Abbie Cornish

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**Abbie Cornish** (born 7 August 1982), also known by her rap name **Dusk**, is an Australian actress and rapper. Following her lead performance in 2004's *Somersault*, Cornish is best known for her film roles as Fanny Brawne in *Bright Star* (2009), Sweet Pea in *Sucker Punch* (2011), Lindy in *Limitless* (2011) and for her work with writer/director Martin McDonagh in *Seven Psychopaths* (2012) and *Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri* (2017). For the latter, Cornish won her first Screen Actors Guild Award as part of the cast. In 2018, she portrayed Cathy Mueller in the first season of Amazon Video series *Jack Ryan* opposite John Krasinski.

## Personal life

Abbie Cornish was born on 7 August 1982 in Lochinvar, New South Wales, Australia, as the second of five children of Shelley and Barry Cornish. Her sister, Isabelle Cornish, is also an actress. She grew up on a 70-hectare (170-acre) farm before moving to Newcastle, New South Wales. As a teenager, Cornish was fascinated by independent and foreign films.

She is committed to cruelty-free eating, and in 2006, became an ambassador for Australian animal rights group Voiceless, the animal-protection institute, and was part of a national advertising campaign in 2012.
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## Career

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Cornish began modelling at age 13 after reaching the finals of a *Dolly Magazine* competition. In 1999, Cornish was awarded the Australian Film Institute Young Actor's Award for her role in the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's television show *Wildside* and was offered her first role in a feature film, *The Monkey's Mask*.

In 2004, Cornish appeared in the award-winning short film *Everything Goes* with Hugo Weaving. She received the Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, Best Actress at the FCCA and IF Awards and Best Breakthrough Performance at the 2005 Miami International Film Festival for her role in *Somersault*. Cornish received critical acclaim for her role in *Candy*, opposite Heath Ledger. She has also starred in *A Good Year*, *Elizabeth: The Golden Age* and Kimberly Peirce's *Stop-Loss*. In April 2010, Cornish was cast in *Limitless*, the film adaptation of the novel *The Dark Fields*, directed by Neil Burger and also starring Bradley Cooper and Robert De Niro.

Cornish narrated Zack Snyder's film *Sucker Punch*, in which she played one of the protagonists.

Cornish played the role of Wally in Madonna's film *W.E.*, about Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson. She replaced Emily Blunt in the independent film *The Girl*. It premiered at Tribeca Film Festival in 2012. She starred alongside Woody Harrelson and Colin Farrell in *Seven Psychopaths*, released in 2012. Cornish co-starred in the 2014 *RoboCop* reboot. She played Clara Murphy, the wife of protagonist Alex Murphy (Joel Kinnaman).

In 2015, she played Agent Katherine Cowles in *Solace*, a mystery thriller film directed by Afonso Poyart with central performances by Anthony Hopkins, Colin Farrell, and Jeffrey Dean Morgan.

In 2016, she filmed *The Girl Who Invented Kissing* with Luke Wilson.

In 2019, she will star in the Australian television miniseries *Secret Bridesmaids' Business* along with Katie McGrath and Georgina Haig.

## Music

Cornish is a rapper, singer and songwriter. She has been rapping under the name MC Dusk since 2000 and was part of an Australian hip hop group from the age of 18 to 22. In 2015, Cornish supported American rapper Nas on his Australian tour. The same year, she released two new tracks on SoundCloud: "Evolve" featuring Jane Tyrrell and "Way Back Home", which was produced by Suffa from Hilltop Hoods.

## Books

* *Pescan: A Feel Good Cookbook* (2019, Abrams Books) Template:ISBN

## References

1. ↑ "Famous birthdays for Aug. 7: Charlize Theron, David Duchovny". *United Press International*. 7 August 2017. https://www.upi.com/Entertainment\_News/2017/08/07/Famous-birthdays-for-Aug-7-Charlize-Theron-David-Duchovny/6911501909349/. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
2. ↑ "Abbie Cornish Biography". *TV Guide*. http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/abbie-cornish/bio/279945. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
3. ↑ Mandell, Andrea (21 March 2011). "Abbie Cornish lives the fantasy", *USA Today*. Retrieved on 22 May 2011.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Ed Gibbs: Cornish defends fantasy film. *The Sydney Morning Herald*, 13 April 2011, retrieved 22 May 2011
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6. ↑ "Voiceless, the animal protection institute". https://www.voiceless.org.au/who-we-are/abbie-cornish.
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Alexa Moses: Abbie's excellent adventure. *The Sydney Morning Herald*, 8 April 2006, retrieved 22 May 2011
8. ↑ Barton, Steve (15 April 2010). "Abbie Cornish Next to Enter The Dark Fields". Dreadcentral.com. http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/36996/abbie-cornish-next-enter-the-dark-fields. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
9. ↑ Miska, Brad (15 April 2010). "Last Piece of Casting for Rogue's 'The Dark Fields'". Bloody-disgusting.com. http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/19847. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
10. ↑ "What to Watch Monday". *The New York Times*. 1 February 2016. https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/01/arts/television/what-to-watch-monday.html. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
11. ↑ Barton, Steve (10 July 2010). "SD Comic-Con '10 – Schedule for Saturday (7/24)". Bloody-disgusting.com. Archived from the original on 13 July 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100713154046/http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/38459/sd-comic-con-10-schedule-saturday-724. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
12. ↑ Kroll, Justin (11 April 2013). "Abbie Cornish Feels 'Solace' With Hopkins and Farrell (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. https://variety.com/2013/film/news/abbie-cornish-feels-solace-with-hopkins-and-farrell-exclusive-hold-1200343613/. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
13. ↑ Debruge, Peter (1 October 2015). "Film Review: 'Solace'". Variety. https://variety.com/2015/film/reviews/solace-film-review-colin-farrell-1201606845/. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
14. ↑ McNary, Dave (8 July 2016). "Lionsgate UK in Talks to Distribute Jesse Metcalfe's 'The Ninth Passenger'". Variety. https://variety.com/2016/film/news/lionsgate-jesse-metcalfe-the-ninth-passenger-1201810393/. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
15. ↑ "Luke Wilson, Abbie Cornish to Star in 'The Girl Who Invented Kissing'". *The Hollywood Reporter*. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/luke-wilson-abbie-cornish-star-847502. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
16. ↑ Yang, Rachel (8 May 2019). "Abbie Cornish-Led Thriller Series 'Secret Bridesmaids' Business' Begins Production (EXCLUSIVE)". *Variety*. https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/abbie-cornish-thriller-series-secret-bridesmaids-business-begins-production-1203207988/. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
17. ↑ Sams, Christine. "You're a rapper? Abbie supported Nas on tour in January 2015 throughout Australia. Gorgeous Australian Abbie Cornish set to tour". The Daily Telegraph (Sydney). http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/sydney-confidential/youre-a-rapper-gorgeous-australian-abbie-cornish-set-to-tour/story-fni0cvc9-1227169503382?nk=d533812cf803a50d4f39dc27c25c12ff. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
18. ↑ "Dusksound". https://soundcloud.com/dusksound/tracks. Retrieved 27 August 2015.

## Further reading

* Goodwin, C (28 October 2007). "Pout and about", *The Sunday Times* (London), Times Newspapers Ltd. Retrieved on 28 October 2007.

## External links

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* Abbie Cornish on Instagram
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