The now popular Australian actress Rose Byrne, like many others, began with small episodes and minor roles in films and TV shows. But you can’t hide the talent, so as soon as this opportunity was given, Rose showed her abilities and began her journey to the stellar heights of the film industry. The main thing that distinguishes Rose Byrne from other actresses is that she is unpredictable. She copes with any role flawlessly! In this article, the
filmography of the actress will be considered
, as well as some facts from her biography.
The beginning of the creative path
Esther Judith Rose Byrne was born in 1979 in the town of Balmayne, near Sydney. The parents of the future actress were natives of Scotland and Ireland: her mother worked as an administrator at school, and her father worked as a market analyst. In the family, in addition to Rose, there were three more children - older sisters Ellis and Lucy and brother George. They spent their childhood in their native Balmayne. From an early age, Rose played on the stage of the Australian Youth Theater and already then knew what she would devote her life to.
At age eleven, Rose Byrne moved to Crows Nest and went to college. After graduating, she studied at one of the universities of Sydney. In 1999, she began taking lessons at the Atlantic Theater of William Macy and David Mamet.
First roles
Rose Byrne revived her first heroine on the screen in the movie "Dallas Doll" in 1994. Then followed a series of television series, among which: "Echo Point", "School of Broken Hearts." In 1995, the young actress played in the film "Fingers a Fan", where she showed herself in all its glory. The talented girl was noticed by the directors and began to be invited to other roles. So she took part in the filming of “Date” in 1999, “Back to College” in 2000, and in the same year she played a blind girl in the film “Goddess 1967”. The last work was marked by the Volpi Women's Cup at the Venice Film Festival.
On the way to success
In 1997, the shooting of the police series “Call of the Killer” took place, in which Rose Byrne also took part. The biography of the actress is rich not only in film roles, she successfully performed on the stage of the theater, in particular, played one of the main roles in the production of “Three Sisters” based on the play of the same name by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov. She also collaborated with musicians - she starred in the video of Darren Hayes for the song I miss you and in the video of Alex Lloyd for the single Black The Sun. At the same time, she enters into a contract for shooting television commercials for Sony.
Foreign projects
In 2002, the doors of Hollywood opened for Rose. Her debut was the role of the maidservant of the main character, played by Natalie Portman, in the second part of the movie "Star Wars". In the same year, she appeared on the screen in the film “The City of Ghosts”.
Noteworthy are other Australian films with Rose Byrne, for example, “The Night That Called Day,” “Incorrigible Optimist.”
True success
2004 was the peak for the actress in her career. She was invited to play the role of priestess Briseis, who was abducted by Achilles during the
Trojan War in the movie "Troy." The whole world spoke of Rose, glory and recognition literally fell on her.
The following year, she again met with her Troy colleague Peter O'Tull on the same set in the Casanova project. In 2005, she also starred in the films "Inhabitants" and "Obsession." The last work is still considered the best in the career of an actress. In this film, she appears before the viewer in an unusual way of a real bitch named Alex, who in every possible way acts on the hero of the actor Josh Harnett so that he parted with his lover.
In 2007, Rose took part in the filming of the sci-fi thriller Hell, the post-apocalyptic horror film Twenty-Eight Weeks Later and the comedy drama Freshly Buried. In 2008, she appeared in the image of the main character of the film "Soft Blow". In the same year, she could be seen among the actors in the films “The Sign” and “Adam”.
From 2004 to 2006, Byrne was the face of the cosmetics company Max Factor.
Kinoroli of recent years
In recent years, Rose began to appear more and more on screens in various roles. In 2010, she played one of the heroines in "Escape from Vegas", in 2011 - Moira MacTagget in "X-Men: First Class", Renee in "Astral" and Helen Harris in "Hen Night in Vegas".
2012 presented the audience with an interesting short film with the participation of Rose Byrne entitled "Losses" and the picture "A Place Under the Pines." The actress also voiced the author in the film "Unity". In the period from 2007 to 2012, Rose starred in the series "Scramble." It is interesting that the actress not only transforms into various images, but also easily uses different accents of the English language in the process. So, in different films she spoke with Australian, Canadian, American and British accents.
Rose Byrne: Personal Life
It is known that the actress met with the director and Australian writer Gregor Jordan, and also for a long time with actor Brandon Cowell. With neither the first nor the second life partner, she was unable to create a family. Rose is now in a relationship with actor Bobby Cannavale. Together they are from the fall of 2012, whether they will become spouses - time will tell.