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Rose Byrne
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July 24, 1979 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Biography:Though Australian-born actress Rose Byrne made her film debut in 1994, when she played a supporting role in the eccentric drama Dallas Doll alongside Sandra Bernhard and Jake Blundell, her breakout performances within her native country were both on the small screen; namely, in the soap opera Echo Point and the long-running drama series Heartbreak High. After developing a fan base and gaining some critical recognition, Byrne was cast alongside fellow Aussie Heath Ledger in Two Hands (1999), which featured the actress playing an innocent country girl whose would-be suitor has unwittingly found himself in the midst of a mafia scandal. Though she undoubtedly caught the eye of American filmmakers after Two Hands' premiere at the 1999 Sundance Film Festival, Byrne wouldn't appear in an American film until several years later, when she made a very small appearance in a very big movie -- Star Wars: Episode II... Full Biography
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Kirsten Dunst and Rose Byrne in "Marie Antoinette"
From left, Rose Byrne, Kirsten Dunst and Mary Nighy in "Marie Antoinette"
Rose Byrne as Briseis and Brad Pitt as Achilles in "Troy"
Brian Cox as Agamemnon and Rose Byrne as Briseis in "Troy"
Rose Byrne, left, and Jeremy Renner, second from left, in "28 Weeks Later" (Fox Atomic)
Rose Byrne and Nicolas Cage in"Knowing"
From left: Cillian Murphy, Chris Evans, Rose Byrne and Hiroyuki Sanada in "Sunshine" (Fox...
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