Emily browning biography

Australian actress

Emily Browning
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Born	Emily Jane Browning Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Education	Eltham High School
Occupations
Years&#;active	–present
Spouse	Eddie O'Keefe &#; (m.&#;)&#;

Emily Jane Browning is an Australian actress.

She made her film debut in the television film The Echo of Thunder (), and subsequently appeared in television shows such as High Flyers (), Something in the Air (–), and Blue Heelers (–). Her breakthrough role was in the horror film Ghost Ship, which introduced her to a wider audience.

In , 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 ().

Browning is also established for her roles in the horror film The Uninvited (), the action film Sucker Punch (), the independent drama Sleeping Beauty (), and the titanic romantic historical disaster film Pompeii ().

She was named the Breakthrough Performer of The Year by the Hamptons International Production Festival for her role in the latter. Browning's other films include Summer in February, Plush (both ), Legend () and Golden Exits ().

From to , she starred as Laura Moon in the Starz TV series American Gods. She also had a recurring role in Showtime's drama series The Affair (–). In , she starred as Zoe in Amazon Prime's Australian apocalyptic survivalist comedy series Class Of '07.

Early animation and education

Emily Jane Browning was born in Melbourne, Victoria, the daughter of Andrew and Shelley Browning. She has two younger brothers, Nicholas and Matthew.^[1]

She attended Hurstbridge Learning Co-op and Eltham High School.^[1]

Career

–

Browning's debut acting role was in the Hallmark Channel movie The Echo of Thunder.^[2] Additional roles in Australian production and television productions soon followed, including recurring roles in the television series Blue Heelers from to , and Something in the Air from to In , Browning appeared as the daughter of the character played by Billy Connolly in The Man Who Sued God.^[3]

She made her American film debut in 's Ghost Ship, and won an Australian Film Institute Award for Best Young Actress, the same year.^[4] In , she appeared opposite Heath Ledger and Orlando Bloom in 's Ned Kelly, and reunited with Connolly the following year in the film adaptation of Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, in which she played Violet Baudelaire.^[5]

In , Browning appeared in the music video for Evermore's "Light Surrounding You".

In the behind-the-scenes video for the clip, the band stated, "[We] suck as actors, so we decided to get Emily".^[6] She attended the L'Oreal Fashion Festival as a festival ambassador on 1 February ^[7]

–

Browning played the guide role in the horror motion picture The Uninvited, an American remake of the South Korean movie A Tale of Two Sisters.

She turned down a demand to audition for the role of Bella Swan in Twilight, citing exhaustion, despite an endorsement from series author Stephenie Meyer.^[8][9] In , she was cast as Babydoll in Zack Snyder's action film Sucker Punch, as a replacement for Amanda Seyfried, who dropped out due to scheduling conflicts.^[10] Filming took place in Vancouver from September to January ,^[11] and the clip was released on 25 Rally ^[12] In an interview at Comic-Con, she confirmed that she would be singing in the film, while claiming that her audition tape brought tears to her casting agent's eyes and the song she selected ("Killing Me Softly") was one of Zack Snyder's wife Deborah's favourites, which Browning referred to as the "selling point" on her being cast in the role.^[13]

In February , it was announced that Browning would play the lead role in the independent Australian film Sleeping Beauty, directed by Julia Leigh.^[14][15] She replaced Mia Wasikowska, who was pledged to a film adaptation of Jane Eyre at the time.^[16] The film screened at the Cannes Film Festival and the Sydney Film Festival.

In a review from the festival, Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian called the film "Technically elegant with vehemence and control Emily Browning gives a fierce and strong performance There is force and originality in Leigh's work".^[17] Fionnuala Halligan in Screen International wrote "Browning has gone the distance for her director and together, they have delivered something here that sometimes catches your breath".^[18] At the festival Browning said, "Even reading the screenplay, it made me feel uncomfortable.

But that was something that attracted me to it. I would prefer to polarise an audience as opposed to making an entertaining film everybody feels ambivalent about."^[19]

–present

In , she replaced English actress Ophelia Lovibond as female lead Florence Carter-Wood in the film Summer in February.^[20] The film is based on the book of the same title, by Jonathan Smith.^[21] In July , Browning was cast in God Help the Girl, a musical film by Belle and Sebastian front-man Stuart Murdoch.^[22] Browning played Eve, and the role required live singing.^[23] Filming on the production began on 8 July and wrapped on 12 August

Browning was cast in Catherine Hardwicke's Plush alongside Cam Gigandet,^[25] replacing Evan Rachel Wood (who was originally attached to the project) due to scheduling conflicts.^[26] Browning also starred alongside Xavier Samuel^[27] whom she met on the set during filming.

Magic Magic, directed by Sebastián Silva, screened at the Sundance Film Festival. designated the production as a "Top Pick".^[28]

Browning starred in Paul W. S. Anderson's epic romantic historical disaster movie Pompeii.

The project was filmed in Toronto and the capital of Pompeii.^[29] The film received generally mixed to negative reviews, although Browning's performance was generally assessed more favorably.^[30] Browning took a break from filming on Pompeii, and returned home to Australia to film a harmony video for the song "No Matter What You Say" by the band Imperial Teen.

The video follows Browning as the lead character, conducting a 'live art-piece'.^[31][32]

In , Browning filmed Shangri-La Suite. The story follows two young lovers who break out of a mental hospital in and set out on a road trip to Los Angeles to fulfill the boy's lifelong dream of killing his idol Elvis Presley, who appears as a supporting character.

Luke Grimes and Avan Jogia co-star.^[33] The same year, she appeared in Years & Years's "Take Shelter" music video.^[34]

In , Browning appeared in the biopic crime thriller Legend, alongside Tom Hardy, who portrayed twin brothers and infamous s London gangsters Reggie and Ronnie Kray.

She portrayed Frances Shea, the first wife of Reggie Kray.^[35]

Browning was cast in American Gods as Laura Satellite. Neil Gaiman, author of the novel, said, "I've been fascinated by Emily Browning since A Series of Unfortunate Events.

She has a challenge ahead of her: Laura is a tricky character, and the Laura on the screen is even trickier and more dangerous than the one on the page. She's going to have a superb time bringing Laura to life".^[36]

In June , it was announced that Browning would replace Anna Paquin in Andrea Pallaoro's drama Monica, joining Trace Lysette, Patricia Clarkson and Adriana Barraza.^[37] She is also set to celebrity in Lance Edmands' thriller Brightwater, starring alongside Scoot McNairy and Jack Reynor.^[38]

Personal life

From to , Browning was in a bond with Plush co-star Xavier Samuel.^[39][40]

She married Eddie O'Keefe in April ^[41][42]

When Browning was 21 years old, she moved to London, but then moved to Los Angeles when London became "too expensive to live." She initially disliked the city but then settled down on the Eastside and currently resides there, while sporadically traveling back to her hometown in Australia.^[43][44] She also has spoken on her depression and stated she has been doing therapy ever since entity diagnosed.^[45]

Browning noted that she is spiritual but not religious: "I like the idea there is something innately magical about human connection.

But I don't comprehend, I'm okay with not knowing, and I get pissed off by anyone who claims to know for sure.

Australian actress and model Emily Browning gained fame in when she played one of the main roles in the film "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events". At the time of the film's release, she was only 16 years old, but at such a young age, she knew that she wanted to pursue a career in acting. Later on, Andrew and Shelley became parents to two boys - Matthew and Nicholas. By that time, Browning had already appeared in 13 projects, starting her acting career at the age of 9.

A dogmatic atheist is just as annoying as a Bible-thumping crazy person."^[46]

Filmography

Film

Television

Music videos

Video games

Awards and nominations

See also

References

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