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'''Elizabeth Debicki''' (born August 1990)<ref name=hardie /> is an Australian stage and film actress.
'''Elizabeth Debicki''' (born August 1990)<ref name=hardie /> is an Australian stage and film actress.

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Elizabeth Debicki
Debicki at the Sydney premiere of The Great Gatsby in May 2013
BornAugust 1990 (age 34)[1]
Paris, France[2]
OccupationActress
Years active2011–present

Elizabeth Debicki (born August 1990)[1] is an Australian stage and film actress.

Personal life

Debicki was born in Paris to a Polish father and an Australian mother of Irish descent,[2][3][4] who were both dancers.[5] When she was five, the family moved to Melbourne where she grew up with two younger siblings.[5][3] She became interested in ballet at an early age and trained as a dancer until deciding to switch to theatre.[6][7] A student at Huntingtower School in Melbourne's east, Debicki achieved two perfect study scores in Drama and English and was the school's dux when she graduated in 2007.[8] In 2010, she completed a degree in drama at the University of Melbourne's Victorian College of the Arts.[2][6] In August 2009, she was the recipient of a Richard Pratt Bursary for outstanding acting students in their second year of training.[9]

Career

Debicki made her film debut with a brief appearance in the 2011 film A Few Best Men. After seeing Debicki's audition reel, director Baz Luhrmann flew her to auditions in Los Angeles.[1] In May 2011, Luhrmann announced that she had been cast as Jordan Baker in his 2013 film The Great Gatsby.[10][11] In December 2012, Debicki was the subject of a photo shoot for Vogue Australia.[12][13]

From June to July 2013,[14] Debicki played Madame in the Sydney Theatre Company's production of Jean Genet's play The Maids with Cate Blanchett and Isabelle Huppert.[15] She won the best newcomer award at the Sydney Theatre Awards.[16] Debicki appears in a 13-minute short film, Godel, Incomplete,[17] and will guest star in the third season of the Australian TV series Rake.[18] On 31 July 2013, Variety reported that she would appear in a Guy Ritchie-directed film adaptation of The Man from U.N.C.L.E..[19] In 2014, Debicki was cast in Justin Kurzel's adaptation of Macbeth[20] and in The Dressmaker, an adaptation of a novel by Rosalie Ham.[21]

Theatre work

Year Production Role Theatre Notes
2010 The Gift (Murray-Smith) Chloë Melbourne Theatre Company world premiere, opposite Matthew Dyktynski, directed by Maria Aitken[22][23]
2013 The Maids (Genet) Madame Sydney Theatre Company with Cate Blanchett as Claire, Isabelle Huppert as Solange[14]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2011 A Few Best Men Maureen
2013 The Great Gatsby Jordan Baker AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
2014 Empire Award for Best Newcomer (Nominated)
2013 Godel, Incomplete Serita Short film
2014 Rake Missy TV series, guest star
2014 Macbeth Lady Macduff Filming
2015 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Victoria Vinciguerra Post-production

References

  1. ^ a b c Hardie, Giles; Hornery, Andrew (20 August 2011). "Leo sweeps into Sydney". Brisbane Times. Archived from the original on 7 March 2012. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ a b c "Baz Luhrmann casts VCA graduate Elizabeth Debicki in The Great Gatsby". University of Melbourne. 25 May 2011. Archived from the original on 7 March 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ a b Blake, Elissa (19 May 2013). "From Paris with love". The Age.
  4. ^ Cantelo, Sigourney (6 November 2012). "Our fair ladies: how to maintain pale skin". Vogue Australia.
  5. ^ a b Lehmann, Megan (11 May 2013). "Her roaring twenties". The Weekend Australian Magazine.
  6. ^ a b Rule, Dan (2012). "True Hollywood Story". Melbourne University Magazine.
  7. ^ Groves, Don (7 May 2012). "The tale of two Elizabeths". Special Broadcasting Service.
  8. ^ Bowen, Sholto (1 February 2008). "From the Principal". The Huntingtower Bulletin.
  9. ^ "2009 Theatre Scholarships announcement including $20 000 Keith and Elisabeth Murdoch Travelling Fellowship". The Melbourne Newsroom. The University of Melbourne. 31 August 2009. Archived from the original on 17 July 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ Fleming, Mike (11 May 2011). "Newcomer Elizabeth Debicki To Play Jordan Baker In The Great Gatsby". Deadline.com. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
  11. ^ Bulbeck, Pip (6 September 2011). "Baz Luhrmann's $125 Million The Great Gatsby Begins Production in Sydney". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
  12. ^ "Behind-the-scenes at Elizabeth Debicki's Vogue Australia photo shoot". Vogue Australia. 2 November 2012.
  13. ^ "Elizabeth Debicki in Vogue Australia". December 2012.
  14. ^ a b The Maids, media release, Sydney Theatre Company
  15. ^ Verghis, Sharon (1 June 2013). "Maids of dishonour, Cate Blanchett and Elizabeth Debicki, unite for STC's Genet". The Australian.
  16. ^ Saxby, John (21 January 2014). "Oscar on the horizon, but Blanchett misses out for her theatre work". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  17. ^ Godel, Incomplete at IMDb (see also: Gödel's incompleteness theorems)
  18. ^ Knox, David (29 July 2013). "Cameras roll on Rake's third season". TV Tonight.
  19. ^ Kroll, Justin (31 July 2013). "Great Gatsby's Elizabeth Debicki Attracted to Man From U.N.C.L.E. (Exclusive)". Variety.
  20. ^ Hopewell, John (6 February 2014). "Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard Roll on Macbeth". Variety.
  21. ^ Kemp, Stuart (9 May 2014). "Cannes: Liam Hemsworth Joins Aussie Drama 'The Dressmaker'". The Hollywood Reporter.
  22. ^ "Elizabeth Debicki – A Spotlight Moment", 22 March 2012, Interview from December 2011
  23. ^ "Review: The Gift by Alison Croggon, Theatre Notes, 11 June 2011

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