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Rose Byrne Biography

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Rose Byrne

Rose Byrne attends 'The Model as Muse: Embodying Fashion' Costume Institute Gala at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 4, 2009 in New York City.

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Rose Byrne's Birth Date:

July 24, 1979

Place of Birth:

Sydney, Australia

Role That Got Her Noticed:

Playing the woman who attracts the attention of Achilles (Brad Pitt) in Troy helped put Rose Byrne on the map in the United States. In her native Australia it was her role as Alex in Gregor Jordan's Two Hands (co-starring the then relatively unknown Heath Ledger) that brought her to the attention of audiences.

Notable Movie Credits:

Dallas Doll (1994)
Two Hands (1999)
My Mother Frank (2000)
The Goddess of 1967 (2000)
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
City of Ghosts (2002)
I Capture the Castle (2003)
The Night We Called It a Day (2003)
The Rage in Placid Lake (2003)
Take Away (2003)
Troy (2004)
Wicker Park (2004)
The Tenants (2005)
Marie Antoinette (2006)
The Dead Girl (2006)
Sunshine (2007)
28 Weeks Later (2007)
Just Buried (2007)
The Tender Hook (2008)
Adam (2009)
Knowing (2009)
Get Him to the Greek (2010)

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