Birthday: 7 August 1982, Lochinvar, New South Wales, Australia
Height: 173 cm
Abbie Cornish grew up on her parents' 170 acre farm in the Hunter Valley town of Lochinvar with her 3 brothers and younger sister. Abbie started modeling at age 13. Her first acting job was at age 15 on the Australian Broadcasting Commission series Children's Hospital (1997) playing a quadriplegic.
Whenever I am acting, it's everything, you know. If I'm researching a role, I'm completely consumed ...Show more »
Whenever I am acting, it's everything, you know. If I'm researching a role, I'm completely consumed in that and, between action and cut, I live in this suspended time. It's a really amazing experience and the only other thing I get it from is music. Show less «
The hardest part is getting your clothes off at first in front of the people who haven't seen you na...Show more »
The hardest part is getting your clothes off at first in front of the people who haven't seen you naked before. The first time you get nude in front of someone, it's hard, and then it's, 'Well, you've seen everything now; it's OK, we can shoot the rest of the day'. Show less «
I think as a child you know when it's time for your parents to split. You realize they love each oth...Show more »
I think as a child you know when it's time for your parents to split. You realize they love each other, but they're not in love with each other. And I think as a child it's much better for your parents to split than for them to stay and have dysfunction within the family. Show less «