Miranda Otto Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
Miranda Otto (born 16 December 1967) is an Australian actress. The daughter of actors Barry and Lindsay Otto, and the sister of actress Gracie Otto, Brisbane-born Miranda began her acting career at age 18 in 1986, and has appeared in a variety of independent and major studio films. Otto made her major film debut in Emma's War, in which she played a teenager who moves to Australia's bush country during World War II.After a decade of critically acclaimed roles in Australian films, Otto gained Hollywood's attention during the 1990s after appearing in supporting roles in the films The Thin Red Line and What Lies Beneath. She became a household name in the early 2000s for playing Éowyn in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings film trilogy.
Full Name
Miranda Otto
Net Worth
$400,000
Date Of Birth
December 16, 1967
Place Of Birth
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Height
1.65 m
Occupation
Actress
Profession
Actor
Work Position
Awards for Miranda Otto
Education
Newcastle High School, National Institute of Dramatic Art
Nationality
Australian
Spouse
Peter O'Brien
Children
Darcey O'Brien
Parents
Lindsay Otto, Barry Otto
Siblings
Gracie Otto, Edward Otto
Nicknames
Miranda Otto, Otto, Miranda, Miranda Herooo
IMDB
Awards
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, AACTA Award for Best Supporting Actress, Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Acting Ensemble, Logie Award for Most Outstanding Actress, Satellite Award for Best Ensemble – Motion Picture
Nominations
AACTA Award for Best Lead Actress, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series, AACTA Award for Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama
Movies
I, Frankenstein, War of the Worlds, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Reaching for the Moon, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The Homesman, What Lies Beneath, Flight of the Phoenix, Annabelle 2, Love Serenade, In Her Skin, Danny Deckchair, The Daughter, The Thin Red Line, Julie Wa...
TV Shows
The Starter Wife, Cashmere Mafia, Homeland, 24: Legacy, A Marriage
Star Sign
Sagittarius
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Quote
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Everyone says you should get a photo taken of yourself while you're pregnant. I've got a film [War of the Worlds (2005)]. It'll be nice for my daughter, too, to look at one day. She was in it.
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[When asked about her worst memory of being involved in the Lord of the Rings trilogy] "When we were doing reshoots, we spent a few days doing the scene where I'm fighting the Witch-King. It was hard coming back after a couple of years away and not being as fit as I had been then."
3
I'm so fair that I didn't go in the sun as a child. When all my friends were on the beach, I was going to ballet. The teachers there didn't like you going in the sun, so I never did.
In 2003, she received a Helpmann Award Nomination for "Best Female Actor in a Play" for "A Doll's House".
4
Was pregnant with daughter Darcey while filming War of the Worlds (2005).
5
Won Logie for Most Outstanding Actress In A Drama Series for the miniseries Through My Eyes (May 2005)
6
Gave birth to her first child, a girl, named "Darcey", in Australia. Her husband, Peter O'Brien, who was unable to attend the birth, watched via web cam from America. [April 2005]
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In the fight scenes from the "Lord of the Rings" movies, her costume (armor) was very heavy, weighing 8 to 10 kilos (22 lbs.).
Miranda is a graduate of the prestigious Australian theatrical school NIDA, (the same facility which boasts such luminaries as Mel Gibson and Judy Davis).
