Emily Browning
Emily Jane Browning Emily Jane Browning (born 7 December 1988) is an Australian actress. She made her film debut in the television film The Echo of Thunder (1998), and subsequently appeared in television shows such as High Flyers (1999), Something in the Air (2000–2001), and Blue Heelers (2000–2002). Her breakthrough role was in the 2002 horror film Ghost Ship, which introduced her to a wider audience. In 2005, Browning won the Australian Film Institute International Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of Violet Baudelaire in the film Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004).
Browning is also known for her roles in the horror film The Uninvited(2009), the action film Sucker Punch (2011), and the independent drama Sleeping Beauty (2011). She was named the Breakthrough Performer of The Year by Hamptons International Film Festival in 2011 for her role in Sleeping Beauty. Browning's other films include Summer in February, Plush (both 2013), Pompeii (2014), and Legend (2015). She is currently starring as Laura Moon in the Starz TV series American Gods (2017–2021).
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| Full name at birth | Emily Jane Browning
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| Claim to fame | Violet Baudelaire in Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004), Babydoll in Sucker Punch (2011), Lucy in Sleeping Beauty (2011)
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| Date of birth | 7 December 1988
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| Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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| Occupation | Actress, model, singer
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| Height | 5' 1¾" (157 cm)
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| Weight | 112 lbs (51 kg)
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| Dress size | 4
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| Shoe size | 6
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| Net worth | $8,000,000 USD
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| High school | Eltham High School
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| Talent agency | Catherine Poulton Management
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- At one point, Lemon Snicket’s and Uninvited star Emily Browning seemed a shoe-in for the role of Bella Swan in Twilight–author Stephenie Meyer even gave her a stamp of approval.
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the actress said. “And I’m not the type of person who can just work back-to-back. So I was just exhausted, and I was like, ‘I’m sorry, but I just can’t sign on to a trilogy right now.’ “ - Says she learned an American accent from watching Sesame Street as a child.
- Took a 3 year acting break starting 2005 to finish school in Australia. She will return in the remake of A Tale Of Two Sisters (2008) with Arielle Kebbel, Elizabeth Banks and David Straitham.
- She needed to wear heels for her costume in Lemony Snicket because Liam Aiken was much taller than she was.
- She wanted to be a fashion designer when she was little, but she was "discovered" as an actress at age 8 in a school play.
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