![]() Avg.User Rating: Rate this person: Actor Born: 1967 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Biography:Daughter of Australian actor "Barry Otto" and graduate of the prestigious NIDA theatrical school (which spawned such down-under luminaries as "Mel Gibson" and "Judy Davis"), "Miranda Otto"'s role as Eowyn in the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy had the four-time AFA nominated actress excited and overwhelmed. Likening the experience to being in "The Wizard of Oz", Otto speculated that the trilogy will withstand the test of time, endearing itself to generations to come as a timeless fantasy for all ages.
Gaining critical recognition for roles in such films as "The Girl Who Came Late" (1991) and "Gillian Anderson"'s "Last Days of Chez Nous", Otto made her feature debut in "Emma's War" (1986). Otto's portrayal of a daughter who is blind to the crippling tolls that World War II has taken on her fragile mother led the actress to roles in many critically acclaimed but little-seen films. After a decade of... Full Biography
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