Bloomwood | |
| 2011 | Rango | Voice |
Bibliography
- Seduced by Fame, 27 June 1996, Puffin Books, ISBN 0-14-025431-5
- Bewitched, 5 September 1996, Puffin Books, ISBN 0-14-025575-3
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Roberts, Sheila (2007-03-25). "Isla Fisher Interview, The Lookout". MoviesOnline. http://www.moviesonline.ca/movienews_11558.html. Retrieved on 2007-03-26.
- ^ http://video.stv.tv/bc/entertainment-film-interviews-20090218-isla-fisher/
- ^ a b c "Isla an Aussie at heart". Sunday Mail. 2007-03-25. http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,,21433971-5003420,00.html. Retrieved on 2007-03-26.
- ^ "The Isla Fisher Online Resource - Biography". 2008-02-02. http://www.islafisherweb.com/information/biography.php. Retrieved on 2008-07-12.
- ^ Wolf, Jeanne (2007-03-29). "What Creeps Out Borat's Future Wife?". http://movies.go.com/moviesproxy/jeannewolf?columnid=883936. Retrieved on 2007-04-06.
- ^ Finn, Natalie (2007-03-16). "Family Guy Has Burnett Feeling Copyrighteous". E! Online. http://www.eonline.com/news/article/index.jsp?uuid=adf6b612-5fa2-4c11-a628-f5eaa8522768. Retrieved on 2007-03-26.
- ^ "Isla Fisher signs on for Shopaholic role". ABC News (Australia). 2007-09-21. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/09/21/2039314.htm. Retrieved on 2007-12-06.
- ^ ""Fisher plans Hollywood sex revolution"". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2007-10-08. http://www.smh.com.au/news/film/fisher-plans-hollywood-sex-revolution/2007/10/08/1191695794918.html. Retrieved on 2007-10-08.
- ^ "Fisher to marry Baron Cohen 'soon'". Hull Daily Mail. 2009-01-13. http://www.thisishullandeastriding.co.uk/showbiz/Fisher-marry-Baron-Cohen-soon/article-608457-detail/article.html. Retrieved on 2009-01-13.
- ^ Das, Lina (2008-02-08). "Isla Fisher: My husband Borat is so tall he makes me look like a circus freak". The Daily Mail. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/showbiz/showbiznews.html?in_article_id=512963&in_page_id=1773. Retrieved on 2008-02-18.
- ^ Hellard, Peta (2007-09-03). "Isla Fisher's pregnant pause". NEWS.com.au. http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,22354009-5006023,00.html. Retrieved on 2008-02-18.
- ^ Lipworth, Elaine (2009-02-19). "Fisher: I'm addicted to breastfeeding". Metro. http://www.metro.co.uk/fame/interviews/article.html?Fisher:_Im_addicted_to_breastfeeding&in_article_id=546831&in_page_id=11. Retrieved on 2009-02-19.
- ^ Hellard, Peta (2007-03-20). "Pair too busy for marriage". Herald Sun. http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,21409323-28957,00.html. Retrieved on 2007-03-26.
- ^ It's a baby girl for Borat, Herald Sun, 20 October 2007.
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