Rose Byrne

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Mary Rose Byrne (born 24 July 1979) is an Australian actress. Renowned for her versatility across stage and screen, Byrne is particularly recognized for her leading roles in blockbuster comedies, independent dramas, and horror films. Her accolades include a Golden Globe Award, a Silver Bear and a Volpi Cup as well as nominations for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, two Emmy Awards and a Tony Award.

Born
Mary Rose Byrne

(1979-07-24) 24 July 1979 (age 46)
OccupationActress
Yearsactive1994–present
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Byrne in 2025
Born
Mary Rose Byrne

(1979-07-24) 24 July 1979 (age 46)
EducationUniversity of Sydney
OccupationActress
Years active1994–present
Partner(s)Brendan Cowell
(2003–2010)
Bobby Cannavale
(2012–present)
Children2
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Byrne made her screen debut in the film Dallas Doll (1994),[1] and continued to act in Australian film and television throughout the 1990s and early 2000s. She gained her first leading film role in The Goddess of 1967 (2000), which earned her the Volpi Cup for Best Actress at the 57th Venice International Film Festival.[2] She further demonstrated her range as an actress with roles in the comedy The Rage in Placid Lake (2003), the historical drama Marie Antoinette (2006), and the horror film 28 Weeks Later (2007).

Byrne established herself as a prominent comedic actress with roles in films such as Get Him to the Greek (2010), Bridesmaids (2011), Neighbors (2014), Spy (2015), Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising (2016), and Instant Family (2018). During this period, she also starred in the horror franchise Insidious (20102023), the X-Men prequel films (20112016), and the family comedy films Peter Rabbit (2018) and Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway (2021). For her performance as a troubled mother in the psychological drama If I Had Legs I'd Kick You (2025), she received the Silver Bear and the Golden Globe Award as well as a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress.[3][4]

On television, Byrne starred as Ellen Parsons in the legal thriller series Damages (2007–2012), which earned her two consecutive Primetime Emmy Award nominations. She portrayed Gloria Steinem in the miniseries Mrs. America (2020), and led the Apple TV comedy series Physical (2021–2023) and Platonic (2023–present). She starred on Broadway in the revival of the screwball comedy You Can't Take It With You (2014–2015) and in the Noël Coward farce Fallen Angels (2026), the latter of which earned her a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play nomination.

Early life and education

Mary Rose Byrne[5] was born on 24 July 1979[6] in Balmain, a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales. She has Irish and Scottish ancestry.[7][8] Byrne is the youngest of four children born to Jane and Robin Byrne. She has an older brother, George, and two older sisters, Lucy and Alice. In a 2009 interview, Byrne said that her mother was an atheist, while both she and her father were agnostic.[9] Her family was described by The Daily Telegraph as "close-knit", and frequently kept her grounded as her career took off.[10]

Byrne attended Balmain Public School,[11] Australian Theatre for Young People (at age eight, encouraged by one of her sisters),[12] and Hunters Hill High School[12] before attending Bradfield Senior College[13] for years 11 and 12.[14]

She later lived in the Sydney suburbs of Newtown and Bondi.[15] She auditioned for several major Australian drama schools, including Nepean, Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA), and National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA), but was not accepted into any of them. Instead, she studied an arts degree at Sydney University.[16]

In 1999, she studied acting at the Atlantic Theater Company, which was developed by David Mamet and William H. Macy.[citation needed]

Career

1994–2006: Beginnings

Byrne obtained her first film role in Dallas Doll (1994) when she was 15 years old.[15] Throughout the 1990s, she appeared in several Australian television shows, such as Wildside (1997) and Echo Point (1995), and starred as the love interest in the film Two Hands (1999), opposite fellow up-and-coming actor Heath Ledger. A role in the award-winning film My Mother Frank (2000) was followed by her first leading role in Clara Law's The Goddess of 1967 (also 2000), which gained her the Volpi Cup for Best Actress at the 57th Venice International Film Festival. Byrne revealed in a post-award interview that, prior to winning the Venice Film Festival Award, she was surprised by her own performance and found it confronting watching the film because her acting was "too depressing". Byrne admitted that "watching myself is confronting because I'm convinced I can't act and I want to get out, that's how insecure I am."[2]

On stage, Byrne starred in La Dispute and in a production of Anton Chekhov's classic Three Sisters at the Sydney Theatre Company.[17] In 2002, she made a brief appearance as Dormé, the handmaiden to Natalie Portman's Senator Padmé Amidala, in George Lucas's Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones. She then transitioned to Hollywood as she appeared in the 2002 thriller City of Ghosts, with Matt Dillon. Byrne had flown to the UK to shoot I Capture the Castle (2003), Tim Fywell's adaptation of the 1948 novel of the same title by Dodie Smith. In it, she portrayed Rose Mortmain, the elder sister of Romola Garai's Cassandra.

In 2003, Byrne starred in three Australian films; The Night We Called It a Day, with Melanie Griffith and Dennis Hopper; The Rage in Placid Lake, with Ben Lee; and Take Away, alongside Vince Colosimo, Stephen Curry, John Howard and Nathan Phillips. All films were comedies and opened to varying degrees of success at the box office, but The Rage in Placid Lake earned Byrne an AACTA Award nomination for Best Actress. In the epic drama Troy (2004), she took on the role of Briseis, the captured priestess presented to "amuse" Brad Pitt's Achilles.[18] Variety's review of the film stated: "Byrne's spoils-of-war chattel plays more as a convenient invention than as a woman who could possibly turn Achilles' head and heart around".[19] In her other 2004 film release, the thriller Wicker Park, Byrne appeared, opposite Josh Hartnett and Diane Kruger, as the girlfriend of a young advertising executive's old friend.[20] Wicker Park director Paul McGuigan described her as the best actress he has worked with, and her Troy co-star Peter O'Toole described her as "beautiful, uncomplicated, simple, pure actress and a very nice girl".[21]

Byrne reunited with Peter O'Toole, playing a young servant, in the BBC TV drama Casanova (2005), a three-episode production about 18th century Italian adventurer Giacomo Casanova. In 2005, she also starred with Snoop Dogg in The Tenants, based on Bernard Malamud's novel. In 2006, Byrne portrayed Gabrielle de Polastron, duchesse de Polignac, a French aristocrat and friend of Marie Antoinette, in Sofia Coppola's Marie Antoinette, with Kirsten Dunst; and appeared as a medical examiner who thinks the dead woman she is prepping is her missing sister in the critically acclaimed thriller The Dead Girl,[22] directed by Karen Moncrieff.

2007–2010: Damages and comedic film roles

In 2007, Byrne had significant parts in two studio sci-fi thriller films. She played a space vessel's pilot[23] in Danny Boyle's[24] Sunshine,[25] alongside Cillian Murphy and Chris Evans, and also an army medical officer in Juan Carlos Fresnadillo's 28 Weeks Later, the sequel to Boyle's 28 Days Later. While Sunshine flopped, 28 Weeks Later was a critical success and grossed over US$64.2 million globally.[26] In 2007, Byrne began playing Ellen Parsons, a bright, young attorney, in the FX legal thriller television series Damages, alongside Glenn Close.[27] Her performance was widely praised; she was nominated for Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2009 and 2010, and for Golden Globe Awards for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries, or Television Film in 2008 and 2010. She appeared in all 59 episodes of the series until its finale in September 2012.[28]

Byrne in 2010

Following starring roles in the 2008 independent films Just Buried,[29] directed by Chaz Thorne, and The Tender Hook, with Hugo Weaving, Byrne returned to the mainstream with the role of the mother of a teen, alongside Nicolas Cage, in the sci-fi thriller Knowing (2009); it made US$186.5 million worldwide and received mixed reviews.[30] Byrne said she had not yet become strategic about her film choices. "You gravitate to where you want to go, but so much is out of your control", she remarked. After the success of Damages, she asked her agents to send her out for comedies. "I was doing all of this really heavy, dramatic stuff, and I just needed a break,” she said.[18] Her request was met when she obtained the role of a scandalous pop star and the on-and-off girlfriend of a free-spirited rock star in the comedy Get Him to the Greek (2010), also starring Russell Brand and Jonah Hill. Director Nicholas Stoller admitted that, in her audition, he thought: "'Why is she here?' Because, you know, very good actress, but very serious". Nevertheless, he noted that Byrne "just destroyed [...] Like, destroyed in the way that someone from Saturday Night Live would. And that was that".[18] The film was a commercial success, with a gross of US$60.9 million in North America.[31]

2011 was a turning point in Byrne's career, when she appeared in three high-profile theatrical films, leading to a trajectory that included three to four films per year. In her first 2011 release, James Wan's horror film Insidious,[32][33] she starred as a mother whose son inexplicably enters a comatose state and becomes a vessel for malevolent spirits in an astral realm. Budgeted at US$1.5 million, it grossed US$97 million and began a franchise.[34] The comedy Bridesmaids featured Byrne as the rich, beautiful, elite wife of the groom's boss, alongside Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Melissa McCarthy, Ellie Kemper, and Wendi McLendon-Covey. It was a critical and commercial success, it grossed US$26 million in its opening weekend and eventually over US$288 million worldwide.[35][36][37][38] Byrne appeared in X-Men: First Class, directed by Matthew Vaughn,[39] as Moira MacTaggert, a CIA agent in the 1960s[40] and a character Byrne described as: "a woman in a man's world, she's very feisty and ambitious—you know, she's got a toughness about her which I liked".[41] She said she was unfamiliar with both the comics and the film series, except for "what a juggernaut of a film it was". She was cast late into production,[42] which had already begun. Her third and final 2011 film, First Class, was also a box office success, grossing US$353.6 million worldwide.[43]

2013–2019: Continued success

Byrne at the premiere of I Give It A Year in 2013

Byrne had four film releases and one short film in 2013. She obtained the part of the newlywed wife, opposite Rafe Spall, in I Give It a Year, a comedy about the trials and tribulations of a couple during their first year of marriage. The Hollywood Reporter found Byrne and Spall to be "mismatched",[44] while Variety praised their chemistry and noted: "Year will do nothing but enhance the reputations of its core actors, especially Byrne, who's shaping up into an ace comedienne perfectly suited to screwball".[45] The film was a commercial success in the UK and Australia, where it was given a wide release in theatres.[46] In The Place Beyond the Pines, a generational drama directed by Derek Cianfrance, she appeared with Ryan Gosling and Bradley Cooper, as the wife of a police officer who shoots a bank robber and has to deal with the consequences.[47][48] She played a Google executive in the film The Internship, opposite Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson, as she was drawn to "the way it addressed the generational gaps and the ever-changing landscape of the technological world".[49][50]

Byrne filmed The Turning, a short film installment in a Tim Winton omnibus feature,[1] and worked again with fellow Australians Wan and Whannell for the sequel Insidious: Chapter 2, reuniting with Patrick Wilson and Lin Shaye.[51] The film received mixed reviews from critics[52] and became the biggest opening day in North America box office history for the month of September following its release.[53] It eventually made over US$160 million against a budget of US$5 million.[54] 2014 saw Byrne star in the family dramedies Adult Beginners and This Is Where I Leave You as well as the comedy Neighbors, alongside Seth Rogen and Zac Efron, in which she played one half of a couple who come into conflict with a fraternity that has recently moved in next door. Critics highlighted her performance in Neighbors, with The Atlantic writing: "Byrne walks away with the film by making [her character] a well-rounded, conflicted person, rather than the film's fun cop who has to tell everyone the boring truth".[55][56] The film was a box office success, taking in US$270.1 million worldwide.[57][58]

A critically panned but commercially successful remake of the 1982 classic Annie[59] was released in December 2014 and featured Byrne playing the role of Grace Farrell, the titular character's mother figure and Mr. Stacks' faithful personal assistant. In 2015, Byrne reunited with Melissa McCarthy and starred with Jude Law and Jason Statham in the hit comedic action film Spy,[59] playing the daughter of an arms dealer, and also starred with Susan Sarandon in the dramedy The Meddler as the daughter of an ageing widow who moves to Los Angeles in hopes of starting a new life after her husband passes away. The film was acclaimed by critics and found an audience in limited release.[60] In 2016, she reprised her roles in Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising and X-Men: Apocalypse,[61] The following year she filmed the black comedy I Love You, Daddy (2017) where she played a beautiful Hollywood actress. The film was directed by and also starring Louis C.K. which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival but was dropped by its distributor following sexual misconduct accusations made against C.K. Byrne said of the experience that "Louis was very sweet with me, and I had a very respectful experience. But it's obviously very complicated" adding, "I think it will be a while before that film can be seen, and I think that's right."[62]

In 2018, Byrne voiced Jemima Puddle-Duck and played a local woman named Bea who spends her time painting pictures of the rabbits in the live-action comedy Peter Rabbit,[59] which made US$351.2 million worldwide.[63] She reprised her role in the 2021 sequel Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway.[64] In Juliet, Naked (also 2018),[59] a romantic comedy adapted from Nick Hornby's novel of the same name, she appeared as a woman dating an obscure rock musician (played by Ethan Hawke). The film was an arthouse success, with Rotten Tomatoes' critical consensus reading: "Juliet, Naked's somewhat familiar narrative arc is elevated by standout work from a charming cast led by a well-matched Rose Byrne and Ethan Hawke."[59] Byrne appeared as the voice of the titular character in I Am Mother (2019), a thriller and sci-fi movie with Clara Rugaard and Oscar winner Hilary Swank. Byrne costarred with Adam DeVine, Alexandra Shipp, and Wanda Sykes, voicing a virtual assistant in the movie Jexi (2019).[59] She voiced Brandy Cattle in season 3 of Bluey[65] in the episodes, "Onesies" and "The Sign".

2020–present: Career expansion

Byrne with the Silver Bear for her performance in If I Had Legs I'd Kick You at the 2025 Berlinale

In 2020, she starred opposite her husband Bobby Cannavale playing the title role in a revival of the greek tragedy Medea at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. Adam Feldman of Time Out praised the performance describing her as "riveting".[66] Frank Scheck of The Hollywood Reporter noted that while "Byrne has proven herself a fine dramatic actress in the past" she has been overshadowed recently by her onscreen comedic roles.[67]

In 2025, Byrne received widespread acclaim for her performance as a troubled mother in the Mary Bronstein directed psychological drama If I Had Legs I'd Kick You, which premiered to positive reviews at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival, winning her the Silver Bear for Best Leading Performance.[68] Her performance was widely praised and it earned her numerous Best Actress awards, including the National Board of Review and Golden Globe, as well as nominations for the Academy, Actor, BAFTA and Critics' Choice Awards. She is the eighth Australian to be nominated for the Oscar in Best Actress.[citation needed]

In March of 2026, Byrne made her Broadway debut in the revival of Noël Coward's comedic farce Fallen Angels opposite Kelli O'Hara. She received positive reviews with Jason Zinoman of The New York Times praising their chemistry writing, "The dynamite performances of Byrne and O'Hara are the main event".[69] For her performance she was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play.[70]

Public image

Byrne has been considered one of the world's most beautiful women. She ranked 9th and 16th in Australian FHM's "Sexiest Women in the World", in 2001 and 2006 respectively. She has been featured several times in "The Annual Independent Critics List of the 100 Most Beautiful Famous Faces from Around the World", ranking 15th (2004), 3rd (2005), 7th (2006), 5th (2007), 8th (2008), 1st (2009), and 15th (2010). She was also featured in the "Most Beautiful People" list of 2007 in Who Magazine, and ranked 5th in Hallmark Channel's 2008 "TV's Sexiest Leading Woman" poll. She was voted 78th on Ask Men's Top 99 'most desirable' woman of 2012 list,[citation needed] and People ranked her 7th in its "Best Dressed Celebrities" list of 2015. Byrne was the face of Max Factor between 2004 and 2009,[71] and in 2014, she became the face of Oroton, the Australian producer of luxury fashion accessories.[72]

Since the beginning of her career, her performances have been acclaimed by critics.[73][74][75] In 2018, Byrne was noted for her comedic work.[76] She consciously made the transition to less dramatic material in the late 2000s, finding the idea of being "boxed in" to be "insufferable".[18] "You have to be aggressive in this business,” she noted. "You have always got to push for what you want. Working with Glenn [Close, on Damages], she was the hardest worker ever. She was constantly pushing".[18] Her turn to comedy led to The Hollywood Reporter calling her "the most in-demand supporting actress for comedies".[77] Decider wrote a story titled "How Did Rose Byrne Become One of Our Best Comedic Actresses?", in which it was remarked: "Byrne's emergence as one of the brightest stars in the Apatowverse is all the more remarkable for her lack of a comedy background. [...] Any doubts about Byrne's massive comedic talent—and after Bridesmaids and Neighbors, you'd have to be pretty stubborn to still have doubts—were put to rest with 2015's Spy, where she again steals the show as merciless terrorist Rayna. Byrne and McCarthy's private-plane banter is the highlight of the film and could have gone on another 30 minutes as far as I'm concerned".[78]

Personal life

Byrne with husband Bobby Cannavale in 2025

In 2013, Byrne lived in New York and said she remained insecure about a stable career: "I don't think that insecurity ever leaves you. You're a freelancer. There's always an element of uncertainty."[1] Byrne has supported UNICEF Australia as the face of the 2007 Designers United campaign, and was a jury member of Tropfest in 2006 and Tropfest@Tribeca[79] in 2007. She is a graduate and ambassador for NIDA's (National Institute of Dramatic Art) Young Actors Studio.[80]

Through her brother George's marriage, Byrne is the sister-in-law of New Zealand actress Rose McIver.[81] Byrne was in a relationship with Australian actor Brendan Cowell for over six years. He moved from Sydney to New York City following Byrne's success on Damages. Their relationship ended in January 2010.[82] Byrne has been in a relationship with American actor Bobby Cannavale since 2012. They have two sons, born in February 2016 and November 2017.[83][84] In 2026, Byrne referred to Cannavale as her husband.[85]

Acting credits

Key
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Film

More information Year, Title ...
Year Title Role Notes
1994 Dallas Doll Rastus Sommers
1999 Two Hands Alex
2000 My Mother Frank Jenny
The Goddess of 1967 B.G.
2002 Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones Dormé
City of Ghosts Sabrina
2003 I Capture the Castle Rose Mortmain
The Night We Called It a Day Audrey Appleby
The Rage in Placid Lake Gemma Taylor
Take Away Sonja Stilano
2004 Troy Briseis
Wicker Park Alex Denver
2005 The Tenants Irene Bell
2006 Marie Antoinette Yolande de Polastron
The Dead Girl Leah Segment: "The Sister"
2007 Sunshine Cassie
28 Weeks Later Major Scarlet Levy
2008 Just Buried Roberta Knickle
The Tender Hook Iris
2009 Knowing Diana Wayland
Adam Beth Buchwald
2010 I Love You Too Drunk Passenger Cameo[citation needed]
Get Him to the Greek Jackie Q
Insidious Renai Lambert
2011 Bridesmaids Helen Harris III
X-Men: First Class Moira MacTaggert
2012 The Place Beyond the Pines Jennifer Cross
2013 I Give It a Year Nat Redfern
The Internship Dana Simms
The Turning Raelene Segment: "The Turning"
Insidious: Chapter 2 Renai Lambert
2014 Neighbors Kelly Radner
Adult Beginners Justine
This Is Where I Leave You Penny Moore
Annie Grace Farrell
Unity Narrator Documentary
2015 Spy Rayna Boyanov
The Meddler Lori Minervini
2016 Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising Kelly Radner
X-Men: Apocalypse Moira MacTaggert
2017 I Love You, Daddy Grace Cullen
2018 Insidious: The Last Key Renai Lambert Archive footage[citation needed]
Juliet, Naked Annie Platt
Peter Rabbit Jemima Puddle-Duck (voice) / Bea
Instant Family Ellie Wagner
2019 I Am Mother Mother (voice)
Jexi Jexi (voice)
2020 Like a Boss Mel Paige
Irresistible Faith Brewster
2021 Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway Jemima Puddle-Duck (voice) / Bea
Puff: Wonders of the Reef Narrator
2022 Seriously Red EP
Spirited Ms. Blansky Cameo
2023 Insidious: The Red Door Renai Lambert
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem Leatherhead (voice)
Ezra Jenna
2025 If I Had Legs I'd Kick You Linda Also executive producer
Tow Amanda Ogle Also producer[86][87][88]
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Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1995 Echo Point Belinda O'Connor Main role, 130 episodes
1997 Fallen Angels Siobhan Episode: "Lerve, Lerve, Lerve"
Wildside Heidi Benson 2 episodes
1999 Big Sky Angie Episode: "A Family Affair"
Heartbreak High Carly Whitely 4 episodes
2000 Murder Call Sarah Watson Episode: "Still Life"
2005 Casanova Edith 3 episodes
2007–2012 Damages Ellen Parsons Main role, 59 episodes
2012 American Dad! Jenny (voice) Episode: "Ricky Spanish"
2013 Portlandia Fred's date Episode: "Soft Opening"
Hollywood Game Night Herself Episode: "Purr-ty People"
2016 No Activity Elizabeth Main role (season 2), 5 episodes
2016, 2024 Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Chloe, Reporter
Boeing employee in fake ad
Episode: "Journalism"
Episode: "Boeing"
2017 The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Rebecca Skloot Television film
2018 War on Waste Herself Episode 2.1
Angie Tribeca Norrah Newt Episode: "Trader Foes"
2019 At Home with Amy Sedaris Mary Finkleton Episode: "All About Amy"
2020 Mrs. America Gloria Steinem Miniseries, 9 episodes
2021–2023 Physical Sheila Rubin Main role, 30 episodes; also executive producer
2022 The Boys Herself Episode: "Herogasm"; cameo[citation needed]
The Last Movie Stars Estelle Parsons (voice) Episode: "Chapter Three: The Legend of Paul Leonard Newman"
2022–2024 Bluey Brandy (voice) 2 episodes
2023–present Platonic Sylvia Main role, 20 episodes; also executive producer
2024–2025 Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Leatherhead (voice) 6 episodes
TBA The Good Daughter Samantha Quinn Post-production; also executive producer[89]
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Theater

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Year Title Role Venue Ref.
2000 La Dispute Adine Sydney Theatre Company
2001 Three Sisters Irina Sergeyevna Prozorova Sydney Theatre Company
2014–2015 You Can't Take It with You Alice Sycamore Longacre Theatre, Broadway [90]
2016 Speed-the-Plow Karen Rosyln Packer Theatre, Sydney [91]
2020 Medea Medea Brooklyn Academy of Music [92]
2026 Fallen Angels Jane Banbury Todd Haimes Theatre [93]
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Music videos

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Year Song Artist Notes
2000 "Black the Sun" Alex Lloyd
2002 "I Miss You" Darren Hayes [94]
2007 "Digital Versicolor" Glass Candy [95]
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Awards and nominations

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Award Year Category Work Result Ref.
AACTA Awards 2014 Best Actress in a Leading Role The Turning Won [96]
2021 Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway Nominated [97]
AACTA International Awards 2026 Best Actress If I Had Legs I'd Kick You Won [98]
Academy Awards 2026 Best Actress Nominated [99]
Actor Awards 2012 Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Bridesmaids Nominated [100]
2026 Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role If I Had Legs I'd Kick You Nominated [101]
Astra Film Awards 2026 Best Actress - Comedy or Musical Nominated [102]
Austin Film Critics Association 2025 Best Actress Won [103]
Australian Film Critics Association 2014 Best Supporting Actress The Turning Won [104]
Australian Film Institute 2003 Best Actress in a Leading Role The Rage in Placid Lake Nominated [105]
2007 International Award for Best Actress Damages Won [106]
2009 Nominated [107]
BAFTA Awards 2026 Best Actress in a Leading Role If I Had Legs I'd Kick You Nominated [108]
Berlin International Film Festival 2025 Silver Bear for Best Leading Performance Won [109]
Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards 2026 Favorite Leading Actress in a Play Fallen Angels Nominated [110]
Performance of the Year (Play) Nominated
Chicago Film Critics Association 2025 Best Actress If I Had Legs I'd Kick You Won [111]
Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2015 Best Actress in a Comedy Neighbors Nominated [112]
2026 Best Actress If I Had Legs I'd Kick You Nominated [113]
Dorian Awards 2026 Outstanding Lead Performance in a Broadway Play Fallen Angels Nominated [114]
Drama League Awards 2020 Distinguished Performance Medea Nominated [115]
2026 Fallen Angels Nominated [116]
Fangoria Chainsaw Awards 2012 Best Actress Insidious Won
Film Critics Circle of Australia 2002 Best Actor – Female The Goddess of 1967 Nominated [117]
2014 Best Actress – Supporting Role The Turning Won [118]
Georgia Film Critics Association Awards 2025 Best Actress If I Had Legs I'd Kick You Nominated [119]
Golden Globe Awards 2008 Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film Damages Nominated [120]
2010 Nominated
2026 Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy If I Had Legs I'd Kick You Won [121]
Gotham Independent Film Awards 2025 Outstanding Lead Performance Nominated [122]
Independent Spirit Awards 2026 Best Lead Performance Won [123]
Indiana Film Journalists Association 2025 Best Lead Performance Nominated [124]
London Film Critics' Circle 2025 Actress of the Year Nominated [125]
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards 2025 Best Lead Performance Won [126]
Michigan Movie Critics Guild 2025 Best Actress Nominated [127]
Middleburg Film Festival 2025 Agnès Varda Trailblazing Film Artist Award Honored [128]
Mill Valley Film Festival 2025 Mind the Gap Award Honored [129]
MTV Movie Awards 2012 Best Gut-Wrenching Performance Bridesmaids Won [130]
2015 Best Comedic Performance Neighbors Nominated [131]
Best Kiss Nominated
Best WTF Moment Won
National Board of Review 2025 Best Actress If I Had Legs I'd Kick You Won [132]
National Society of Film Critics 2026 Best Actress Runner-up [133]
New York Film Critics Circle 2025 Best Actress Won [134]
Outer Critics Circle Award 2026 Outstanding Lead Performer in a Broadway Play Fallen Angels Nominated [135]
Palm Springs International Film Festival 2026 Breakthrough Performance Award If I Had Legs I'd Kick You Honored [136]
Phoenix Critics Circle 2025 Best Actress Nominated [137]
Primetime Emmy Awards 2009 Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Damages Nominated [138]
2010 Nominated [139]
San Diego Film Critics Society 2025 Best Actress If I Had Legs I'd Kick You Won [140]
San Francisco Film Critics 2025 Best Actress Won [141]
Satellite Awards 2010 Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film Damages Nominated [142]
Savannah Film Festival 2025 Luminary Award If I Had Legs I'd Kick You Honored [143]
Scream Awards 2011 Best Horror Actress Insidious Nominated
Seattle Film Critics Society 2025 Best Actress in a Leading Role If I Had Legs I'd Kick You Nominated [144]
Sitges Film Festival 2025 Best Actress Won [145]
St. Louis Film Critics Association 2025 Best Actress Nominated [146]
Toronto Film Critics Association 2025 Outstanding Lead Performance Won [147]
Tony Award 2026 Best Actress in a Play Fallen Angels Pending [148]
Venice Film Festival 2000 Volpi Cup for Best Actress The Goddess of 1967 Won [149]
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association 2025 Best Actress If I Had Legs I'd Kick You Nominated [150]
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