Abbie Cornish (born 7 August 1982) is an Australian actress
She is known for her film and television roles, particularly her award-winning lead performance in 2004's Somersault. internationally she is known for her role as Fanny Brawne in Bright Star and her appearance as Sweet Pea in Sucker Punch
Cornish was born in Lochinvar, New South Wales, attended Catholic school,and was fascinated by independent and foreign films
Her career began at the age of thirteen, when she began taking jobs as a model after reaching the finals of a Dolly Magazine competition
Her name was linked to actor Ryan Phillipe during his highly publicized divorce from Reese Witherspoon, with whom he has two children
The four-year relationship between Phillipe and Cornish ended in 2010
She has also starred in A Good Year, Elizabeth: The Golden Age and Kimberly Peirce's Stop-Loss.
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 offered her first role in a feature film, The Monkey's Mask
In 2004, Cornish appeared in the award-winning short film Everything Goes with Hugo Weaving
She received the 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 International Film Festival for her role in 2004's Somersault
Cornish received critical acclaim for her role in 2006's Candy, opposite Heath Ledger
In April 2010, Cornish was cast in Limitless, the film adaptation of the novel The Dark Fields, directed by Neil Burger and also starring Bradley Cooper and Robert De Niro
Cornish played the role of Wally in Madonna's film W.E., about Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson
She replaced Emily Blunt in the independent film The Girl. It premiered at Tribeca Film Festival in 2012.
She will star alongside Woody Harrelson and Colin Farrell in Seven Psychopaths to be released in 2012.
Cornish has landed a role in the upcoming reboot RoboCop film. She plays Ellen Murphy the wife of the protagonist Alex Murphy played by Swedish actor Joel Kinnaman





