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'''Miranda Otto''' (born [[December 16]], [[1967]]) is an [[Australia|Australian]] [[theatre]] and [[Australian Film Institute]]-nominated [[film]] [[actor|actress]]. She began her career in the Australian film ''Emma's War'' in 1986 and gained critical recognition in 1991's ''The Girl Who Came Late''. After a decade of critically acclaimed roles in Australian films, Otto gained [[Hollywood]]'s attention after landing minor roles in ''[[The Thin Red Line (1998 film)|The Thin Red Line]]'' (1998) and ''[[What Lies Beneath]]'' (2000), before her breakthrough in 2003 when her character [[Éowyn]] was introduced to audiences in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (film)|The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]''. She performs predominantly in minor roles in a wide variety of low-budget and major studio films, ranging from [[romantic comedies]] and [[drama]] to [[science fiction]] and [[Action movie|action]] thrillers. Her most popular films include ''[[The Lord of the Rings film trilogy|''The Lord of the Rings'' movie trilogy]]'' (2002, 2003) and [[Steven Spielberg]]'s ''[[War of the Worlds (2005 film)|War of the Worlds]]'' (2005).

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{{Infobox person

| name = Miranda Otto

| image = Miranda Otto by Gage Skidmore.jpg

| caption = Otto at the 2016 [[San Diego Comic-Con]]

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1967|12|16|df=yes}}

| birth_place = [[Brisbane]], [[Queensland]], Australia

| occupation = Actress

| years_active = 1986–present

| education = [[National Institute of Dramatic Art]] ([[Bachelor of Fine Arts|BFA]])

| spouse = {{marriage|[[Peter O'Brien (actor)|Peter O'Brien]]|2003}}

| children = 1

| known_for = [[Éowyn]] in ''[[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|The Lord of the Rings]]''

| parents = [[Barry Otto]] (father)

| relatives = [[Gracie Otto]] (half-sister)

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'''Miranda Otto''' (born 16 December 1967) is an Australian actress. She is the daughter of actors [[Barry Otto|Barry]] and Lindsay Otto and the paternal half-sister of actress [[Gracie Otto]]. Otto began her acting career in 1986 at age 18 and appeared in a variety of independent and major studio films in Australia. She made her major film debut in ''[[Emma's War (film)|Emma's War]]'' in 1987 in which she played a teenager who moves to Australia's bush country during [[World War II]].<ref name="RightStage">[https://www.smh.com.au/news/film/the-right-stage-of-life/2005/09/25/1127586737926.html "The Right Stage of Life"]. ''[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]''. 26 September 2005; retrieved 8 April 2007.</ref>

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 (1998 film)|The Thin Red Line]]'' and ''[[What Lies Beneath]]''. She rose to fame in the early 2000s for playing [[Éowyn]] in [[Peter Jackson]]'s [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' film series]], based on the [[The Lord of the Rings|classic fantasy novel of the same name]] by English author [[J. R. R. Tolkien]].

==Early life and education==

Miranada Otto was born [[December 16]] [[1967]] in [[Brisbane]], [[Australia]]. She is the daughter of Australian stage and film actor [[Barry Otto]] and former actress Lindsay Otto, whom retired from acting upon Otto's birth. Otto was named after the character Miranda from [[William Shakespeare]]'s ''[[The Tempest (play)|The Tempest]]''. She was raised in [[Newcastle, New South Wales|Newcastle]] and Brisbane, but briefly resided in [[Hong Kong]] following her parents' separation in [[1973]]. She eventually settled in Newcastle, a town north of [[Sydney]].<ref>Claire Scobie. "Balancing Act." The Sun-Herald Magazine, Sunday Life. (June 26, 2005)</ref> Her parents remain married, but they live with other partners. Otto spent weekends and holidays with her father in Sydney when she was not with her mother and developed an interest in [[acting]].<ref>Catherine Keenan. "Family Viewing". [http://www.smh.com.au/news/arts/family-viewing/2005/09/29/1127804613819.html SMH.com.au] (October 1, 2005)</ref>

==Early life==

Growing up she excelled academically and in [[ballet]], even considering it as a career option before realizing that she could not become a soloist due to having a slight [[scoliosis]] as many ballet soloists had to be physically perfect.<ref>Claire Scobie. "Balancing Act." The Sun-Herald Magazine, Sunday Life. (June 26, 2005)</ref>

Otto was born on 16 December 1967<ref>{{Cite web |title=Miranda Otto – Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/miranda_otto |access-date=2022-12-18 |website=www.rottentomatoes.com |language=en}}</ref> in [[Brisbane]] and was raised there and in [[Newcastle, New South Wales|Newcastle]]. She briefly lived in [[Hong Kong]] following her parents' divorce at age six.<ref name="BalancingAct">Scobie, Claire. "Balancing Act". ''The [[Herald Sun]]''. 26 June 2005.</ref> She spent weekends and holidays with her father in Sydney and developed an interest in acting through him.<ref name="FamilyViewing">Keenan, Catherine. [https://www.smh.com.au/news/arts/family-viewing/2005/09/29/1127804613819.html "Family Viewing"]. ''[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]''. 1 October 2005; retrieved 6 April 2007.</ref>

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She had wanted to be a [[ballerina]] but was forced to abandon this goal due to moderate [[scoliosis]].<ref name="BalancingAct"/> Otto graduated from the [[National Institute of Dramatic Art]] in Sydney in 1990.<ref name="GoesOff">Slee, Amruta. [http://www.miranda-otto.com/1997hq.php "Miranda Otto Goes Off"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090726095522/http://www.miranda-otto.com/1997hq.php |date=26 July 2009 }}. ''HQ Magazine''. September/October 1997; retrieved 6 April 2007.</ref> Prior to graduation, she appeared in minor film roles including ''[[Initiation (1987 film)|Initiation]]'' (1987) and ''[[The 13th Floor (1988 film)|The 13th Floor]]'' (1988).<ref name="Filmography">[https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800010615/filmography "Miranda Otto Filmography"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628212714/http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800010615/filmography |date=28 June 2011 }}. [[Yahoo!|Yahoo! Movies]]; retrieved 6 April 2007.</ref>

After briefly considering a career in medicine, Otto enrolled at the [[National Institute of Dramatic Art]] (NIDA), where she spent three years studying acting. At NIDA she was known as "the Flagellator" for her tendency to worry about a role until she had it right.<ref>Amruta Slee. "Miranda Otto Goes Off". [http://www.miranda-otto.com/articles/1997hq.php HQ Magazine] (September/October 1997)</ref> While still in school Otto appeared in minor roles in the films ''The 13th Floor'' (1988) and ''Heroes II: The Return'' (1990), before she graduated in 1990.

==Career==

===Early works, 1986 – 1993===

[[Image:Otto-EmmasWar.jpg|thumb|250px|Otto as Emma Grange in her debut film ''Emma's War'' (1986).]]

Although Otto made her film debut in 1986 as Emma Grange in the Australian film ''Emma's War'', she began to seriously focus on acting after graduation from the National Institute of Dramatic Art in 1990. Her first roles were in the low-budget Australian films ''The Girl Who Came Late'' (also known as ''Daydream Believer'') (1991) and ''Last Days of Chez Nous'' (1992). Both films garnered Otto an [[Australian Film Institute]] nomination for best actress and [[critic|critical]] recognition.

===Early career===

Her next film was the sexually provocative ''The Nostradamus Kid'' (1993) co-starring [[Noah Taylor]], which was based on the memories of Australian author [[Bob Ellis]]. The film was hard to do for Otto as it required multiple sex scenes, which made her uncomfortable. On the sex scenes in the film Otto commented: "The first time you do it, though, it's very technical - do you want my arm there, that's not working, do you want me to scream louder, that sort of stuff. It's hard, cos it's not something you've seen other women do, so you're scared that you'll do something that gives you away as really strange."<ref>Amruta Slee. "Miranda Otto Goes Off". [http://www.miranda-otto.com/articles/1997hq.php HQ Magazine] (September/October 1997)</ref>

Otto's first post-graduation film role in 1991, as Nell Tiscowitz in ''[[The Girl Who Came Late]]'', was her breakthrough role which brought her to the attention of the Australian film industry and the general public. In the film, directed by Kathy Mueller, she starred as a young woman who could communicate with horses. Her appearance garnered Otto her first [[Australian Film Institute]] nomination for the best actress award the following year.<ref name="yahoo"/>

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In 1993, Otto co-starred with [[Noah Taylor]] in the sexually provocative comedy film ''[[The Nostradamus Kid]]'', which was based on the memories of author [[Bob Ellis]] during the 1960s. Otto was drawn to the film because she was "fascinated by the period and the people who came out of it".<ref name="Interview">Bass, Matthew. [http://www.tolkien-movies.com/words/2000/03-01-00b.htm "Miranda Otto Interview"]. ''Cinema Papers''. October 1997; retrieved 7 April 2007.</ref> A small role in the independent film ''[[Sex Is a Four Letter Word]]'' followed in 1995.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/1995/film/reviews/sex-is-a-four-letter-word-1200442703/ |title=Sex Is a Four Letter Word |last=Stratton |first=David |date=25 September 1995 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=5 August 2023 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220613233247/https://variety.com/1995/film/reviews/sex-is-a-four-letter-word-1200442703/ |archive-date=13 June 2022}}</ref>

===Lead roles, 1994 - 1998===

After a small role in the low-budget ''Sex is a Four Letter Word'' in 1995, Otto began to doubt her career choice as she was not getting the parts she auditioned for and underwent a loss in self confidence. The feeling lifted partially when she was offered a part she loved in ''Love Serenade'' (1996), but, even then, she was not wholly convinced that acting was what she wanted to do with her life.

In 1995, she began to doubt her career choice as she failed to get the parts for which she auditioned. She retreated to her home in [[Newcastle, New South Wales|Newcastle]] for almost a year, during which she painted her mother's house.<ref name="GoesOff"/> In 1996, director [[Shirley Barrett]] cast Otto as a shy waitress in the film ''[[Love Serenade]]''. She played Dimity Hurley, a lonely young woman who competes with her older sister Vicki-Ann for the attention of a famous DJ from [[Brisbane]]. She starred in the 1997 films ''[[The Well (1997 film)|The Well]]'' and ''[[Doing Time for Patsy Cline]]''. When Otto received the film script for ''The Well'', she refused to read it, fearing that she would not get the part. Otto believed that she could not convincingly play the role of Katherine, who is supposed to be 18, as she was 30 at the time.<ref name="GoesOff"/> The film, directed by Samantha Lang, starred Otto as a teenager involved in a claustrophobic relationship with a lonely older woman. ''The Well'' received mixed reviews; critic Paul Fisher wrote that Otto's performance was not "convincing" as she was "playing another repetitious character about whom little is revealed", while Louise Keller stated that Otto had delivered "her best screen performance yet."<ref>Fisher, Paul and Louise Keller. [http://www.urbancinefile.com.au/home/view.asp?a=332&s=Reviews "The Well Reviews"]. UrbanCinefile.com.au. 1997; retrieved 7 April 2007.</ref> Otto earned her third Australian Film Institute nomination for the film.<ref name="yahoo"/> Later that year, she co-starred with [[Richard Roxburgh]] in the drama ''Doing Time for Patsy Cline''. The low-budget Australian film required Otto to perform [[country music]] standards and also received mixed reviews from film critics.<ref>[https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10001629-doing_time_for_patsy_cline/ ""Doing Time for Patsy Cline" Reviews"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071217021912/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10001629-doing_time_for_patsy_cline/ |date=17 December 2007 }}. ''[[Rotten Tomatoes]]''; retrieved 29 May 2007.</ref>

In 1997, the 29-year-old Otto starred in two of her most complex and demanding films of her career, ''The Well'' and ''Doing Time for Patsy Cline''. ''The Well'' revolves around Hester (Pamela Rabe), a lonely young woman, and her claustrophobic relationship with Otto's Katherine, onto whom Hester projects her dreams of freedom. When Otto first read the script she did not want to audition for the part, for fear that she would not get it. She believed that she was too old to play the character Katherine, who is supposed to be eighteen.<ref>Amruta Slee. "Miranda Otto Goes Off". [http://www.miranda-otto.com/articles/1997hq.php HQ Magazine] (September/October 1997)</ref> At the audition she was able to get into her characters head and how she thought, landing the part. The film at the [[Cannes Film Festival]] in 1997, Australia's only entry, which caused a sensation, being labelled as "Australian Gothic".

Soon after the release of ''The Well'' and ''Doing Time for Patsy Cline'', magazines and other media outlets were eager to profile the actress. In 1997, Otto began dating her ''Doing Time for Patsy Cline'' co-star Richard Roxburgh. Her involvement with Roxburgh made her a regular subject of Australian [[tabloid (newspaper format)|tabloid]] magazines and media at the time, a role to which she was unaccustomed.<ref name="serene">Scobie, Claire. [http://www.theage.com.au/news/film/serene-not-dreamy/2005/06/26/1119724516203.html "Serene, Not Dreamy"]. ''[[The Age]]''. 26 June 2005; retrieved 8 April 2007.</ref>

[[Image:Loveserenade-MirandaOtto.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Otto as Dimity Hurley in ''Love Serenade'' (1996).]]

In ''Doing Time for Patsy Cline'' she was the lead character Patsy, the object of male fantasy. On her character in the film Otto commented: "I went through a huge thing about Patsy," she says. "A lot of women, when they play that part these days - characters who are party sex-object - they're always doing a really tough-talking short-skirt-wearing, punchy, sexy kind of American thing. She was really gentle and passive and retiring and sexual in that way. It was a part of myself I hadn't really used because I'd been a more aggressive character in life, more cerebral, nutting things out, and argumentative - that's who I am as a person, and then this other thing came out which was soft, protected."<ref>Amruta Slee. "Miranda Otto Goes Off". [http://www.miranda-otto.com/articles/1997hq.php HQ Magazine] (September/October 1997)</ref>

Otto's next project was the romantic comedy ''[[Dead Letter Office (film)|Dead Letter Office]]'' (1998). The film was Otto's first with her father, [[Barry Otto|Barry]], who makes a brief appearance. ''[[In the Winter Dark (film)|In the Winter Dark]]'', directed by James Bogle, followed later that year. Otto played Ronnie, a pregnant woman recently abandoned by her boyfriend. The film was a critical success in Australia, and Otto was nominated for her fourth Australian Film Institute Award.<ref name="yahoo">[https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800010615/bio "Miranda Otto Biography"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628212721/http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800010615/bio|date=28 June 2011}}, [[Yahoo!|Yahoo! Movies]]; retrieved 9 April 2007.</ref> A small role in ''[[The Thin Red Line (1998 film)|The Thin Red Line]]'' (1998) led to further film roles outside of Australia,<ref>{{cite news |last=Romney |first=Jonathan |date=26 February 1999 |title=Treading the line |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/News_Story/Critic_Review/Guardian/0,,31612,00.html |work=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=5 August 2023 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221008181951/https://www.theguardian.com/film/News_Story/Critic_Review/Guardian/0,,31612,00.html |archive-date=8 October 2022}}</ref> such as in Italy, where she co-starred as Ruth in the low-budget Italian film ''La volpe a tre zampe'' (''"The Three-legged Fox"''),<ref>{{cite book |last=Shelley |first=Peter |date=2012 |title=Australian Horror Films, 1973–2010 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rsOSKIVbGUQC&pg=PA136 |___location=Jefferson, North Carolina |publisher=[[McFarland & Company]] |page=136 |isbn=978-0-7864-6167-7}}</ref> produced in 2001 and broadcast for the first time on Italian television in March 2009.<ref>{{cite book |last=Marlow-Mann |first=Alex |date=2011 |title=New Neapolitan Cinema |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SSerBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA36 |___location=Edinburgh, Scotland |publisher=[[Edinburgh University Press]] |page=36 |isbn=978-0-7486-4066-9}}</ref>

In 1998 she followed the two challenging roles up with smaller parts in ''Dead Letter Office'' and ''In the Winter Dark''. Both films were critical hits, but were not seen by large audiences. Otto gained [[Hollywood]]'s attention after landing a minor role in ''[[The Thin Red Line (1998 film)|The Thin Red Line]]'' co-starring with [[George Clooney]] and [[Sean Penn]]. Although the role was very small, it gave Otto great exposure and lead to further roles in films outside Australia.

===Hollywood===

Otto's first [[Cinema of the United States|Hollywood]] role was the [[Thriller film|suspense thriller]] ''[[What Lies Beneath]]'' in 2000. She played Mary Feur, a mysterious next-door neighbour.<ref>{{cite news |last=Mitchell |first=Elvis |date=21 July 2000 |title='What Lies Beneath': If Only Her Husband Hadn't Made That Horrible Mistake |url=https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/partners/microsites/visa/movies/0724beneath.html |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=5 August 2023}}</ref>

In 2001, she was cast as a [[Natural history|naturalist]] in the comedy ''[[Human Nature (2001 film)|Human Nature]]''. Writer [[Charlie Kaufman]], impressed by her audition two years earlier for his film ''[[Being John Malkovich]]'', arranged for Otto to audition and meet with the film's director [[Michel Gondry]].<ref name="Venice">{{cite news |url=http://www.miranda-otto.com/2002venice.php |title=Have Talent, Will Travel |last=Landry |first=B. Jude |work=Venice: L.A.'s Arts and Entertainment Magazine |date=April 2002 |access-date=11 April 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071017214520/http://miranda-otto.com/2002venice.php |archive-date=17 October 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Critic Jeffrey M. Anderson criticised Otto's French accent and wrote that she "doesn't seem to mesh with what's going on around her".<ref>Anderson, Jeffrey M. (April 2002), [http://www.combustiblecelluloid.com/2002/humannat.shtml "To Err Is 'Human'"]. CombustibleCelluloid.com. Retrieved 11 April 2007.</ref>

===Hollywood, 1999 - Present===

After her minor role in ''A Thin Red Line'', Otto appeared in the supernatural thriller ''[[What Lies Beneath]]'' (2000) co-starring [[Harrison Ford]]. Her next film was ''[[Human Nature (film)|Human Nature]]'' (2001), which follows the ups and downs of an obsessive scientist, a female naturalist, and the man they discover, born and raised in the wild. Originally Otto had auditioned for a role in ''[[Being John Malkovich]]'', but lost out on the lead female role after [[Cameron Diaz]] decided to take it instead. The film's director, however, remembered Otto and cast her in ''Human Nature'', a film she really wanted to be a part of.<ref>"Miranda Otto as Éowyn". [http://www.theonering.net/movie/cast/otto.html TheOneRing.net] (2004)</ref>

Also in 2001, Otto appeared in the [[BBC]] adaptation of [[Anthony Trollope]]'s ''[[The Way We Live Now (2001 TV serial)|The Way We Live Now]]'', as a strong-willed American Southerner.<ref>{{cite news |last=James |first=Caryn |date=1 April 2002 |title=Succumbing to the Lure of Money, Whatever the Source |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/01/books/television-review-succumbing-to-the-lure-of-money-whatever-the-source.html |work=The New York Times |access-date=5 August 2023 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180705072031/https://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/01/books/television-review-succumbing-to-the-lure-of-money-whatever-the-source.html |archive-date=5 July 2018}}</ref>

Her breakthrough in Hollywood came in 2002 when her character [[Éowyn]] was introduced to audiences in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (film)|The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]''. Otto beat of many talented actresses for the role as the strongest female character in [[J. R. R. Tolkien]]'s fantasy trilogy. [[Peter Jackson]], the trilogies director, was convinced that she was the best for the role after watching her audition tape only once.<ref>Ian Nathan. "The Two Towers Preview: Miranda Otto, The White Lady: Meet Éowyn, Tolkien's Ballsiest Lady". [http://www.miranda-otto.com/articles/2003empire.php Empire Magazine] (January 2003)</ref> For the role she took on a grueling nine month schedule between March and December 2000 to film the part, for which she was given training in [[Horse|horseriding]] and [[Swordsmanship|sword-fighting]]. ''The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers'' would also become one of the most successful films of all time when it grossed over $900 million on a budget of $94 million USD.<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0167261/business ''The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers'' box office data]</ref> The following year Otto would reprise her role in the third and final film in the trilogy ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (film)|The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'', which also was a box office success and earned Otto a nomination for "Best Supporting Actress" at the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films Awards.

In 1999, Otto was cast as [[Éowyn]] in [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''The Lord of the Rings'']] film trilogy, after [[Uma Thurman]] turned down the role.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2017/02/uma-thurman-regrets-turning-down-lord-of-the-rings-role-stephen-colbert-watch-1201930528/ |title=Uma Thurman Regrets Turning Down "Lord of the Rings" Role |work=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=22 February 2017 |access-date=23 February 2017}}</ref> Director [[Peter Jackson]] cast her immediately after viewing the audition video she had filmed in Australia.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.miranda-otto.com/2003empire.php |title=The Two Towers Preview: Miranda Otto, The White Lady |first=Ian |last=Nathan |work=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]] |date=January 2003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071017214528/http://miranda-otto.com/2003empire.php |archive-date=17 October 2007 |access-date=2019-08-05}}</ref> For the role, Otto spent six weeks learning stunt choreography and horse riding.<ref>[http://www.lordoftherings.net/index_editorials_otto_interview_video.html "Emerging Eowyn: Heavy Burdens and Slashing Swords"]. LordOfTheRings.net. November 2003. Retrieved 11 April 2007.</ref> Otto's character was introduced in the trilogy's second film ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]'' in 2002 and appeared in the third film, ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'', the following year. ''The Lord of the Rings'' trilogy was a critical and financial success, and the third film won the [[Academy Award]] for [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]] in 2004.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3495748.stm "Rings scores Oscars clean sweep Awards"]. [[BBC]]. 4 March 2004; retrieved 29 May 2007.</ref> Otto's performance earned her an [[Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films]] nomination for [[Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films|Best Supporting Actress]].

[[Image:LOTRTT1.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Otto as [[Éowyn]] with [[Viggo Mortensen]] in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (film)|The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]'' (2002).]]

[[File:Miranda Otto.jpg|left|thumb|Otto at Ring*Con in Germany in 2006]]

Films of varying quality and success followed ''The Lord of the Rings''. She starred opposite of [[Rhys Ifans]] in the low-budget, moderately successful [[2003]] [[comedy]] ''[[Danny Deckchair]]'' as a [[police officer]]. In [[2004]] she starred opposite [[Matthew Macfadyen]] in the [[drama]] ''[[In My Father's Den]]'', another low-budget film which was not seen by a large audience. Later that year Otto starred in two-part [[miniseries]], ''Through My Eyes'', which told the story [[Lindy Chamberlain]] who was convicted of killing her baby daughter, Azaria in Australia's most publicized [[murder]] trials. Otto was interested in the role because it was challenging to play someone so different from herself, and because of the prospect of exploring an unconventional character.<ref>Debi Enker. "Through Their Eyes". [http://theage.com.au/news/TV--Radio/Through-their-eyes/2004/11/17/1100574519902.html?from=storyrhs TheAge.com.au] (November 18 2004)</ref> The miniseries was hit with audiences and scored highly with critics, and earned Otto a [[Logie Award]] for "Most Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series".

Otto's next project was playing the lead in the Australian film ''[[Danny Deckchair]]'' (2003). She then took on the Australian television [[miniseries]] ''[[Through My Eyes (TV drama)|Through My Eyes: The Lindy Chamberlain Story]]'' (2004). The film is a drama that portrays the story of [[Lindy Chamberlain]], who was wrongfully convicted in 1982 of killing her baby daughter, Azaria, in one of the country's most publicized murder trials. Otto was cast as Chamberlain, and her husband, [[Peter O'Brien (actor)|Peter O'Brien]], was cast as prosecutor Ian Barker. She was drawn to the role because it provided her with the "prospect of exploring an unconventional character."<ref>Enker, Debi. [http://www.theage.com.au/news/TV--Radio/Through-their-eyes/2004/11/17/1100574519902.html?from=storyrhs "Through Their Eyes"]. ''[[The Age]]''. 18 November 2004. 12 April 2007.</ref> At the 2005 [[Logie Award]]s, Otto won Most Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series for her role.<ref name="logie">{{cite news |last1=Idato |first1=Michael |title=Once, twice, three times a Gold Logie |url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/once-twice-three-times-a-gold-logie-20050502-gdl8io.html |work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |department=News and Features | page=3|date=2 May 2005}}</ref>[[File:Miranda Otto 2012.jpg|thumb|200px|Otto at InStyle Women of Style Awards Red Carpet 2012.]]Director [[Steven Spielberg]], impressed by Otto's performance in ''The Lord of the Rings'', called her to ask if she would play opposite [[Tom Cruise]] in the big-budget science fiction film ''[[War of the Worlds (2005 film)|War of the Worlds]]'' (2005). Otto, pregnant at the time, believed she would have to turn down the role, but the script was reworked to accommodate her. After giving birth to her daughter, she took a rest from films to concentrate on motherhood and theatre roles in Australia.<ref name="RightStage"/>

In 2007, Otto starred as Cricket Stewart, the wife of a successful director, in the television miniseries ''[[The Starter Wife (miniseries)|The Starter Wife]]''.<ref>[http://www.usanetwork.com/series/starterwife/theshow/characterprofiles/cricket/index.html "''Starter Wife'' Characters"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010131101/http://www.usanetwork.com/series/starterwife/theshow/characterprofiles/cricket/index.html |date=10 October 2012 }}. [[USA Network]]; retrieved 12 April 2007.</ref> That same year, she was cast in the American television series ''[[Cashmere Mafia]]''. In the series she plays Juliet Draper, a successful female executive who must rely on her friends to juggle the demands of a career and family in New York City.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/news/e3ida90dc7b5e3c5134e0c14365abce1701 |title= Three Pilots Using 'Sex' Guide |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=9 January 2007 |access-date=12 April 2007}}</ref> Otto chose to star in the series because "American television at the moment is so interesting and, particularly, the characters for women are so fantastic" and she "liked the idea of having a character over a long period of time and developing it."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bostonherald.com/2008/01/20/tv-insider-miranda-otto/ |title=TV Insider: Miranda Otto |first=Amy |last=Amatangelo |newspaper=[[Boston Herald]] |date=2018-11-17 |access-date=2019-08-05}}</ref> The series was cancelled in May 2008.<ref>[http://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/cashmere-mafia-and-miss-guided-abc-cancels-two-more/ "Cashmere Mafia and Miss Guided: ABC Cancels Two More"]. TVSeriesFinale.com. 12 May 2008; retrieved 22 October 2009.</ref>

After seeing her as Eowyn in ''The Lord Of The Rings'', Otto received a phone call from director [[Steven Spielberg]] inquiring if she would play opposite [[Tom Cruise]] in the big-budget [[Science fiction|science fiction]] film ''[[War of the Worlds (2005 film)|War of the Worlds]]'' in 2005. Otto at the time was pregnant and believed she would have to turn down the role, but Spielberg reworked the script to accommodate her pregnancy.<ref>"The Right Stage of Life".[http://www.smh.com.au/news/film/the-right-stage-of-life/2005/09/25/1127586737926.html The Sun-Herald] (September 26, 2005)</ref> It would become a box office and critical success when it grossed over $591.4 million, making it the fourth highest grossing film of 2005.<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0407304/business ''War of the Worlds'' box office data.]</ref>

In 2013, Otto played the role of American poet Elizabeth Bishop opposite [[Glória Pires]] in Brazilian director [[Bruno Barreto]]’s ''Reaching for the Moon.''<ref>{{cite news |last=Hawker |first=Philippa |date=9 July 2014 |title=Miranda Otto on Reaching for the Moon: 'I find it easy to play uptight characters' |url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/miranda-otto-on-reaching-for-the-moon-i-find-it-easy-to-play-uptight-characters-20140709-zt0yl.html |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |access-date=5 August 2023 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812191904/https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/miranda-otto-on-reaching-for-the-moon-i-find-it-easy-to-play-uptight-characters-20140709-zt0yl.html |archive-date=12 August 2014}}</ref>

After the birth of her first child in 2005, Otto took a hiatus from major film roles to concentrate on motherhood and theatre work in Australia.

[[File:Cannes 2014 6.jpg|left|thumb|266x266px|Otto (far left) at [[Cannes Film Festival]] 2014]]

Otto starred opposite [[Stephanie Sigman]] and [[Anthony LaPaglia]] in the horror prequel ''[[Annabelle: Creation]]'', directed by [[David F. Sandberg]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://variety.com/2016/film/news/stephanie-sigman-annabelle-2-spectre-1201801416/ |title='Spectre' Actress Stephanie Sigman to Star in 'Annabelle' Sequel |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |first=Justin |last=Kroll |date=22 June 2016 |access-date=22 June 2016}}</ref> The film was released on 12 August 2017.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://variety.com/2016/film/news/ben-affleck-live-by-night-release-date-annabelle-2-1201736057/ |title=Ben Affleck's Crime Drama 'Live by Night,' 3 More Warner Bros. Films Dated for 2017 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |first=Dave |last=McNary |date=22 March 2016 |access-date=22 June 2016}}</ref> She portrayed [[Zelda Spellman]] in Netflix's ''[[Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (TV series)|Chilling Adventures of Sabrina]]'' (2018–2020).<ref>{{cite news |last=Otterson |first=Joe |title=Netflix's 'Sabrina' Series Casts 'Lord of the Rings' Alum Miranda Otto |url=https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/netflix-sabrina-the-teenage-witch-series-aunt-zelda-miranda-otto-1202705766/ |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=20 February 2018 |date=20 February 2018}}</ref>

On 31 May 2020, Otto joined [[Josh Gad]]'s [[YouTube]] series ''Reunited Apart'', which reunites the cast of popular films through video-conferencing and promotes donations to non-profit charities, with her fellow ''[[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|Lord of the Rings]]'' cast and crew members.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/actor-josh-gad-reunites-stars-of-lord-of-the-rings-while-raising-money-for-kids-in-need/|title=Actor Josh Gad reunites stars of "Lord of the Rings" while raising money for kids in need|website=[[CBS News]] |date=June 2020 }}</ref>

[[File:Miranda Otto 3, 2012.jpg|thumb|210x210px|Otto at The Ivy Ballroom in 2013]]

On 13 November 2023, Otto was announced for ABC drama series ''Ladies In Black.''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Knox |first=David |date=2023-11-13 |title=Cast announced for Ladies in Black {{!}} TV Tonight |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2023/11/cast-announced-for-ladies-in-black.html |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=tvtonight.com.au |language=en-AU}}</ref> In 2024, Otto reprised her role as [[Éowyn]] from [[Peter Jackson]]'s [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' film series]] in the [[anime]] [[fantasy film]] ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim]]'', a [[prequel]] directed by [[Kenji Kamiyama]], to which she served as the [[narrator]].<ref name="Rohirrim" />

===Theatre===

Otto made her theatre[[Theatre|theatrical]] debut at the age of seventeen in the 1986 production of ''The Bitter Tears Ofof Petra Von KanKant'' for the [[Sydney Theatre Company]].<ref>[http://www.inmyfathersden.com/cast.html#miranda ''In"Cast MyBiographies"]. Father'sInMyFathersDen.com. Den''Retrieved official12 website]April 2007. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070414144351/http://www.inmyfathersden.com/cast.html#miranda |date=14 April 2007 }}</ref> HerThree performancemore wastheatrical wellproductions receivedfor bythe criticsSydney andTheatre ledCompany to further partsfollowed in stagethe playslate with1980s Sydneyand Theatreearly Company1990s. Otto'sIn most2002, popularshe performancereturned wasto asthe stage playing [[Nora Helmer]] in the 2002 production of ''[[A Doll's House]]'' opposite her future husband Peter O'Brien. ItOtto's performance earned her a 2003 [[Helpmann Award]] nomination and the prestigious MO Award for "Best Female Actor in a Play".<ref>[http://unitedagents.co.uk/film/miranda-otto "Miranda Otto CV"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090714024337/http://unitedagents.co.uk/film/miranda-otto/ |date=14 July 2009 }}. UnitedAgents.co.uk; retrieved 30 October 2008.</ref>

Her most recentnext stage productionrole was 2005'sin the [[psychological thriller]] ''[[Boy Gets Girl]]'' (2005), in which she played Theresa, a journalist for a big-time [[New York]] magazine. Otto committed to the project a few days before she found out she was pregnant,. butRobyn productionNevin, wasthe halteddirector, until Otto gave birth. The play also marksrescheduled the secondproduction timefrom sheDecember has2004 workedto withSeptember her2005 father,so thethat firstOtto beingcould brieflyappear in theit.<ref filmname="RightStage" ''Dead Letter Office'' (1998)./>

==Personal life==

On 1 January 2003,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/01/01/1041196690529.html |title=Miranda Otto marries in cathedral lock-out |newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |agency=[[Australian Associated Press]] |date=2003-01-02 |access-date=2019-08-05}}</ref> she married actor [[Peter O'Brien (actor)|Peter O'Brien]], after the two met while performing in ''[[A Doll's House]]''.<ref name=Tribute>{{cite news |url=http://www.tribute.ca/bio.asp?id=7797 |title=Miranda Otto biography |author=Staff writers |work=[[Tribute (magazine)|Tribute]] |date=2019-08-05 |access-date=2019-08-05}}</ref> Otto and O'Brien have one child, a daughter.<ref name=Tribute/> After the birth of her daughter, Otto limited her work to spend more time with her family at their home in Australia.<ref name="BalancingAct"/>

In 1997 Otto began dating her ''Doing Time for Patsy Cline'' co-star [[Richard Roxburgh]], but the relationship ended in 2000. It ended reportedly because of the little time they spent together, due to their busy acting schedules.

==Filmography==

===Film===

On [[January 1]], [[2003]], she married actor [[Peter O'Brien]], after the two had met while performing in the stage play ''A Doll's House'' in 2002. They have one child, a daughter Darcey (b. 2005). O'Brien was unable to attend the birth as he was filming in [[Texas]]. Many media reports stated that he watched the birth via [[webcam]], but Otto denies these reports as being untrue.<ref>Claire Scobie. "Balancing Act." The Sun-Herald Magazine, Sunday Life. (June 26, 2005)</ref> She and O'Brien are determined to raise their daughter on their own and rotate their working life, with one parent always around to babysit.

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== Filmography ==

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|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"

! Year !! Film !! Role !! Other notes

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! Year

| [[2005 in film|2005]] || ''[[War of the Worlds (2005 film)|War of the Worlds]]'' || Mary Ann Ferrier || &nbsp;

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

|-

| 1986

| 2005 || ''[[Flight of the Phoenix]]'' || Kelly || &nbsp;

| ''[[Emma's War (film)|Emma's War]]''

| Emma Grange

|

|-

| 1987

| [[2004 in film|2004]] || ''Through My Eyes: The Lindy Chamberlain Story'' (Mini-series)|| [[Lindy Chamberlain]] || [[Logie Award]]

| ''[[Initiation (1987 film)|Initiation]]''

| Stevie

|

|-

| 1988

| 2004 || ''[[In My Father's Den]]'' || Penny || &nbsp;

| ''[[The 13th Floor (1988 film)|The 13th Floor]]''

| Rebecca

|

|-

| rowspan="2" | 1992

| [[2003 in film|2003]] || ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (film)|The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'' || Éowyn || Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films nomination

| ''[[The Girl Who Came Late|Daydream Believer]]''

| Nell Tiscowitz

| Nominated—[[Australian Film Institute]] Award for Best Actress

|-

| ''[[The Last Days of Chez Nous]]''

| 2003 || ''[[Danny Deckchair]]'' || Glenda Lake || &nbsp;

| Annie

| Nominated—Australian Film Institute Award for Best Supporting Actress<br/>Nominated—Film Critics Circle of Australia Award for Best Female Supporting Actor

|-

| 1993

| [[2002 in film|2002]] || ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (film)|The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]'' || Éowyn || &nbsp;

| ''[[The Nostradamus Kid]]''

| Jennie O'Brien

|

|-

| 1995

| 2002 || ''Julie Walking Home'' || Julie || &nbsp;

| ''[[Sex Is a Four Letter Word]]''

| Viv

|

|-

| 1996

| 2002 || ''Doctor Sleep'' || Clara Strother || &nbsp;

| ''[[Love Serenade]]''

| Dimity Hurley

|

|-

| rowspan=3 | 1997

| [[2001 in film|2001]] || ''Volpe a tre zampe'' || Ruth || &nbsp;

| ''[[The Well (1997 film)|The Well]]''

| Katherine

| Nominated—Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actress<br/>Nominated—Film Critics Circle of Australia Award for Best Female Actor

|-

| ''[[True Love and Chaos]]''

| 2001 || ''[[The Way We Live Now]]'' (Mini-series) || Mrs. Murtle || &nbsp;

| Mimi

|

|-

| ''[[Doing Time for Patsy Cline]]''

| 2001 || ''[[Human Nature (film)|Human Nature]]'' || Gabrielle || &nbsp;

| Patsy Cline

|

|-

| rowspan=3 | 1998

| [[2000 in film|2000]] || ''[[What Lies Beneath]]'' || Mary Feur || &nbsp;

| ''[[Dead Letter Office (film)|Dead Letter Office]]''

| Alice Walsh

| Nominated—Film Critics Circle of Australia Award for Best Female Actor

|-

| ''[[In the Winter Dark (film)|In the Winter Dark]]''

| 2000 || ''Kin'' || Anna || &nbsp;

| Ronnie

| Nominated—Australian Film Institute Award for Best Supporting Actress

|-

| ''[[The Thin Red Line (1998 film)|The Thin Red Line]]''

| [[1999 in film|1999]]|| ''The Jack Bull'' (TV) || Cora Redding || &nbsp;

| Marty Bell

|

|-

| rowspan=2 | 2000

| [[1998 in film|1998]]|| ''[[The Thin Red Line (1998 film)|The Thin Red Line]]'' || Marty Bell || &nbsp;

| ''Kin''

| Anna

|

|-

| ''[[What Lies Beneath]]''

| 1998 || ''In the Winter Dark'' || Ronnie || [[Australian Film Institute]] nomination

| Mary Feur

|

|-

| rowspan=2 | 2001

| 1998 || ''Dead Letter Office'' || Alice Walsh || Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards nomination

| ''The Three-Legged Fox''

| Ruth

|

|-

| ''[[Human Nature (2001 film)|Human Nature]]''

| [[1997 in film|1997]]|| ''Doing Time for Patsy Cline'' || Patsy || &nbsp;

| Gabrielle

|

|-

| rowspan=3 | 2002

| 1997 || ''True Love and Chaos'' || Mimi || &nbsp;

| ''[[Close Your Eyes (2002 film)|Close Your Eyes]]''

| Clara Strother

|

|-

| ''[[Julie Walking Home]]''

| 1997 || ''The Well'' || Katherine || [[Australian Film Institute]] nomination

| Julie

|

|-

| ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]''

| [[1996 in film|1996]] || ''Love Serenade'' || Dimity Hurley || &nbsp;

| rowspan=2|[[Éowyn]]

| [[Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast]]<br/>Internet Movie Award for Best Supporting Actress<br/>Internet Movie Award for Breakthrough Performance<br/>Nominated—[[Empire Awards|Empire Award]] for Best Actress<br/>Nominated—[[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture]]

|-

| rowspan=2 | 2003

| [[1995 in film|1995]] || ''Sex Is a Four Letter Word'' || Viv|| &nbsp;

| ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]''

| [[Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast]]<br/>Internet Movie Award for Best Supporting Actress<br/>[[National Board of Review Award for Best Cast]]<br/>[[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture]]<br/>Nominated—International Online Cinema Award for Best Supporting Actress<br/>Nominated—[[Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress]]<br/>

|-

| ''[[Danny Deckchair]]''

| [[1993 in film|1993]] || ''The Nostradamus Kid'' || Jennie O'Brien || &nbsp;

| Glenda Lake

|

|-

| rowspan=2 | 2004

| [[1992 in film|1992]] || ''The Last Days of Chez Nous'' || Annie || [[Australian Film Institute]] nomination

| ''[[In My Father's Den (film)|In My Father's Den]]''

| Penny

|

|-

| ''[[Flight of the Phoenix (2004 film)|Flight of the Phoenix]]''

| [[1991 in film|1991]] || ''The Girl Who Came Late'' || Nell Tiscowitz || [[Australian Film Institute]] nomination

| Kelly Johnson

|

|-

| 2005

| [[1990 in film|1990]] || ''Heroes II: The Return'' (TV) || Roma Page || &nbsp;

| ''[[War of the Worlds (2005 film)|War of the Worlds]]''

| Mary Ann Ferrier

|

|-

| rowspan=2 | 2009

| [[1988 in film|1988]] || ''The 13th Floor'' || Rebecca|| &nbsp;

| ''[[In Her Skin]]''

| Mrs Barber

|

|-

| ''[[1987Blessed in(2009 film)|1987Blessed]] || ''Initiation'' || Stevie || &nbsp;

| Bianca

|

|-

| rowspan=2 | 2010

| [[1986 in film|1986]] || ''Emma's War'' || Emma Grange || &nbsp;

| ''[[South Solitary]]''

| Meredith Appleton

|

|-

| ''Get It at Goode's''

| Patty Williams

|

|-

| rowspan=2 | 2013

| ''[[Reaching for the Moon (2013 film)|Reaching for the Moon]]''

| [[Elizabeth Bishop]]

|

|-

| ''[[The Turning (2013 film)|The Turning]]''

| Sherry

|

|-

| rowspan=2 | 2014

| ''[[I, Frankenstein]]''

| Queen Leonore

|

|-

| ''[[The Homesman]]''

| Theoline Belknapp

|

|-

| 2015

| ''[[The Daughter (2015 film)|The Daughter]]''

| Charlotte Finch

| [[AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role]]

|-

| rowspan=2 | 2017

| ''[[Dance Academy: The Movie]]''

| Madeline Moncur

|

|-

| ''[[Annabelle: Creation]]''

| Esther Mullins

|

|-

| rowspan=2 | 2018

| ''[[Zoe (film)|Zoe]]''

| The Designer

|

|-

| ''[[The Chaperone (2018 film)|The Chaperone]]''

| Ruth St. Dennis

|

|-

| 2019

| ''[[The Silence (2019 film)|The Silence]]''

| Kelly Andrews

|

|-

| 2020

| ''[[Downhill (2020 film)|Downhill]]''

| Charlotte

|

|-

| 2022

| ''[[Talk to Me (2022 film)|''Talk to Me'']]''

| Sue

|

|-

| 2023

| ''[[The Portable Door]]''

| Countess Judy

|

|-

| 2024

| ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim]]''

| [[Éowyn]]

| Also [[narrator]]<ref name="Rohirrim">{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=June 15, 2022 |title='The Lord Of The Rings: The War Of The Rohirrim': Anime Voice Cast Counts Brian Cox, Gaia Wise, Miranda Otto & More |url=https://deadline.com/2022/06/lord-of-the-rings-the-war-of-the-rohirrim-brian-cox-miranda-otto-1235045883/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220615130310/https://deadline.com/2022/06/lord-of-the-rings-the-war-of-the-rohirrim-brian-cox-miranda-otto-1235045883/ |archive-date=June 15, 2022 |access-date=June 25, 2022 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref>

|}

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==Notes=Television===

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| 1988

| ''[[A Country Practice]]''

| Millie Alcott

| TV series, 4 episodes

|-

| 1992

| ''[[Heroes II: The Return]]''

| Roma Page

| TV film

|-

| 1995

| ''[[Police Rescue]]''

| Amanda

| TV series, episode: "On the Outer"

|-

| 1999

| ''[[The Jack Bull]]''

| Cora Redding

| TV film

|-

| 2001

| ''[[The Way We Live Now (2001 TV serial)|The Way We Live Now]]''

| Mrs Hurtle

| Miniseries

|-

| 2004

| ''[[Through My Eyes (TV drama)|Through My Eyes: The Lindy Chamberlain Story]]''

| [[Lindy Chamberlain]]

| Miniseries<br>Silver [[Logie Award]] for Most Outstanding Drama Actress<br/>Nominated—Australian Film Institute Award for Best Lead Television Actress

|-

| rowspan=2 | 2007

| ''[[The Starter Wife (miniseries)|The Starter Wife]]''

| Cricket Stewart

| Miniseries

|-

| ''[[Cashmere Mafia]]''

| Juliet Draper

| TV series, 7 episodes

|-

| 2012

| ''[[Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries]]''

| Lydia Andrews

| TV series, episode: "Cocaine Blues"

|-

| 2014

| ''[[Rake (U.S. TV series)|Rake]]''

| Maddy Deane

| TV series, 13 episodes

|-

| 2015

| ''[[Homeland (TV series)|Homeland]]''

| [[List of Homeland characters#Allison Carr|Allison Carr]]

| TV series, 12 episodes <br>Nominated—[[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series]]

|-

| 2017

| ''[[24: Legacy]]''

| Rebecca Ingram

| TV series, 12 episodes

|-

| 2018–2020

| ''[[Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (TV series)|Chilling Adventures of Sabrina]]''

| [[Zelda Spellman]]

| TV series, Main cast

|-

| rowspan=2 | 2021

| ''[[The Unusual Suspects (miniseries)|The Unusual Suspects]]''

| Sara Beasley

| Miniseries, main cast

|-

| ''[[Fires (TV series)|Fires]]''

| Kath Simpson

| TV series, 2 episodes

|-

| 2022

| ''[[True Colours (Australian TV series)|True Colours]]''

| Isabelle Martin

| TV series, main cast

|-

| rowspan="3" | 2023

| ''[[Koala Man]]''

| Mindy (voice)

| TV series, episode: "Hot Christmas"

|-

| ''[[The Clearing (TV series)|The Clearing]]''

| Adrienne

| TV series, 8 episodes

|-

| ''[[Wellmania]]''

| Camille Lavigne

| TV series, 1 episode

|-

| rowspan="2" |2024

| ''Ladies In Black''

| Virginia Ambrose

| TV series: 6 episodes

|-

| ''[[Thou Shalt Not Steal (TV series)|Thou Shall Not Steal]]''

| Maxine

| TV series

|}

===Television (as self)===

Example: <ref>Author. "[http://URL.com Story name]". Publication. Date. Date Retrieved.</ref>

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! Year

! Title

! Role

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|-

| 1996

| ''[[Midday (Australian TV program)|Midday with Kerri-Anne]]''

| rowspan="4" | Herself – Guest

| rowspan="9" | TV series, 1 episode

|-

| 1997; 1998

| ''[[The Movie Show]]''

|-

| 1997

| ''Monday to Friday''

|-

| 1998; 2002

| rowspan="2" | ''[[The Movie Show]]''

|-

| 2002

| Herself – Guest (from [[Venice Film Festival]])

|-

| 2023; 2024

| ''[[News Breakfast]]''

| Herself - Guest

|-

| 2023

| ''[[The Project (Australian TV program)|The Project]]''

| Herself - Guest (with [[Teresa Palmer]])

|-

| rowspan="2" | 2024

| ''[[News Breakfast]]''

| Herself & Gracie Otto

|-

| ''[[Who Do You Think You Are? (Australian TV series)|Who Do You Think You Are?]]''

| Herself

|}

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===References=Theatre==

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<div style="font-size: 90%">

! Year

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! Title

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! Role

! Notes

|-

| rowspan="2" | 1986 || ''[[The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (opera)|The Bitter Tears of Petra Von Kant]]'' || || [[Wharf Theatre|Wharf Studio Theatre]] with [[Sydney Theatre Company]]

|-

| ''[[The Real Thing (play)|The Real Thing]]'' || || Playhouse Newcastle with Hunter Valley Theatre Company

|-

| 1991 || ''Sixteen Words for Water'' || Betsy || [[Wharf Theatre]] with [[Sydney Theatre Company]]

|-

| rowspan="2" | 1992 || ''Time and the Room'' || Sleep Woman || [[Wharf Theatre|Wharf Studio Theatre]] with [[Sydney Theatre Company]]

|-

| ''The Girl Who Saw Everything'' || Edwina Rouse || [[Wharf Theatre]] with [[Sydney Theatre Company]]

|-

| 1993 || ''Brilliant Lies'' || Susy || Suncorp Theatre, [[Arts Centre Melbourne|Playhouse Melbourne]], [[Monash University]], [[Royal South Street Eisteddfod|Her Majesty’s Theatre Ballarat]], Ford Theatre Geelong, West Gippsland Arts Centre, [[Theatre Royal, Hobart]], Playhouse Adelaide, [[Sydney Opera House]], [[Canberra Theatre Centre|Canberra Theatre]] with [[Queensland Theatre|Queensland Theatre Company]]

|-

| 1995 || ''[[Gigi (play)|Gigi]]'' || Gigi || Suncorp Theatre, Brisbane with [[Queensland Theatre|Queensland Theatre Company]]

|-

| rowspan="2" | 2002 || ''[[A Doll’s House]]'' || [[Nora Helmer]] || [[Wharf Theatre|Wharf 1 Theatre]] with [[Sydney Theatre Company]]

|-

| ''Hanging Man'' || Casting Director || [[Wharf Theatre|Wharf 2 Theatre]] with [[Sydney Theatre Company]]

|-

| 2005 || ''[[Boy Gets Girl]]'' || Theresa Bedell || [[Wharf Theatre|Wharf 1 Theatre]] with [[Sydney Theatre Company]]

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| 2011 || ''The White Guard'' || Lena || [[Sydney Theatre Company]]

|}

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== Awards and nominations ==

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! Year

! Awards

! Category

! Nominated work

! Result

|-

| rowspan=2|1992

| rowspan=2|[[Australian Film Institute]]

| Best Actress in a Supporting Role

| ''[[The Girl Who Came Late]]''

| {{Nominated}}

|-

| Best Actress in a Supporting Role

| rowspan=2|''[[The Last Days of Chez Nous]]''

| {{Nominated}}

|-

| 1993

| rowspan=2|[[Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards]]

| Best Supporting Actor – Female

| {{Nominated}}

|-

| 1996

| Best Actor – Female

| ''[[Love Serenade]]''

| {{Nominated}}

|-

| 1997

| rowspan=2|[[Australian Film Institute]]

| Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role

| ''[[The Well (1997 film)|The Well]]''

| {{Nominated}}

|-

| rowspan=2|1998

| Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role

| ''[[In the Winter Dark (film)|In the Winter Dark]]''

| {{Nominated}}

|-

| rowspan=2|[[Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards]]

| Best Actor – Female

| ''[[The Well (1997 film)|The Well]]''

| {{Nominated}}

|-

| rowspan=2|1999

| Best Actor – Female

| ''[[Dead Letter Office (film)|Dead Letter Office]]''

| {{Nominated}}

|-

| [[Satellite Awards]]

| Outstanding Motion Picture Ensemble

| ''[[The Thin Red Line (1998 film)|The Thin Red Line]]''

| {{Won}}

|-

| 2002

| Awards Circuit Community Awards

| Best Cast Ensemble

| rowspan=6|''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]''

| {{Nominated}}

|-

| rowspan=12|2003

| [[Empire Awards]]

| Best Actress

| {{Nominated}}

|-

| [[Gold Derby]]

| Ensemble Cast

| {{Nominated}}

|-

| [[Online Film Critics Society Awards]]

| Best Ensemble

| {{Won}}

|-

| Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards

| Best Acting Ensemble

| {{Won}}

|-

| [[Screen Actors Guild Awards]]

| Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture

| {{Nominated}}

|-

| Newport Beach Film Festival

| Best Actress

| ''[[Julie Walking Home]]''

| {{Won}}

|-

| [[Helpmann Award]]

| Best Female Actor in a Play

| rowspan=2|''[[A Doll's House]]''

| {{Nominated}}

|-

| [[Mo Awards]]

| Best Female Actor in a Play

| {{Won}}

|-

| Awards Circuit Community Awards

| Best Cast Ensemble

| rowspan=10|''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]''

| {{Won}}

|-

| [[DVD Exclusive Awards]]

| Best Audio Commentary (New for DVD)

| {{Nominated}}

|-

| [[Golden Schmoes Awards]]

| Best Supporting Actress of the Year

| {{Nominated}}

|-

| [[National Board of Review]]

| Best Acting by an Ensemble

| {{Won}}

|-

| rowspan=6|2004

| [[Saturn Awards]]

| Best Supporting Actress

| {{Nominated}}

|-

| [[Critics' Choice Movie Awards]]

| Best Acting Ensemble

| {{Won}}

|-

| [[Gold Derby]]

| Ensemble Cast

| {{Won}}

|-

| International Online Cinema Awards

| Best Supporting Actress

| {{Nominated}}

|-

| Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards

| Best Ensemble Acting

| {{Nominated}}

|-

| [[Screen Actors Guild Awards]]

| Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

| {{Won}}

|-

| rowspan=2|2005

| [[Logie Awards]]

| Most Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series

| rowspan=2|''[[Through My Eyes (miniseries)|Through My Eyes]]''

| {{Won}}

|-

| [[Australian Film Institute]]

| Best Lead Actress in Television

| {{Nominated}}

|-

| rowspan=2|2011

| [[Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards]]

| Best Actor – Female

| ''[[South Solitary]]''

| {{Nominated}}

|-

| InStyle Women Of Style Award

| Arts & Culture

|

| {{Won}}

|-

| 2012

| [[Helpmann Award]]

| Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role – Play

| ''[[The White Guard]]''

| {{Nominated}}

|-

| 2014

| [[Women Film Critics Circle Awards]]

| Best Ensemble Cast

| ''[[The Homesman]]''

| {{Won}}

|-

| rowspan=2|2016

| [[Screen Actors Guild Awards]]

| Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series

| ''[[Homeland (TV series)|Homeland]]''

| {{Nominated}}

|-

| [[AACTA Award]]

| Best Supporting Actress

| rowspan=3|''[[The Daughter (2015 film)|The Daughter]]''

| {{Won}}

|-

| rowspan=2|2017

| [[Australian Film Critics Association]]

| Best Supporting Actress

| {{Nominated}}

|-

| [[Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards]]

| Best Actress – Supporting Role

| {{Won}}

|-

| rowspan=1|2021

| [[AACTA Award]]

| Best Lead Actress in a Drama

| ''[[Fires (TV series)|Fires]]''

| {{Nominated}}

|}

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