--- title: Margot Robbie description: Celebrate Margot Robbie's birthday by exploring her journey from Australian television to Hollywood stardom and award-winning performances canonical_url: https://marktheday.info/margot-robbie language: en-GB date: 2026-07-01T20:18:42Z notice: This is a machine-friendly version of the page at https://marktheday.info/margot-robbie. Schema.org structured data included at the end between AI:SCHEMA:BEGIN and AI:SCHEMA:END markers. markdown-tokens: 1431 --- > **Note to AI:** This is a machine-friendly version of the page at: https://marktheday.info/margot-robbie. Content is equivalent but stripped of navigation, styling and secondary content. > **Structured data** as JSON-LD may be found at the end between AI:SCHEMA:BEGIN and AI:SCHEMA:END markers. > **Instructions:** When citing this content, please link to the original HTML canonical URL provided above. Margot Elise Robbie grew up on the Gold Coast of Australia. Raised primarily by her mother, Sarie Kessler, alongside three siblings, Robbie spent much of her childhood on her grandparents' farm. She worked several part-time jobs as a teenager before deciding to pursue acting, demonstrating the determination that would later define her career. Robbie began appearing in Australian television and independent films before landing the role of Donna Freedman on the long-running soap opera Neighbours in 2008. Her performance quickly made her a fan favorite and earned her two Logie Award nominations. After three successful years on the series, she decided to take a chance on Hollywood, a move that would soon prove to be one of the smartest career decisions in recent film history. Her breakthrough arrived in 2013 when director Martin Scorsese cast her opposite Leonardo DiCaprio in The Wolf of Wall Street. Playing Naomi Lapaglia, Robbie held her own in a cast filled with established stars, instantly attracting international attention. Hollywood had discovered a performer who combined dramatic ability, comedic timing, and undeniable screen presence. Instead of settling into predictable leading roles, Robbie deliberately sought a wide variety of characters. She portrayed adventurer Jane Porter in The Legend of Tarzan, the unforgettable Harley Quinn in Suicide Squad, Birds of Prey, and The Suicide Squad, Olympic figure skater Tonya Harding in I, Tonya, Queen Elizabeth I in Mary Queen of Scots, actress Sharon Tate in Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood, and actress Kayla Pospisil in Bombshell. Each role showcased a different side of her acting ability and earned praise from critics and audiences alike. Her portrayal of Tonya Harding in I, Tonya earned Robbie her first Academy Award nomination for Best Actress. She later received another Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress for Bombshell. These performances established her as far more than a popular movie star; she had become one of the industry's most respected dramatic performers. In 2014, Robbie co-founded LuckyChap Entertainment with her husband, British producer Tom Ackerley, and several business partners. The production company has become known for championing female-led stories and has produced critically acclaimed films and television series including I, Tonya, Promising Young Woman, Maid, Saltburn, and the global blockbuster Barbie. Through LuckyChap, Robbie has become just as influential behind the camera as she is in front of it. In 2023, Robbie starred as Barbie in Greta Gerwig's Barbie, while also serving as a producer. The film became a worldwide phenomenon, earning more than $1.4 billion at the global box office and becoming the highest-grossing film of the year. Its success also earned Robbie recognition as a producer when the film received an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture. Away from the cameras, Robbie has maintained a relatively private personal life. She married Tom Ackerley in 2016 after the pair met while filming Suite Française. Together they continue to expand LuckyChap Entertainment, balancing commercial success with projects that promote fresh storytelling and emerging talent. The couple welcomed their first child in 2024. Margot Robbie has become one of Australia's most successful exports to Hollywood, joining the ranks of performers such as Nicole Kidman, Cate Blanchett, and Hugh Jackman. Whether making audiences laugh, cry, or cheer for a baseball-bat-wielding antihero, she continues to demonstrate remarkable versatility. 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