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Miranda Otto
Occupation:Actor • Voice Cast
Born:December 16, 1967
Birthplace:Brisbane, Australia
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An Australian actress, Miranda Otto started acting at the age of 18 and she appeared in various independent and studio films in Australia. She rose to prominence with her role in Emma's War (1988) where she played the role of a Teenager who moves to Australia during the World War II. After acting for nearly a decade in Australian films, Otto ventured in Hollywood and she gained attention during the 1990's after appearing in supporting role in films like The Thin Red Line and What Lies Beneath. The three time Australian Film Institute nominee for Best Actress, Otto's notable film credits include The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003), which won her the Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast and In Her Skin (2009), and Annabelle: Creation (2017), an American supernatural horror film directed by David F. Sandberg.
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The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim (Preview)
The Silence
Annabelle: Creation
I, Frankenstein (2D)
Reaching For The Moon
Blessed
War Of The Worlds
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
The Last Days of Chez Nous

Did You Know? (7)

  • Kate Winslet and later, Uma Thurman were initially offered the role of Eowyn in the movie 'The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers' (2002). As both of them declined it, the role was eventually given to Miranda Otto.
  • As a child, actress Miranda Otto, along with her friends, wrote scripts and designed flyers and costumes.
  • Mirando Otto wanted to become a ballerina. However, as she suffered from scoliosis, a medical condition in which a person's spine has a sideways curve, she had to give up the practice.
  • In preparation towards her role as Eowyn in the Lord of the Rings, Mirando Otto spent six weeks learning stunt choreography and horseback riding.
  • Miranda Otto was pregnant when she was offered the role of Mary Ann Ferrier in the movie War of the Worlds and so she had initially turned the role down. However, director Steven Spielberg had the script reworked to accommodate her.
  • Mirando Otto gave up her medical studies to pursue a career in acting.
  • Miranda Otto gave birth to her first child - Darcey in April 2005. Her husband, Peter O'Brien, also an actor, watched her birth via a webcam from America.