Today we offer a closer acquaintance with the Hollywood actress Ayla Fisher. For most viewers around the world, she is known for her roles in such films as Uninvited Guests, The Illusion of Deception, Shopaholic, The Great Gatsby, as well as the popular Australian TV series Home and On the Road.
Biography
The future Hollywood star was born on February 3, 1976 in the capital of Oman - Muscat. Her father was a Scotsman by birth and worked as a banker at a local United Nations mission. Isla has four brothers. A few years after the birth of the girl, her entire large family moved to the Australian city of Perth.
For the first time on a blue screen, Isla appeared at the age of nine, starring in a commercial. The young talent was quickly noticed and very soon invited her to play leading roles in the films for children “Paradise Beach” and “Bay City”. After graduating from school, Ayla entered the Women's Methodist College, while studying in which she actively participated in amateur productions.
Isla Fisher: filmography, the beginning of a career in cinema
At the age of 18, the young actress played one of the main roles in the popular Australian series called "Home and On The Road." However, after three years, she decided to leave this project, which brought her fame and recognition, in favor of new achievements. Isla began performing on the stage of the London Theater and began her studies at the Paris art school. Despite great success as a theater actress, Fisher never parted with the dream to conquer the famous Hollywood.
2000s: films with Isla Fisher
At the beginning of the new millennium, namely in 2002, the actress appeared before the audience on the big screen in the film adaptation of the popular cartoon “Scooby-Doo”. Isla brilliantly played the role of a temperamental person named Mary Jane, who is also a lover of the protagonist - Shaggy Rogers. The work of Fisher was appreciated by film critics, and she began to be offered to participate in a variety of Hollywood projects. So, she starred in such films as “Dallas-362” (2003), “Heartbreakers” (2004) and several others.
Continuing a movie career
Isla Fisher, whose filmography already consisted of several prominent paintings, played a truly significant role in 2005 in the film "Uninvited Guests". In this project, she played a heroine named Gloria Cleary. Thanks to this work, Isla became the winner of the MTV Movie Awards in the Performance Breakthrough category.
The actress’s film career quickly went uphill. So, in the same 2005, she played the hostess of a party in Manhattan in a relationship drama called London. Isla's partners on the set were Chris Evans, Jessica Beale and Jason Statham.
Two years later, Ayla again appeared on the big screens in the movie "I Marry the First Counter" by Michael Ian Black. In this project, Fisher played in tandem with Jason Biggs. According to the plot, the main character decided to make a proposal and make a proposal to his beloved, dressed up in Cupid's costume. However, the girl was so shocked by his appearance that she died. After this, the unfortunate groom jokingly offers to marry him to a waitress performed by Isla Fisher, who unexpectedly agrees ...
Also in 2008, the actress in the company of Elizabeth Banks, Ryan Reynolds and Abigail Breslin took part in the filming of "Yes, maybe ...". In addition, she voiced one of the characters in the popular cartoon Horton. The following year, Islay played a major role in the comedy melodrama Shopaholic. According to the plot, Fisher's heroine named Rebecca Bloomwood is simply shopping obsessed. In addition, she manages to keep her own column in the journal devoted to savings, although she does not understand anything about finances.
This was followed by the participation of the actress in such projects as “Hands and Feet for Love” (2010), “Bachelors” (2012), “Illusion of Deception” (2013), “The Great Gatsby” (2013) and “Substitution” (2013). In addition, Isla voiced one of the characters in the animated films “Rango” (2011) and “Keepers of Dreams” (2012).
Personal life
Isla Fisher is married to Sasha Baron Cohen. Her husband is a famous American actor and comedian, and most viewers are known for his characters such as Ali G, Borat and Admiral Huffaz Aladin. Isla Fisher and Sasha Baron Cohen are raising two joint daughters - Olive (born in 2007) and Elula Lotti Miriam (born in 2010).