Who Is Margot Robbie?
Margot Robbie is a famous Australian actress and producer known for her work in both blockbusters and independent films. Because of her descent work, she has received various accolades including nominations for two Academy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, and five British Academy Film Awards. In 2017, Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world. Whereas Forbes named her as one of the Forbes 30 under 30 of 2017 and she was ranked as one of the world’s highest-paid actresses by Forbes in 2019.
She began her career in 2008 on the television series Neighbours on which she was a regular until 2011. From 2011 to 2012, she led the television series Pan Am after her relocation to America. In 2013, she had her breakthrough with the black comedy film The Wolf of Wall Street. She went on and achieved wider recognition with starring roles as Jane Porter in The Legend of Tarzan (2016) and Harley Quinn in the DC Extended Universe films, beginning with Suicide Squad (2016). Because of her portrayal of figure skater Tonya Harding in the biopic I, Tonya (2017), she received critical acclaim and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress.
This acclaim continued for her performances as Queen 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). She received BAFTA Award nominations for all three and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the last. Since then, she has starred as an aspiring actress in the period film Babylon (2022) and the titular fashion doll in the comedy Barbie (2023) which emerged as her highest-grossing release. In 2014, she co-founded the production company LuckyChap Entertainment with her husband, filmmaker Tom Ackerley. Under the company, they have produced several films including, I, Tonya, Promising Young Woman (2020), and Barbie, as well as the Hulu series Dollface (219-2022), and the Netflix miniseries Maid (2021).
How Old Is Margot Robbie?
Robbie is 33 years old as of September 2023, having been born on July 2, 1990, in Dalby, Queensland, Australia. Margot Robbie shares her birthdate with celebrities such as; Lindsay Lohan, Ashley Tisdale, Stunna Girl, and many more.
Margot Robbie Family
Who are Margot Robbie’s Parents?
Robbie was born to Doug Robbie (Father) and Sarie Kessler (Mother, born on June 22, 1957). Her father is a former far owner and sugar tycoon whereas her mother is a physiotherapist. Her parents separated when she was five and thus she and her siblings were raised by their single mother and had minimal contact with their father.
Does Margot Robbie have Siblings?
She is the youngest of four thus she has three siblings. An elder sister by the name of Anya Robbie and an elder brother by the name of Lachlan Robbie. Also, she has a younger brother by the name of Cameron Robbie (born in 1995).
Margot Robbie Education
Robbie received her education in a circus school where she was enrolled by her mother where she excelled in trapeze and received a certificate at the age of eight. In high school, she studied drama at Somerset College.
Margot Robbie Husband
Robbie is married to the love of her life, Tom Ackerley (born in June 1990) an English film producer, actor, and former assistant director. They met in 2013 on the set of Suite Francaise and got married in December 2016in Australia. They reside in Venice Beach, California.
Margot Robbie Kids
Robbie and her husband do not have any kids as of September 2023. In case there is new news regarding this matter, we shall update it here as soon as possible.
Margot Robbie Height – Measurements
Adding up to her well-curved and beautiful body, she stands at a height of 5 feet 6 inches (1.68m) and a weight of 57kg (125 lbs).
Margot Robbie Career
Margot Robbie 2008-2012
In 2008, she made her television debut in a guest role as Caitlin Brentford in the drama series City Homicide. She followed this with a two-episode arc in the children’s television series The Elephant Princess in which she starred alongside Liam Hemsworth. In June 2008, she began playing Donna Freedman for the television soap opera Neighbours. In her three-year stint on the soap, she received two Logie Award nominations. Shortly after arriving in America, she landed the role of Laura Cameron in the period drama series Pan Am (2011).
Margot Robbie 2013-2015
Next, she appeared in the romantic comedy About Time (2013) )co-starring Domhall Gleeson and Rachel McAdams. That same year, she had her breakthrough with the role of Naomi Lapagila in Martin Scorsese’s biographical black comedy The Wolf of Wall Street, co-starring Leonardo DiCaprio. In 2014, she and her future husband, Tom Ackeley, and their prospective longtime friends Sophia Kerr and Josey McNamara started their own production company, LuckyChap Entertainment.
The following year, she appeared in four films. One of those was the comedy-drama film Focus opposite Will Smith, Glenn Ficara, and John Requa. She was nominated for the Rising Star Award at the 68th British Academy of Film Arts. Her next appearance was in Suite Francaise alongside Michelle William and Kristin Scott Thomas. She followed this appearing opposite Chris Pine and Chiwetel Ejiofor in Z for Zachariah. Her fourth release of 2015 was a cameo appearance in Adam McKay’s comedy-drama, The Big Short.
Margot Robbie 2016-2018
In 2016, she reunited with Ficarra and Requa playing a British war correspondent in the film adaptation of The Taliban Shuffle called Whiskey Tango Foxtrot co-starring Martin Freeman and Tina Fey. Later that year, she took part in an adventure film, The Legend of Tarzan. She became the first person to portray DC Comics villain Harley Quinn in live-action when she signed on to David Ayer’s 2016 superhero film Suicide Squad. That same year in October, she hosted the season 42 premiere on NBC’s late-night sketch comedy Saturday Night Live. In 2017, she collaborated with Domhall Gleeson in Simon Curtis’ Goodbye Christopher Robin.
Her final 2017 release and LuckyChap Entertainment’s first release was Craig Gillespie’s sports black comedy I, Tonya. The film premiered at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival. Because of her performance, she received numerous accolades including nominations for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Award, and a Critics’ Choice Movie Award, all for Best Actress. She began 2018 with the voice play of Flopsy Rabbit in Peter Rabbit. Her next two films of 2018 were – the neo-noir thriller Terminal and comedy-horror Slaughterhouse Rulez, but were critical and commercial failures. Her final release of 2018 was the historical drama Mary Queen of Scots.
Margot Robbie 2019-Present
Her first release of 2019 was the LuckyChap Entertainment production, Dreamland. From 2019 to 2022, she began executive producing the comedy series Dollface which streamed on Hulu. That same year, she starred in Jay Roach’s drama Bombshell as Kayla Pospisil, a composite character based on several Fox News. The film co-stars Nicole Kidman and Charlize Theron. In 2020, she began the new decade by reprising the role of Harley Quinn in Cathy Yan’s Birds of Prey. Because of the film, she received two nominations at the 46th People’s Choice Awards. In 2020 also, she served as a producer on Promising Young Woman.
The following year, reprised her voice as Flopsy Rabbit in Pater Rabbit 2: The Runaway. Also, she made her third outing as Quinn in the standhouse sequel, The Suicide Squad. She then reprised her role as Donna Freedman in 2022 for the final episode of Neighbours. In 2023, she had a single scene in Asteroid City. Her next film release was the fantasy comedy Barbi, co-starring Ryan Gosling as Ken. Variety reported that Robbie earned $12.5 million for the role, the highest for an actress in Hollywood that year. Next, she will star in and produce a prequel to the Ocen’s film series, one again opposite Gosling.
Margot Robbie’s Other Work
She has been a vocal supporter of human rights, women’s rights, gender equality, and LGBT rights. Through LuckyChap Entertainment, she and her co-founders focus on promoting female stories from female storytellers. She was a part of a fundraising event in 2014, in support of the Motion Picture & Television Fund. In 2015, she helped raise $12 million through the BGC Global Charity Day fundraising event which donates money to different charities around the world.
The following year, she joined other celebrities and UN Refugee Agency staff in a petition aiming to gather public support for the growing number of families forced to flee conflict and persecution worldwide. While hosting Saturday Night Live in October 2016, she made a stand for same-sex marriage in her native Australia, wearing a T-shirt that read “Say ‘I DO’ Down Under” with a map of her country in rainbow colors. A year later, she joined Chris Hemsworth in advocating for the same purpose.
Margot Robbie Salary
Robbie earns an annual basic salary of $50 million working for Barbie as an actress.
Margot Robbie’s Net Worth
Margot has a net worth of $60 million. She has accumulated her wealth through her career as an Actress.