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Abbie Cornish (born on on 7 August 1982 in Lochinvar, New South Wales) is an Australian actress. Cornish is the second of five children.

Career

Abbie Cornish's career began at the age of thirteen, when she began taking jobs as a model after reaching the finals of a Dolly magazine competition.Abbie's excellent adventure Sydney Morning Herald April 8, 2006. 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 she traveled through the USA and Western Europe for six months, before returning to a blossoming acting career. She received the 2004 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 Film Festival for her role in 2004's Somersault, the film which rose her to prominence. Cornish received widespread critical acclaim for her role in 2006's Candy and is currently attempting to break into the overseas market, with upcoming roles in A Good Year, The Golden Age and Kimberly Peirce's latest movie, Stop-Loss.

Selected filmography

Awards

Won:

• 1999 Australian Film Institute Young Actor's Award (Wildside)
• 2004 Australian Film Institute Awards: Best Lead Actress (Somersault)
• 2004 Film Critics Circle of Australia: Best Actress in A Lead Role (Somersault)
• 2004 Inside Film Awards: Best Actress (Somersault)
• 2005 Miami Film Festival: Best Breakthrough Performance (Somersault)
• 2006 Film Critics Circle of Australia: Best Actress in a Lead Role (Candy)

Nominated:

• 2006 Australian Film Institute Awards: Best Lead Actress (Candy)
• 2006 Inside Film Awards: Best Actress (Candy)

References

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