Miranda Otto (born December 16, 1967) is an Australian Film Institute-nominated and Logie Award-winning Australian actress. The daughter of actors Barry and Lindsay Otto, she began acting at age nineteen, and has performed in a variety of low-budget and major studio films.
Otto's first major film appearance was in the 1986 film Emma's War, in which she played a teenager who moves to Australia's bush country during World War II. After a decade of critically acclaimed roles in Australian films, Otto gained Hollywood's attention after appearing in supporting roles in The Thin Red Line (1998) and What Lies Beneath (2000). Her breakthrough role was in 2002, when her character Éowyn was introduced to audiences in The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
In 2008, she began starring in the American television series Cashmere Mafia and will appear in the film How to Change in 9 Weeks.
How to Change in 9 Weeks (2008)
"Cashmere Mafia" .... Juliet Draper (7 episodes, 2008)
"The Starter Wife" (2007) (mini) TV mini-series .... Cricket Stewart
War of the Worlds (2005) .... Mary Ann
Flight of the Phoenix (2004) .... Kelly
"Through My Eyes" (2004) (mini) TV mini-series .... Lindy Chamberlain
In My Father's Den (2004) .... Penny
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) .... Eowyn
Danny Deckchair (2003) .... Glenda Lake
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) .... Eowyn
Julie Walking Home (2002) .... Julie Makowsky
Doctor Sleep (2002) .... Clara Strother
"The Way We Live Now" (2001) (mini) TV mini-series .... Mrs. Hurtle
Human Nature (2001) .... Gabrielle
Volpe a tre zampe, La (2001) .... Ruth
What Lies Beneath (2000) .... Mary Feur
Kin (2000) .... Anna
The Jack Bull (1999) (TV) .... Cora Redding
The Thin Red Line (1998) .... Marty Bell
In the Winter Dark (1998) .... Ronnie
Dead Letter Office (1998) .... Alice Walsh
Doing Time for Patsy Cline (1997) .... Patsy
True Love and Chaos (1997) .... Mimi
The Well (1997) .... Katherine
Love Serenade (1996) .... Dimity Hurley
"Police Rescue" .... Amanda (1 episode, 1995)
Sex Is a Four Letter Word (1995) .... Viv
The Nostradamus Kid (1993) .... Jennie O'Brien
The Last Days of Chez Nous (1992) .... Annie
Heroes II: The Return (1991) (TV) .... Roma Page
The Girl Who Came Late (1991) .... Nell Tiscowitz
The 13th Floor (1988) .... Rebecca
"A Country Practice" .... Millie Allcott (4 episodes, 1988)
"The Flying Doctors" .... Amy Brodie (1 episode, 1988)
Emma's War (1986) .... Emma Grange