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Rose Byrne
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Byrne at the premiere of I Give It a Year in 2013
Born
Mary Rose Byrne

(1979-07-24) 24 July 1979 (age 44)
Balmain, New South Wales, Australia
Education University of Sydney
OccupationActress
Years active1994–present
Partner(s) Brendan Cowell
(2003–2010)
Bobby Cannavale
(2012–present)
Children2
Relatives Rose McIver (sister-in-law)

Mary Rose Byrne [1] [2] (born 24 July 1979 [3] ) is an Australian actress. She made her screen debut in the film Dallas Doll (1994), [4] and continued to act in Australian film and television throughout the 1990s. She obtained her first leading film role in The Goddess of 1967 (2000), which brought her the Volpi Cup for Best Actress, [5] and made the transition to American cinema with a small role in Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002), followed by bigger parts in Hollywood productions of Troy (2004), 28 Weeks Later (2007) and Knowing (2009).

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Byrne appeared as Ellen Parsons in the legal thriller series Damages (2007–2012), which earned her nominations for two Golden Globe Awards and two Primetime Emmy Awards. Roles in Get Him to the Greek (2010), Bridesmaids (2011), Neighbors (2014), Spy (2015) and Instant Family (2018) established her as a comedic actress. She has also starred in the horror film Insidious (2010) and its sequels Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013) and Insidious: The Red Door (2023) ; the superhero film X-Men: First Class (2011) and its sequel X-Men: Apocalypse (2016); and the family film Peter Rabbit (2018) and its sequel Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway (2021). Byrne also portrayed Gloria Steinem in the miniseries Mrs. America (2020) and led the comedy series Physical (2021–2023) and Platonic (2023).

Early life

Byrne was born in Balmain, a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales. She has Irish and Scottish ancestry. [6] [7] Her parents are Jane, a primary school administrator, and Robin Byrne, a semi-retired statistician and market researcher.[ citation needed ] She is the youngest of their four children; she has an older brother, George, and two older sisters, Alice and Lucy. In a 2009 interview, Byrne said that her mother was an atheist, while both she and her father were agnostic. [8] Her family was described by The Telegraph as "close-knit", and frequently kept her grounded as her career took off. "At one point one of my sisters had a word with me saying, 'Watch yourself'", she once remarked. "But they were really supportive." [9]

Byrne attended Balmain Public School, [10] Australian Theatre for Young People (at age eight, encouraged by one of her sisters), [11] and Hunters Hill High School [11] before attending Bradfield Senior College [12] for years 11 and 12. [13]

She later lived in the Sydney suburbs of Newtown and Bondi. [14] Growing up, she experienced "plenty of rejection" from film schools. "I auditioned for a few of the big drama schools—Nepean, WAAPA, NIDA—and didn't get in to any of them. I was really disappointed with myself. I wasn't quite sure if I'd be legitimate without training for three years in a more traditional sense". Instead, she studied an arts degree at Sydney University. "I still have great memories of those days: studying, working, auditioning. Just being a jobbing actor trying to figure out life after high school". [15] In 1999, she studied acting at the Atlantic Theater Company, which was developed by David Mamet and William H. Macy.

Career

1994–2006: Beginnings

Byrne obtained her first film role in Dallas Doll (1994) when she was 15 years old. [14] Throughout the 1990s, she appeared in several Australian television shows, such as Wildside (1997) and Echo Point (1995), and starred as the love interest in the film Two Hands (1999), opposite fellow up-and-coming actor Heath Ledger. A role in the award-winning film My Mother Frank (2000) was followed by her first leading role in Clara Law's The Goddess of 1967 (also 2000), which gained her the Volpi Cup for Best Actress at the 57th Venice International Film Festival. Byrne revealed in a post-award interview that, prior to winning the Venice Film Festival Award, she was surprised by her own performance and found it confronting watching the film because her acting was "too depressing". Byrne admitted that "watching myself is confronting because I'm convinced I can't act and I want to get out, that's how insecure I am." [5]

On stage, Byrne starred in La Dispute and in a production of Anton Chekhov's classic Three Sisters at the Sydney Theatre Company. [16] In 2002, she appeared in a brief appearance as Dormé, the handmaiden to Natalie Portman's Senator Padmé Amidala, in George Lucas's Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones . She then transitioned to Hollywood as she appeared in the 2002 thriller City of Ghosts , with Matt Dillon. Byrne had flown to the UK to shoot I Capture the Castle (2003), Tim Fywell's adaptation of the 1948 novel of the same title by Dodie Smith. In it, she portrayed Rose Mortmain, the elder sister of Romola Garai's Cassandra.

In 2003, Byrne starred in three Australian films; The Night We Called It a Day , with Melanie Griffith and Dennis Hopper; The Rage in Placid Lake , with Ben Lee; and Take Away , alongside Vince Colosimo, Stephen Curry, John Howard and Nathan Phillips. All films were comedies and opened to varying degrees of success at the box office, but The Rage in Placid Lake earned Byrne an AACTA Award nomination for Best Actress. In the epic drama Troy (2004), she took on the role of Briseis, the captured priestess presented to "amuse" Brad Pitt's Achilles. [17] Variety's review of the film stated: "Byrne's spoils-of-war chattel plays more as a convenient invention than as a woman who could possibly turn Achilles’ head and heart around". [18] In her other 2004 film release, the thriller Wicker Park , Byrne appeared, opposite Josh Hartnett and Diane Kruger, as the girlfriend of a young advertising executive's old friend. [19] Wicker Park director Paul McGuigan described her as the best actress he has worked with, and her Troy co-star Peter O'Toole described her as "beautiful, uncomplicated, simple, pure actress and a very nice girl". [20]

Byrne reunited with Peter O'Toole, playing a young servant, in the BBC TV drama Casanova (2005), a three-episode production about 18th century Italian adventurer Giacomo Casanova. In 2005, she also starred with Snoop Dogg in The Tenants , based on Bernard Malamud's novel. In 2006, Byrne portrayed Gabrielle de Polastron, duchesse de Polignac, a French aristocrat and friend of Marie Antoinette, in Sofia Coppola's Marie Antoinette , with Kirsten Dunst; and appeared as a medical examiner who thinks the dead woman she is prepping is her missing sister in the critically acclaimed thriller The Dead Girl , [21] directed by Karen Moncrieff.

2007–2012: Breakthrough

In 2007, Byrne had significant parts in two studio sci-fi thriller films. She played a space vessel's pilot [22] in Danny Boyle's [23] Sunshine , [24] alongside Cillian Murphy and Chris Evans, and also an army medical officer in Juan Carlos Fresnadillo's 28 Weeks Later , the sequel to Boyle's 28 Days Later . While Sunshine flopped, 28 Weeks Later was a critical success and grossed over US$64.2 million globally. [25] In 2007, Byrne began playing Ellen Parsons, a bright, young attorney, in the FX legal thriller television series Damages , alongside Glenn Close. [26] Her performance was widely praised; she was nominated for Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2009 and 2010, and for Golden Globe Awards for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries, or Television Film in 2008 and 2010. She appeared in all 59 episodes of the series until its finale in September 2012. [27]

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Byrne in 2010

Following starring roles in the 2008 independent films Just Buried , [28] directed by Chaz Thorne, and The Tender Hook , with Hugo Weaving, Byrne returned to the mainstream with the role of the mother of a teen, alongside Nicolas Cage, in the sci-fi thriller Knowing (2009); it made US$186.5 million worldwide and received mixed reviews. [29] Byrne said she had not yet become strategic about her film choices. "You gravitate to where you want to go, but so much is out of your control", she remarked. After the success of Damages, she asked her agents to send her out for comedies. "I was doing all of this really heavy, dramatic stuff, and I just needed a break,” she said. [17] Her request was met when she obtained the role of a scandalous pop star and the on-and-off girlfriend of a free-spirited rock star in the comedy Get Him to the Greek (2010), also starring Russell Brand and Jonah Hill. Director Nicholas Stoller admitted that, in her audition, he thought: "'Why is she here?' Because, you know, very good actress, but very serious". Nevertheless, he noted that Byrne "just destroyed [...] Like, destroyed in the way that someone from Saturday Night Live would. And that was that". [17] The film was a commercial success, with a gross of US$60.9 million in North America. [30]

2011 was turning point in Byrne's career, when she appeared in three high-profile theatrical films, leading to a trajectory that included three to four films per year. In her first 2011 release, James Wan's horror film Insidious , [31] [32] she starred as one half of a couple whose son inexplicably enters a comatose state and becomes a vessel for ghosts in an astral dimension. Budgeted at US$1.5 million, it grossed US$97 million and began a franchise. [33] The comedy Bridesmaids featured Byrne as the rich, beautiful, elite wife of the groom's boss, alongside Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Melissa McCarthy, Ellie Kemper and Wendi McLendon-Covey. It was a critical and commercial success, it grossed US$26 million in its opening weekend and eventually over US$288 million worldwide. [34] [35] [36] [37]

Byrne appeared in X-Men: First Class , directed by Matthew Vaughn, [38] as Moira MacTaggert, a character she described as: "a woman in a man's world, she's very feisty and ambitious—you know, she's got a toughness about her which I liked". [39] She said she was unfamiliar with both the comics and the film series, except for "what a juggernaut of a film it was". She was cast late into production, [40] which had already begun. Her third and final 2011 film, First Class, was also a box office success, grossing US$353.6 million worldwide. [41]

2013–present: Continued comedic roles

Byrne had four film releases and one short film in 2013. She obtained the part of the newlywed wife, opposite Rafe Spall, in I Give It a Year , a comedy about the trials and tribulations of a couple during their first year of marriage. The Hollywood Reporter found Byrne and Spall to be "mismatched", [42] while Variety praised their chemistry and noted: "Year will do nothing but enhance the reputations of its core actors, especially Byrne, who's shaping up into an ace comedienne perfectly suited to screwball". [43] The film was a commercial success in the UK and Australia, where it was given a wide release in theatres. [44] In The Place Beyond the Pines , a generational drama directed by Derek Cianfrance, she appeared with Ryan Gosling and Bradley Cooper, as the wife of a police officer who shoots a bank robber and has to deal with the consequences. [45] [46] She played a Google executive in the film The Internship , opposite Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson, as she was drawn to "the way it addressed the generational gaps and the ever-changing landscape of the technological world". [47] [48]

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Rose Byrne at the premiere of The Hunter in 2011

Byrne filmed The Turning , a short film installment in a Tim Winton omnibus feature, [4] and worked again with fellow Australians Wan and Whannell for the sequel Insidious: Chapter 2 , reuniting with Patrick Wilson and Lin Shaye. [49] The film received mixed reviews from critics [50] and became the biggest opening day in North America box office history for the month of September following its release. [51] It eventually made over US$160 million against a budget of US$5 million. [52] 2014 saw Byrne star in the family dramedies Adult Beginners and This Is Where I Leave You as well as the comedy Neighbors , alongside Seth Rogen and Zac Efron, in which she played one half of a couple who come into conflict with a fraternity that has recently moved in next door. Critics highlighted her performance in Neighbors, with The Atlantic writing: "Byrne walks away with the film by making [her character] a well-rounded, conflicted person, rather than the film's fun cop who has to tell everyone the boring truth". [53] [54] The film was a box office success, taking in US$270.1 million worldwide. [55] [56]

A critically panned but commercially successful remake of the 1982 classic, Annie , was released in December 2014 and featured Byrne playing the role of Grace Farrell, the titular character's mother figure and Mr. Stacks' faithful personal assistant. In 2015, Byrne reunited with Melissa McCarthy and starred with Jude Law and Jason Statham in the hit comedic action film Spy , [57] playing the daughter of an arms dealer, and also starred with Susan Sarandon in the dramedy The Meddler as the daughter of an ageing widow who moves to Los Angeles in hopes of starting a new life after her husband passes away. The film was acclaimed by critics and found an audience in limited release. [58] In 2016, she reprised her roles in Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising and X-Men: Apocalypse , [59] and in 2017, she filmed the black comedy I Love You, Daddy , directed by and also starring Louis C.K., but it was dropped by its distributor following sexual misconduct accusations made against C.K.

In 2018, Byrne voiced Jemima Puddle-Duck and played a local woman named Bea who spends her time painting pictures of the rabbits in the live-action comedy Peter Rabbit , which made US$351.2 million worldwide. [60] She reprised her role in the 2021 sequel Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway . [61] In Juliet, Naked (also 2018), a romantic comedy adapted from Nick Hornby's novel of the same name, she appeared as a woman dating an obscure rock musician (played by Ethan Hawke). The film was an arthouse success, with Rotten Tomatoes' critical consensus reading: "Juliet, Naked's somewhat familiar narrative arc is elevated by standout work from a charming cast led by a well-matched Rose Byrne and Ethan Hawke." [62] I Am Mother (2019) is a thriller and sci-fi movie with Clara Rugaard and Oscar winner Hilary Swank. Byrne also voiced a virtual assistant in the 2019 movie Jexi , costarring Adam Devine, Alexandra Shipp, and Wanda Sykes.

Public image

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Byrne filming The Turning (2013) in Australia

Byrne has been considered one of the world's most beautiful women. She ranked 9th and 16th in Australian FHM 's "Sexiest Women in the World", in 2001 and 2006 respectively. She has been featured several times in "The Annual Independent Critics List of the 100 Most Beautiful Famous Faces from Around the World", ranking 15th (2004), 3rd (2005), 7th (2006), 5th (2007), 8th (2008), 1st (2009), and 15th (2010). She was also featured in the "Most Beautiful People" list of 2007 in Who Magazine , and ranked 5th in Hallmark Channel's 2008 "TV's Sexiest Leading Woman" poll. She was voted 78th on Ask Men's Top 99 'most desirable' woman of 2012 list,[ citation needed ] and People ranked her 7th in its "Best Dressed Celebrities" list of 2015. Byrne was the face of Max Factor between 2004 and 2009, [63] and in 2014, she became the face of Oroton, the Australian producer of luxury fashion accessories. [64]

Since the beginning of her career, her performances have been acclaimed by critics. [65] [66] [67] In 2018, Byrne was noted for her comedic work. [68] She consciously made the transition to less dramatic material in the late 2000s, finding the idea of being "boxed in" to be "insufferable". [17] "You have to be aggressive in this business,” she noted. "You have always got to push for what you want. Working with Glenn [Close, on Damages], she was the hardest worker ever. She was constantly pushing". [17] Her turn to comedy led to The Hollywood Reporter calling her "the most in-demand supporting actress for comedies". [69] Decider wrote a story titled "How Did Rose Byrne Become One of Our Best Comedic Actresses?", in which it was remarked: "Byrne's emergence as one of the brightest stars in the Apatowverse is all the more remarkable for her lack of a comedy background. [...] Any doubts about Byrne's massive comedic talent—and after Bridesmaids and Neighbors, you'd have to be pretty stubborn to still have doubts—were put to rest with 2015's Spy, where she again steals the show as merciless terrorist Rayna. Byrne and McCarthy's private-plane banter is the highlight of the film and could have gone on another 30 minutes as far as I'm concerned". [70]

Personal life

In 2013, Byrne lived in New York and said she remained insecure about a stable career: "I don't think that insecurity ever leaves you. You're a freelancer. There's always an element of uncertainty." [4]

Byrne was in a relationship with Australian actor Brendan Cowell for over six years. He moved from Sydney to New York City following Byrne's success on Damages . Their relationship ended in January 2010. [71]

Byrne has been in a relationship with American actor Bobby Cannavale since 2012. They have two sons, born in February 2016 and November 2017. [72] [73]

Through her brother George's marriage, Byrne is the sister-in-law of New Zealand actress Rose McIver. [74]

Byrne has supported UNICEF Australia as the face of the 2007 Designers United campaign, and was a jury member of Tropfest in 2006 and Tropfest@Tribeca [75] in 2007. She is a graduate and ambassador for NIDA's (National Institute of Dramatic Art) Young Actors Studio. [76]

Filmography

Key
†Denotes films that have not yet been released

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1994 Dallas Doll Rastus Sommers
1999 Two Hands Alex
2000 My Mother Frank Jenny
The Goddess of 1967 B.G.
2002 Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones Dormé
City of Ghosts Sabrina
2003 I Capture the Castle Rose Mortmain
The Night We Called It a Day Audrey Appleby
The Rage in Placid Lake Gemma Taylor
Take Away Sonja Stilano
2004 Troy Briseis
Wicker Park Alex Denver
2005 The Tenants Irene Bell
2006 Marie Antoinette Yolande de Polastron
The Dead Girl LeahSegment: "The Sister"
2007 Sunshine Cassie
28 Weeks Later Major Scarlet Levy
2008 Just Buried Roberta Knickle
The Tender Hook Iris
2009 Knowing Diana Wayland
Adam Beth Buchwald
2010 I Love You Too Drunk PassengerCameo[ citation needed ]
Get Him to the Greek Jackie Q
Insidious Renai Lambert
2011 Bridesmaids Helen Harris III
X-Men: First Class Moira MacTaggert
2012 The Place Beyond the Pines Jennifer Cross
2013 I Give It a Year Nat Redfern
The Internship Dana Simms
The Turning RaeleneSegment: "The Turning"
Insidious: Chapter 2 Renai Lambert
2014 Neighbors Kelly Radner
Adult Beginners Justine
This Is Where I Leave You Penny Moore
Annie Grace Farrell
Unity NarratorDocumentary
2015 Spy Rayna Boyanov
The Meddler Lori Minervini
2016 Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising Kelly Radner
X-Men: Apocalypse Moira MacTaggert
2017 I Love You, Daddy Grace Cullen
2018 Insidious: The Last Key Renai LambertArchive footage[ citation needed ]
Juliet, Naked Annie Platt
Peter Rabbit Jemima Puddle-Duck (voice) / Bea
Instant Family Ellie Wagner
2019 I Am Mother Mother (voice)
Jexi Jexi (voice)
2020 Like a Boss Mel Paige
Irresistible Faith Brewster
2021 Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway Jemima Puddle-Duck (voice) / Bea
2021 Puff: Wonders of the Reef Narrator
2022 Seriously Red EP
Spirited Ms. BlanskyCameo
2023 Insidious: The Red Door Renai Lambert
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem Leatherhead (voice)
Ezra Jenna
TBA If I Had Legs I'd Kick You †TBAPost-production
Tow †Amanda OgleFilming [77] [78]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1995 Echo Point Belinda O'ConnorMain role
1997 Fallen Angels SiobhanEpisode: "Lerve, Lerve, Lerve"
Wildside Heidi Benson2 episodes
1999 Big Sky AngieEpisode: "A Family Affair"
Heartbreak High Carly Whitely3 episodes
2000 Murder Call Sarah WatsonSeason 3, Episode 17: "Still Life"
2005 Casanova Edith3 episodes
2007–12 Damages Ellen Parsons Main role
2012 American Dad! Jenny (voice)Episode: "Ricky Spanish"
2013 Portlandia Fred's dateEpisode: "Soft Opening"
Hollywood Game Night HerselfEpisode: "Purr-ty People"
2016 Last Week Tonight with John Oliver ChloeEpisode 3.20
No Activity ElizabethMain role (season 2)
2017 The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Rebecca Skloot Television film
2018 War on Waste HerselfEpisode 2.1
Angie Tribeca Norrah NewtEpisode: "Trader Foes"
2019 At Home with Amy Sedaris Mary FinkletonEpisode: "All About Amy"
2020 Mrs. America Gloria Steinem Miniseries
2021–23 Physical Sheila RubinMain role; also executive producer
2022–24 Bluey Brandy (voice)2 episodes
2022 The Boys HerselfEpisode: "Herogasm"; cameo[ citation needed ]
The Last Movie Stars Estelle Parsons (voice)Episode: "Chapter Three: The Legend of Paul Leonard Newman"
2023–present Platonic SylviaMain role; also executive producer
2024 Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Boeing employee in fake ad Episode 11.3

Music videos

YearSongArtistNotes
2000"Black the Sun" Alex Lloyd
2002"I Miss You" Darren Hayes [79]
2007"Digital Versicolor" Glass Candy [80]

Stage

YearTitleRoleNotes
2000 La Dispute Adine Sydney Theatre Company
2001 Three Sisters Irina Sergeyevna ProzorovaSydney Theatre Company
2014–2015 You Can't Take It with You Alice Sycamore Longacre Theatre
2016 Speed-the-Plow Karen Rosyln Packer Theatre, Walsh Bay Sydney (Sydney Theatre Company Limited)
2020 Medea Medea Brooklyn Academy of Music

Awards and nominations

YearWorkAwardCategoryResultRefs
2000 The Goddess of 1967 Venice Film Festival Volpi Cup for Best Actress Won [81]
2002The Goddess of 1967 Film Critics Circle of Australia Award Best Actor – FemaleNominated
2003 The Rage in Placid Lake Australian Film Institute Best Actress in a Leading RoleNominated
2008 Damages Golden Globe Awards Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film Nominated [82]
2009Damages Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Nominated [83]
Online Film & Television AssociationBest Supporting Actress in a Drama SeriesNominated [84]
2010Damages Satellite Awards Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film Nominated
Golden Globe Awards Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film Nominated [85]
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Nominated [86]
Online Film & Television AssociationBest Supporting Actress in a Drama SeriesNominated [87]
2011 Insidious Fright Meter AwardsBest ActressNominated
Scream Awards Best Horror ActressNominated
2012Insidious Fangoria Chainsaw Awards Best ActressWon
Bridesmaids Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Nominated [88]
MTV Movie Awards Best Cast Nominated
Best Jaw Dropping Moment Won
2020 Medea Drama League Award Distinguished PerformanceNominated [89]

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<i>Insidious</i> (film series) Horror film franchise

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