Abbie Cornish

Abbie Cornish: Biography in Details

Who is Abbie Cornish?

Abbie Cornish is an award-winning Australian actress best known for her work as Heidi in ‘Somersault’.

She has also appeared in other numerous movies and television sitcoms such as ‘Marking Time’ as Tracey, ‘Wildside’ as Simone Summers, ‘Bright Star as Fanny Brawne, and ‘Candy’ as Candy. She is also a rapper.

Abbie Cornish: Age, Siblings, Parents, Ethnicity, Education

Born on 07 Aug 1982, in Lochinvar, New South Wales Abbie Cornish is the second child among five children of Shelly and Barry Cornish. She has three brothers and one sister.

Her sister Isabelle Cornish is also an actress. Later they moved away and started living in Melbourne, Victoria. She learned to drive when she was 12 years old.

Cornish skipped ‘Year-8’ in high school being fascinated by foreign films. Being grown up near animals she has become a vegetarian at the age of 13 and at the age of 16, her parents split up.

Her ethnicity is unknown.

Abbie Cornish: Career, Salary, and Net Worth

At the age of 13, Abbie Cornish started her journey as a model. She was the finalist in a modeling competition for Dolly magazine. She debuted in the acting industry with the television series ‘Wildlife’ performing her character as Simone Summers.

This actress won the Australian Film Institute: Young Actor’s Award for her acting skills in her debut series. She started engaging in other shows and later appeared in the movie ‘The Monkey Mask’ portraying her character as Mickey Norris in 2000.

Cornish was known to the world when she got to show her skills as a leading actor in ‘Somersault’ Heidi.

She won numerous awards for the movie including the Miami Film Festival: Breakthrough Award, Best Actress at the Australian Film Institute Award, Film Critics Circle of Australia Award, and Inside Film Award.

She has appeared in many television sitcoms and movies spreading her wings equally at ease with both forms of media.

Besides her acting career, she is also an outspoken advocate for animal protection. She became an ambassador for the Australian animal rights group Voiceless, The Animal Protection Institute. She is also a rapper who is mostly known as Dusk on the stage.

Cornish has also given her voice for the movie ‘Legends of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’hoole as Otulissa. She announced that she will be singing with American rapper Nas on his Australian tour.

In 2015, she has launched her two tracks ‘Evolve’ and ‘Way Back Home for free on SoundCloud.

She has also won Australia’s Sexiest Vegetarian in 2008. Although her salary has not been disclosed, her net worth is said to be $8 million living a luxurious lifestyle.

Cornish also appeared in two movies ‘Geostorm’ and ‘The Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri’.

Is Abbie Cornish involved in any rumors and controversies?

In May 2013, she had to face a rumor that said that she has died. In 2010, she was rumored to be with Josh Hartnett. His boyfriend Ryan was said to be cheating on her in 2010.

In July 2017, she had hinted that she would be leaving the US. It was also said that she had removed her facial mole by plastic surgery.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight

Abbie Cornish is 5 feet 8 inches in height and weighs 59 kg. Her hair is blonde and her eyes green.

Her body stats are 34-26-36 inches and her dress size is 6 US.

Is Abbie Cornish active on social media?

Abbie Cornish is active on social such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram accounts. She has more than 219.8k, 34.3k followers on Twitter, and 308k on Instagram.

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