Miranda Otto's Biography
Full Name: Miranda Otto Aliases:none Date of Birth:December 16,1967 Place of Birth: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Height: around 5' 4" to 5'9" Hair Color: Brown Eye Color: Blue/Green Parents: Barry and Lindsay Otto Siblings:none that she has mentioned Spouse: Peter O'Brien (II) (married January 1,2003) Children: One daughter so far, named Darcey Played in the Movies: Eowyn Miranda Otto was born to Barry and Lindsay Otto in December of 1967, and was named after the character Miranda in William Shakespeare's The Tempest. Her father, Barry Otto, was a famed actor. Miranda gave up a medical career to pursue acting, and she became a graduate of the famous NIDA theatrical school and has been nominated four times in the Australian Film Institute's for best actress. In 2003, she won the Australian Entertainment "Mo" Award for Best Actress in a Play for A Doll's House. In 1986, Miranda starred in Emma's War, and in 1991, The Girl Who Came Late. She also starred in major motion pictures such as The Thin Red Line in 1998 and Robert Zemeckis' What Lies Beneath (2000). Miranda landed the role of Eowyn in the Lord of the Rings trilogy directed by Peter Jackson. She spent six months learning to ride horses and use swords. On Eowyn, Miranda says - "She's sort of grown up in a world of men; she's been brought up to fight, she's been brought up to ride. She's surrounded by men. . .and yet she's not allowed to be a man." "At some level it stops and she gets left at home, because she is the only daughter and because she is a woman and they want to protect her..but she doesn't want to be protected." Recently, Miranda won Logie for Most Outstanding Actress In A Drama Series for the miniseries Through My Eyes (May 2005). Miranda Otto Online This biography was written by the site staff, with resources from � |
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