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Margot Robbie 
Robbie at the 2011 Logie AwardsBorn Margot Robbie
2 July 1990
Gold Coast, AustraliaOccupation Actress Years active 2007–present Margot Robbie (born 2 July 1990) is an Australian actress. She is known for her role as Donna Freedman on the soap opera Neighbours, which earned her two Logie Award nominations. In 2011, Robbie began appearing as Laura Cameron in the ABC drama series Pan Am.
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Early life
Robbie was born on 2 July 1990 and grew up on the Gold Coast in Australia. Robbie split her time between the beach and her grandparents' farm, before moving to Melbourne when she was seventeen to begin acting professionally.[1] She graduated from Somerset College on the Gold Coast in 2007.[2]
Career
Robbie has been acting professionally since 2007, when she starred in two feature films, I.C.U. and Vigilante, both directed by Aash Aaron. After impressing the director with her performance during an audition, she won the lead in I.C.U. without an agent at the time.[3] She has also acted in commercials and featured in a guest role in City Homicide as Caitlin Brentford in 2008.[4]
Robbie began appearing as Donna Freedman on Neighbours from June 2008.[3] The character was originally only a guest role, but she was soon promoted to a regular cast member.[5] In an interview with Digital Spy, Robbie said she had gone on a snowboarding holiday to Canada with her boyfriend soon after auditioning, but had to return after only two days when told that she had won the role.[6]
In early 2009, Robbie appeared in various Network Ten promotions, featuring an ensemble of popular Australian faces on the network. In July 2009, she filled the "Generation Y" guest spot on the Network Ten show Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation. Robbie also became a Youth Ambassador for missing persons as part of National Youth Week.[7]
In the same year, she was nominated for "Most Popular New Female Talent" at the Australian Logie Awards.[8] She was also nominated for "Favorite Hottie" at the Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards and was up against her Neighbours co-star Dean Geyer.[9] In September 2010, Robbie announced that she was to leave Neighbours after almost three years to pursue an acting career in Hollywood.[10] Her final scenes aired on 26 January 2011 and in April of that year, Robbie was nominated for "Most Popular Actress" at the Logie Awards.[11]
After arriving in Los Angeles for pilot season, Robbie auditioned for the new series of Charlie's Angels.[12] However, the producers at Sony Pictures Television preferred her for a role in ABC drama series Pan Am.[12] Robbie landed the role of Laura Cameron, a newly trained flight attendant.[13]
Personal life
In 2009, Robbie began residing in a house with her Neighbours co-star Ashleigh Brewer.[14] Following her decision to quit Neighbours, Robbie announced that she was moving to Los Angeles to live with her former co-star Caitlin Stasey.[15] During production for Pan Am, Robbie resides in New York.[1]
Filmography
Film and Television Year Title Role Notes 2008 Review with Myles Barlow Kelly Episode: "1.1" 2008 Vigilante Cassandra 2008 The Elephant Princess Butterfly (uncredited) Episode: "The Butterfly Effect"
Episode: "Butterfly Kiss"2008 City Homicide Caitlin Brentford Episode: "Somersaulting Dogs" 2008-2011 Neighbours Donna Freedman Regular role
Nominated- Logie Award for Most Popular New Female Talent (2009)
Nominated- Silver Logie Award for Most Popular Actress (2011)2009 I.C.U. Tristan Waters 2010 City Homicide Caitlin Brentford Episode: "Just Desserts" 2011 Pan Am Laura Cameron TV series, lead role References
- ^ a b "Laura Cameron Bio". American Broadcasting Company. http://beta.abc.go.com/shows/pan-am/bios/laura-cameron. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
- ^ Miller, Katie (14 April 2009). "Margot Robbie still girl next door". Gold Coast. http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/2009/04/14/68845_gossip-news.html. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
- ^ a b "Happy Birthday Margot Robbie". Neighbours.com. Australia: Network Ten. http://neighbours.com.au/Happy-Birthday-Margot-Robbie.htm. Retrieved 30 October 2008.
- ^ Margot Robbie at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ "Donna Freedman". Holy Soap. Channel 5. Archived from the original on 30 June 2009. http://web.archive.org/web/20090630012322/http://holysoap.five.tv/neighbours/cast/donna-freedman-215. Retrieved 27 September 2010.
- ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (14 January 2010). "Neighbours Star Reveals Audition Shock". Digital Spy. Hachette Filipacchi UK. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s14/neighbours/news/a196380/neighbours-star-reveals-audition-shock.html. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
- ^ AFP Missing Persons – Youth Week
- ^ "51st Annual TV Week Logie Awards winners". TV Week. Ninemsn. http://tvweek.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=795121. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
- ^ "Kids, Vote for Margot!". Neighbours.com. Australia: Network Ten. http://neighbours.com.au/Kids-Vote-for-Margot.htm. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
- ^ Elferink, Birgitta (14 September 2010). "Margot Robbie quits!". TV Week. Ninemsn. http://tvweek.ninemsn.com.au/blog.aspx?blogentryid=700939&showcomments=true. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
- ^ Yeap, Sue (3 April 2011). "Marais, Gibney to compete for Gold Logie". The West Australian (News Limited). http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/breaking/9126477/marais-gibney-to-compete-for-gold-logie/. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
- ^ a b Shearer, Geoff (15 September 2011). "Margot Robbie gets her US TV wings". Herald Sun (The Herald and Weekly Times). http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/confidential/margot-robbie-gets-her-us-tv-wings/story-e6frf96x-1226137221007. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (10 February 2011). "'Law & Order: Criminal Intent' Gets New Captain, 'Pan Am' Gets First Stewardess". Deadline.com. Mail.com Media. http://www.deadline.com/2011/02/law-order-criminal-intent-gets-new-captain-pan-am-gets-first-stewardess/. Retrieved 12 February 2011.
- ^ Shearer, Geoff (15 May 2009). "Teenager Ashleigh Brewer lands part with Neighbours". The Courier-Mail (Queensland Newspapers). http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,25482487-5003422,00.html. Retrieved 4 August 2010.
- ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (4 November 2010). "'Neighbours' star reveals Hollywood plans". Digital Spy. Hachette Filipacchi UK. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s14/neighbours/news/a285935/neighbours-star-reveals-hollywood-plans.html. Retrieved 4 November 2010.
External links
- Official Margot Robbie Site
- Margot Robbie at the Internet Movie Database
- Margot Robbie profile on The Perfect Blend, a Neighbours fan site
- Official Neighbours Website (Australia)
- Ramsay St gets a new generation Sydney Morning Herald article
- Anti-Smoking campaigner Dorset Western Gazette article
Categories:- Australian soap opera actors
- Australian television actors
- Australian expatriates in the United States
- 1990 births
- Living people
- People from the Gold Coast, Queensland
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