Rose Byrne

Rose Byrne
Byrne at the premiere of I Give It a Year in 2013
Born
Mary Rose Byrne

(1979-07-24) 24 July 1979 (age 44)
EducationUniversity of Sydney
OccupationActress
Years active1994–present
Partner(s)Brendan Cowell
(2003–2010)
Bobby Cannavale
(2012–present)
Children2
RelativesRose McIver (sister-in-law)

Mary Rose Byrne[1][2] (born 24 July 1979[3]) is an Australian actress. She made her screen debut in the film Dallas Doll (1994),[4] and continued to act in Australian film and television throughout the 1990s. She obtained her first leading film role in The Goddess of 1967 (2000), which brought her the Volpi Cup for Best Actress,[5] and made the transition to American cinema with a small role in Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002), followed by bigger parts in Hollywood productions of Troy (2004), 28 Weeks Later (2007) and Knowing (2009).

Byrne appeared as Ellen Parsons in the legal thriller series Damages (2007–2012), which earned her nominations for two Golden Globe Awards and two Primetime Emmy Awards. Roles in Get Him to the Greek (2010), Bridesmaids (2011), Neighbors (2014), Spy (2015) and Instant Family (2018) established her as a comedic actress. She has also starred in the horror film Insidious (2010) and its sequels Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013) and Insidious: The Red Door (2023) ; the superhero film X-Men: First Class (2011) and its sequel X-Men: Apocalypse (2016); and the family film Peter Rabbit (2018) and its sequel Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway (2021). Byrne also portrayed Gloria Steinem in the miniseries Mrs. America (2020) and led the comedy series Physical (2021–2023) and Platonic (2023).

  1. ^ "Rose Byrne talks Irish Roots – & movies Damages, Knowing & Get Him to the Greek". YouTube. Archived from the original on 30 October 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
  2. ^ Annette Dasey (10 June 2009). "Ten Minutes with Rose Byrne". Yahoo! Lifestyle. Archived from the original on 11 July 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  3. ^ Rose, Mike (24 July 2021). "Today's famous birthdays list for July 24, 2021 includes celebrities Jennifer Lopez, Kristin Chenoweth". Cleveland Plain-Dealer. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  4. ^ Michael Bodey (27 February 2013). "A funny thing happened to Rose Byrne". The Australian. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  5. ^ Paul Fischer (22 April 2001). "Interview: Rose Byrne for "The Goddess of 1967"". Dark Horizons. Dark Futures Pty. Limited. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2013.