Margot Elise Robbie, born July 2, 1990, in Dalby, Australia, is an Australian actress and producer. Known for her impactful performances, Robbie has garnered acclaim in both blockbuster and independent films and earned multiple award nominations throughout her career.
Early Age
Margot Robbie was raised in Queensland, Australia, and is the second youngest of four siblings. Her parents separated when she was young, and she was primarily raised by her single mother, Sarie Kessler.
Robbie spent much of her childhood on her grandparents’ farm in the Gold Coast hinterland, where she developed an early interest in performing, often staging shows for her family.
Education
Robbie attended Somerset College, where she studied drama. As a teenager, she balanced her studies with multiple jobs, including tending bar, cleaning houses, and working at Subway.
Career
Margot Robbie’s acting career began in 2008 when she landed a role on the Australian soap opera Neighbours. Her breakout role came in 2013 with Martin Scorsese’s The Wolf of Wall Street, where she portrayed Naomi Lapaglia, earning widespread acclaim for her performance.
She continued to rise in Hollywood with roles such as Jane Porter in The Legend of Tarzan (2016) and the iconic Harley Quinn in Suicide Squad (2016), which she reprised in subsequent DC Extended Universe films.
Robbie’s career highlights include her Oscar-nominated performance as Tonya Harding in I, Tonya (2017), her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth I in Mary Queen of Scots (2018), and her roles in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019) and Bombshell (2019), both of which earned her further acclaim and award nominations.
In addition to acting, Robbie co-founded the production company LuckyChap Entertainment in 2014.
Personal Life
In December 2016, Robbie married filmmaker Tom Ackerley in a private ceremony. They co-founded LuckyChap Entertainment together. In July 2024, Robbie announced that she and Ackerley were expecting their first child.
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