Dec 7, 1988

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Australian actress Emily Browning has two younger brothers. Her start in acting came after a
classmate's father involved in the acting business noticed her "acting all ditsy" in
a school play. Emily found an agent and was soon filming on location for the
Hallmark TV movie 'The Echo of Thunder' (1998). She received more roles from there,
including parts in 'The Man Who Sued God' (2001), opposite Billy Connolly and 'Ned
Kelly' (2003), opposite Heath Ledger and Orlando Bloom. In that film she ... ... (read more...) had to hug
Heath Ledger, and she said that all her friends who went to see the film at the same
time sent her a barrage of text messages about how lucky she was! Emily says she
tries to avoid "cheesy" movies, and her big break came when she was on a press tour
in LA for 'Ghost Ship' (2002) that was filmed in Australia and released in America.
In the same year, she won an Australian Film Institute Award for Best Young Actress,
and was nominated for the same award the next year. Emily received some scripts when
in LA and sent in a video audition for 'Lemony Snicket's A Series Of Unfortunate
Events' (2004). She received a call and was asked to come to LA for a proper
audition, which won her the part. She spent months in LA filming, for the second
time acting opposite Billy Connolly. Emily said she enjoyed the experience of making
a big budget film in America, and says that although she's not sure what is coming
next, she's hoping to do some more Australian work.