Posted August 17, 200717 yr 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
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