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Margot Robbie

Acting

Born July 2, 1990 · Dalby, Queensland, Australia

Also known as Margot Elise Robbie

Biography

Margot Elise Robbie (/ˈmɑːrɡoʊ ˈrɒbi/ MAR-goh ROB-ee; born 2 July 1990) is an Australian actress and producer. The world's highest-paid actress in 2023, she is known for her performances in both blockbuster and independent films. Robbie has been nominated for three Academy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, and six British Academy Film Awards. Born and raised in Queensland, Robbie began her acting career in 2008 on the television soap opera Neighbours, where she appeared as a regular until 2011. After relocating to the US, she starred in the television drama Pan Am (2011–2012). She gained international recognition with her breakthrough role in Martin Scorsese's black comedy The Wolf of Wall Street (2013). She garnered wider acclaim for her performances as Jane Porter in The Legend of Tarzan (2016) and Harley Quinn in three superhero films of the DC Extended Universe: Suicide Squad (2016), Birds of Prey (2020) and The Suicide Squad (2021). Robbie earned a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress for portraying figure skater Tonya Harding in the biopic I, Tonya (2017). She received critical acclaim for her performances as Elizabeth I in Mary Queen of Scots (2018), Sharon Tate in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019), and a Fox News employee in Bombshell (2019), the latter earning her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She starred as an aspiring actress in the period drama Babylon (2022). She played the titular fashion doll in the fantasy comedy Barbie (2023), her highest-grossing release, which earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Picture as a producer. She has since produced and starred in Wuthering Heights (2026). In 2017, Time included Robbie among its list of the 100 most influential people in the world. She is married to filmmaker Tom Ackerley, with whom she has one child. Together, they co-founded the production company LuckyChap Entertainment in 2014. Under the label, they have produced several projects, including the films I, Tonya, Promising Young Woman (2020), Barbie, and Saltburn (2023), as well as the Hulu series Dollface (2019–2022) and the Netflix miniseries Maid (2021). Outside the entertainment industry, Robbie is an advocate for human rights, women's rights, gender equality and LGBT rights. Description above from the Wikipedia article Margot Robbie, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards & recognition

  • Sant Jordi Prize · 2020
  • AACTA International AwardBest Actress · 2018
  • Critics' Choice Movie AwardBest Actress in a Comedy · 2018
  • People's Choice Awards · 2017
  • Critics' Choice Movie AwardBest Actress in an Action Movie · 2016
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  • Empire AwardBest Female Newcomer · 2014
  • Empire Awards · 2014
  • Golden Schmoes Awards · 2013
  • AACTA Awards
  • Critics' Choice Awards
  • Academy AwardBest Picture · 2024 · nominated
  • Golden Globe AwardBest Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy · 2023 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Supporting Actress · 2020 · nominated
  • Golden Globe AwardBest Supporting Actress – Motion Picture · 2020 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Actress · 2018 · nominated
  • BAFTA AwardBest Actress in a Leading Role · 2018 · nominated
  • Golden Globe AwardBest Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy · 2018 · nominated
  • Screen Actors Guild AwardOutstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role · 2018 · nominated
  • BAFTA Rising Star Award · 2015 · nominated
  • Golden Schmoes Awards · 2015 · nominated
  • Gold Derby Awards · 2014 · nominated
  • MTV Movie AwardBest Breakthrough Performance · 2014 · nominated
  • Seattle Film Critics Association · 2014 · nominated
  • Young Hollywood Awards · 2014 · nominated
  • Awards Circuit community awards · 2013 · nominated
  • Golden Schmoes Awards · 2013 · nominated
  • Logie AwardMost Popular Actress · 2011 · nominated
  • Logie AwardMost Popular New Female Talent · 2009 · nominated
  • 2016 MTV Movie Awards · nominated
  • 2016 Teen Choice Awards · nominated

Filmography50+ titles

Maid

2021Executive Producer

The Wolf of Wall Street

2013as Naomi Lapaglia

About Time

2013as Charlotte

Top Gear

2002as Self

Mike

2022Executive Producer

The Suicide Squad

2021as Harley Quinn

I, Tonya

2017as Tonya

Babylon

2022as Nellie LaRoy

Promising Young Woman

2020Producer

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

2019as Sharon Tate

The Big Short

2015as Self

Suite Française

2014as Celine Joseph

The Graham Norton Show

2007as Self

The Elephant Princess

as Juliet

Barbie Dreamhouse Challenge

as Self

Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway

2021as Flopsy Rabbit / The Narrator (voice)

Hot Ones

2015as Self

Saltburn

2023Producer

Dollface

2019as Imelda

Goodbye Christopher Robin

2017as Daphne Milne

CBS News Sunday Morning

1979as Self (archive footage)

Barbie

2023as Barbie

Birds of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn

2020as Harley Quinn

Focus

2015as Jess Barrett

Saturday Night Live

1975as Self - Host

My Old Ass

2024Producer

Bombshell

2019as Kayla Pospisil

Wuthering Heights

2026as Cathy

Sirens

2025Executive Producer

Peter Rabbit

2018as Flopsy Rabbit / Narrator (voice)

Mary Queen of Scots

2018as Queen Elizabeth I

Asteroid City

2023as The Actress / Wife

Pan Am

2011as Laura Cameron

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019as Self

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot

2016as Tanya Vanderpoel

A Big Bold Beautiful Journey

2025as Sarah

Amsterdam

2022as Valerie Voze

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015as Self - Guest

Neighbours

1985as Donna Freedman

Dreamland

2019as Allison Wells

The Legend of Tarzan

2016as Jane Porter

Suicide Squad

2016as Harley Quinn

City Homicide

2006as Caitlin Brentford

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014as Self - Guest

Borderline

2025Executive Producer

Z for Zachariah

2015as Ann Burden

Slaughterhouse Rulez

2018as Audrey

Terminal

2018as Annie / Bonnie

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003as Self - Guest

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014as Self - Guest