Rose Byrne

Acting

Born 1979-07-24 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 110 credits Golden Globe Awards 1 MTV Movie Award for Best Jaw Dropping Moment 2 AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role 1 Australian Film Institute International Award for Best Actress 1 Independent Spirit Award for Best Lead Performance 1

Awards

Nominated for 1 Academy Award

Academy Awards 1 nominated

— Best Actress Nominated If I Had Legs I'd Kick You

Primetime Emmy Awards 2 nominated

2010 Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Nominated Damages
2009 Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Nominated Damages

Golden Globe Awards 1 won

2026 Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy Won If I Had Legs I'd Kick You

Screen Actors Guild Awards 1 nominated

2012 Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Nominated Bridesmaids

MTV Movie Award for Best Jaw Dropping Moment 2 won

2015 Best Jaw Dropping Moment Won Neighbors
2012 Best Jaw Dropping Moment Won Bridesmaids

AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role 1 won · 1 nominated

2013 Best Actress in a Leading Role Won The Turning
2003 Best Actress in a Leading Role Nominated The Rage in Placid Lake

Australian Film Institute International Award for Best Actress 1 won · 1 nominated

2009 Best Actress Nominated Damages
2007 Best Actress Won Damages

Independent Spirit Award for Best Lead Performance 1 won

2026 Best Lead Performance Won If I Had Legs I'd Kick You

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Mary Rose Byrne (born 24 July 1979) is an Australian actress. She made her screen debut in the film Dallas Doll (1994), and continued to act in Australian film and television throughout the 1990s. She obtained her first leading film role in The Goddess of 1967 (2000), which brought her the Volpi Cup for Best Actress and made the transition to Hollywood in the small role of Dormé in Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002), followed by larger parts in Troy (2004), 28 Weeks Later (2007), and Knowing (2009). Byrne appeared as Ellen Parsons in the legal thriller series Damages (2007–2012), which earned her two Golden Globe Awards nominations and two Primetime Emmy Award nominations. Get Him to the Greek (2010) and Bridesmaids (2011) established her as a comedic actress, in addition to the dramas and thrillers in which she continues to appear. She has since starred in a number of commercially successful comedies and dramas, including Insidious (2010) and its sequel Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013), X-Men: First Class (2011) and its sequel X-Men: Apocalypse (2016), Annie (2014), as well as Peter Rabbit (2018) and its sequel Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway (2021). Byrne also portrayed Gloria Steinem in the miniseries Mrs. America (2020) and led the comedy series Physical (2021–2023) and Platonic (2023). Byrne has been in relationship with American actor Bobby Cannavale since 2012 and they have two sons. And she is the sister-in-law of New Zealand actress Rose McIver from her brother's marriage.