Margot Robbie

Australian actress and producer (born 1990)

Margot Elise Robbie (/ˈmɑːrɡ ˈrɒbi/ MAR-goh ROB-ee; born 2 July 1990)[1] is an Australian actress and producer.

Margot Robbie
Margot Robbie in 2018
Born
Margot Elise Robbie

(1990-07-02) 2 July 1990 (age 34)
Occupation(s)Actress, producer
Years active2008–present
Spouse
Tom Ackerley
(m. 2016)
AwardsFull list

Margot Elise Robbie was born in Gold Coast, Queensland and grew up in Dalby.[2] In 2016, she married British filmmaker Tom Ackerley. In 2014, Robbie and Ackerley co-founded LuckyChap Entertainment.

Career

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She first gained recognition for her role as Donna Freedman in the Australian soap opera Neighbours (2008–2011, 2022).[3][4] She played Charlotte in the comedy-drama movie About Time (2013). Robbie gained further success for her portrayal of Harley Quinn in the DC Extended Universe movie Suicide Squad (2016), later reprising the role in Birds of Prey (2020) and The Suicide Squad (2021). In 2019, she starred as Sharon Tate in the Quentin Tarantino movie Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, which earned her a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role.

In 2017, Robbie was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her role as Tonya Harding in I, Tonya.

In 2023, she starred as Barbie in the movie of the same name.

In 2024, she was named by Forbes as the world's highest-paid actress in 2023, with earnings of $78 million.[5]

Filmography

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Movies

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Margot Robbie in 2019
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2008 Vigilante Cassandra [6]
2009 I.C.U. Tristen Waters [7]
2013 About Time Charlotte [8]
The Wolf of Wall Street Naomi Lapaglia [9]
2015 Z for Zachariah Ann Burden [10]
Focus Jess [11]
Suite Française Celine Joseph [6][12]
The Big Short Herself Cameo [13]
2016 Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Tanya Vanderpoel [14]
The Legend of Tarzan Jane Clayton [15]
Australian Psycho Herself Short film [16]
Suicide Squad Harley Quinn [17]
2017 I, Tonya Tonya Harding Also producer [18]
Goodbye Christopher Robin Daphne Milne [19]
2018 Peter Rabbit Flopsy / The Narrator Voice role [6]
Flopsy Turvy Flopsy Voice role; short film
Terminal Annie / Bonnie Also producer [20]
Slaughterhouse Rulez Audrey Cameo [21]
Mary Queen of Scots Queen Elizabeth I [22]
2019 Dreamland Allison Wells Also producer [23]
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Sharon Tate [24][25]
Bombshell Kayla Pospisil [26]
2020 Birds of Prey Harley Quinn Also producer [27]
Promising Young Woman Producer only [28]
2021 The Humming of the Beast Short film; executive producer only [29]
Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway Flopsy / The Narrator [30]
The Suicide Squad Harley Quinn [31]
2022 Amsterdam Valerie Voze [32]
Babylon Nellie LaRoy [33]
2023 Asteroid City Actress / Wife [34]
Barbie Barbie Also producer [35]
Saltburn Producer only [36]
TBA A Big Bold Beautiful Journey Sarah Filming [37]
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Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2008–2011, 2022 Neighbours Donna Freedman / Donna Brown Series regular; 355 episodes
2008 City Homicide Caitlin Brentford Episode: "Somersaulting Dogs"
Review with Myles Barlow Kelly Episode: "Stealing, Dickheads, Risk"
2009 The Elephant Princess Juliet Episodes: "The Butterfly Effect" and "Butterfly Kiss"
2011–2012 Pan Am Laura Cameron 14 episodes
2015 Top Gear Herself Series 22: Episode 4
Neighbours 30th: The Stars Reunite Documentary
2016 Saturday Night Live Host Episode: "Margot Robbie/The Weeknd"
2019–2022 Dollface Executive producer
2019 Imelda Episode: "Mama Bear"
2021 Maid Limited Series; executive producer only

References

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  1. "Margot Robbie Biography". Margot Robbie. Archived from the original on February 12, 2014. Retrieved Feb 16, 2014.
  2. Atfield, Cameron (18 January 2014). "Margot Robbie heads home for a few days". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  3. Yaqoob, Janine (23 July 2022). "Actress Margot Robbie and singer Delta Goodrem will appear in Neighbours finale". Irish Mirror. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  4. "Neighbours: Margot Robbie to return for TV soap finale". BBC News. 24 July 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  5. "The Highest-Paid Actors Of 2023". Forbes. Archived from the original on 26 March 2024. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Margot Robbie". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on 4 August 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  7. "Margot Robbie's life and career in pictures". The Telegraph. 29 September 2017. Archived from the original on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  8. Felperin, Leslie (8 August 2013). "Film Review: 'About Time'". Variety. Archived from the original on 15 January 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  9. Sharkey, Betsy (24 December 2013). "Review: Scorsese, DiCaprio go hunting in 'Wolf of Wall Street'". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  10. Seitz, Matt Zoller (28 August 2015). "Z for Zachariah". RogerEbert.com. Archived from the original on 12 August 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  11. Brody, Richard (2 March 2015). "The Weird Problem with "Focus"". The New Yorker. Archived from the original on 17 August 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  12. Lodge, Guy (10 March 2015). "Film Review: 'Suite francaise'". Variety. Archived from the original on 22 July 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  13. Romano, nick (27 May 2016). "Red Nose Day: Margot Robbie, The Big Short spoof". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  14. "Tina Fey's War-Zone 'Foxtrot' Falls Out Of Step". NPR. 4 March 2016. Archived from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  15. Van Meter, Jonathan (13 May 2016). "Tarzan's Margot Robbie on Why She's No Damsel in Distress". Vogue. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  16. "Australian Psycho". IMDb.
  17. Fear, David (5 August 2016). "Why Harley Quinn Is the Best (and Worst) Thing About 'Suicide Squad'". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 23 July 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  18. Rich, Katey (6 December 2017). "Inside Margot Robbie's Tonya Harding Transformation in 'I Tonya'". Vanity Fair. Archived from the original on 23 January 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  19. Wloszczyna, Susan (13 October 2017). "Goodbye Christopher Robin". RogerEbert.com. Archived from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  20. Clarke, Cath (4 July 2018). "Terminal review – Margot Robbie hit-woman thriller misfires". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 25 July 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  21. Cook, Meghan (2 July 2020). "Every Movie Margot Robbie Has Been in, Ranked Worst to Best by Critics". Business Insider. Archived from the original on 23 January 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  22. Rao, Sonia (14 December 2018). "How Margot Robbie transformed into Queen Elizabeth I for 'Mary Queen of Scots'". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 22 February 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  23. DeBruge, Peter (13 May 2019). "Film Review: 'Dreamland'". Variety. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  24. Ebiri, Bilge (25 July 2019). "So, How Much of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Is Margot Robbie Actually In?". Vulture. Archived from the original on 3 August 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  25. Hirschberg, Lynn (12 October 2019). "Episode 1: Margot Robbie". Five Things (Podcast). Event occurs at 6:00-8:00-Robbie confirms this herself. Archived from the original on 21 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  26. Authur, Kate (3 January 2020). "Margot Robbie Says Her 'Bombshell' Character Will End Up With a Woman". Variety. Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  27. Brody, Richard (13 February 2020). ""Birds of Prey," Reviewed: The Wasted Exertions of Margot Robbie". The New Yorker. Archived from the original on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  28. Harvey, Dennis (26 January 2020). "'Promising Young Woman': Film Review". Variety. Archived from the original on 15 October 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  29. "THE HUMMING OF THE BEAST". CinemaChile. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
  30. Ritman, Alex (10 March 2020). "'Peter Rabbit 2' Pushed to August Over Coronavirus Fears (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 11 March 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  31. Chavez, Nicole (14 September 2019). "Margot Robbie will return for 'The Suicide Squad,' joining Idris Elba and a star-studded cast". CNN. Archived from the original on 15 November 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  32. N'Duka, Amanda (13 January 2021). "Rami Malek & Zoe Saldana Join David O. Russell Film At New Regency". Deadline. Archived from the original on 13 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  33. Fleming, Mike (2 December 2020). "Emma Stone Exits Damien Chazelle's 'Babylon;' Margot Robbie In Talks For Role". Deadline. Archived from the original on 29 March 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  34. Kit, Borys (13 August 2021). "Jason Schwartzman, Rupert Friend Join Wes Anderson's Next Film (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  35. Kroll, Justin (8 January 2019). "Margot Robbie's 'Barbie' Movie Advances as WB, Mattel Close Deal". Variety. Archived from the original on 9 January 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  36. Kroll, Justin (May 12, 2022). "Euphoria's Jacob Elordi And Barry Keoghan To Co-Star with Rosamund Pike in Emerald Fennell's Saltburn For MRC Film And LuckyChap: Hot Cannes Market Package". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 12, 2022. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
  37. Kroll, Justin (February 7, 2024). "Margot Robbie And Colin Farrell To Star In 'A Big Bold Beautiful Journey' For Imperative Entertainment And 'After Yang' Director Kogonada". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 7 February 2024.

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