Rose Byrne
Australian actress (born 1979) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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).
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 |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Partner(s) | Brendan Cowell (2003–2010) Bobby Cannavale (2012–present) |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Rose McIver (sister-in-law) |
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).