1979-07-24 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Mary Rose Byrne (born 24 July 1979) is an Australian actress. She made her screen debut in the film Dallas Doll (1994), and continued to act in Australian film and television throughout the 1990s. She obtained her first leading film role in The Goddess of 1967 (2000), which brought her the Volpi Cup for Best Actress and made the transition to Hollywood in the small role of Dormé in Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002), followed by larger parts in Troy (2004), 28 Weeks Later (2007), and Knowing (2009). Byrne appeared as Ellen Parsons in the legal thriller series Damages (2007–2012), which earned her two Golden Globe Awards nominations and two Primetime Emmy Award nominations. Get Him to the Greek (2010) and Bridesmaids (2011) established her as a comedic actress, in addition to the dramas and thrillers in which she continues to appear. She has since starred in a number of commercially successful comedies and dramas, including Insidious (2010) and its sequel Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013), X-Men: First Class (2011) and its sequel X-Men: Apocalypse (2016), Annie (2014), as well as Peter Rabbit (2018) and its sequel Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway (2021). Byrne also portrayed Gloria Steinem in the miniseries Mrs. America (2020) and led the comedy series Physical (2021–2023) and Platonic (2023). Byrne has been in relationship with American actor Bobby Cannavale since 2012 and they have two sons. And she is the sister-in-law of New Zealand actress Rose McIver from her brother's marriage.
Bluey: The Sign | Brandy Cattle (voice) | 2024-04-14 | |
Ezra | Jenna | 2024-05-31 | |
Insidious: The Red Door | Renai Lambert | 2023-07-05 | |
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem | Leatherhead (voice) | 2023-07-31 | |
Spirited | Ms. Blansky | 2022-11-10 | |
Seriously Red | Elvis | 2022-11-24 | |
G'day | Ruby (voice) | 2022-10-19 | |
Shark | Sofie | 2021-11-20 | |
Puff: Wonders of the Reef | Narrator (voice) | 2021-10-01 | |
Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway | Bea | 2021-03-25 | |
Irresistible | Faith Brewster | 2020-07-01 | |
Like a Boss | Mel Paige | 2020-01-09 | |
Jexi | Jexi (voice) | 2019-10-10 | |
I Am Mother | Mother (voice) | 2019-06-07 | |
Insidious: The Last Key | Renai Lambert | 2018-01-03 | |
Juliet, Naked | Annie Platt | 2018-08-16 | |
Instant Family | Ellie Wagner | 2018-11-16 | |
Peter Rabbit | Beatrix 'Bea' Potter / Jemima Puddle-Duck (voice) | 2018-02-07 | |
I Love You, Daddy | Grace Cullen | 2017-09-09 | |
Martha the Monster | Martha | 2017-10-30 | |
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks | Rebecca Skloot | 2017-04-22 | |
X-Men: Apocalypse | Moira MacTaggert | 2016-05-18 | |
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising | Kelly Radner | 2016-05-04 | |
The Meddler | Lori Minervini | 2016-04-05 | |
Spy | Raina Boyanov | 2015-05-06 | |
Unity | Narrator (voice) | 2015-08-12 | |
Adult Beginners | Justine | 2014-09-08 | |
Annie | Grace Farell | 2014-12-18 | |
This Is Where I Leave You | Penny Moore | 2014-09-10 | |
Neighbors | Kelly Radner | 2014-05-08 | |
The Turning | Rae | 2013-09-25 | |
The Internship | Dana Simms | 2013-06-07 | |
Insidious: Chapter 2 | Renai Lambert | 2013-09-12 | |
I Give It a Year | Nat | 2013-02-08 | |
The Place Beyond the Pines | Jennifer Cross | 2013-03-20 | |
Bridesmaids | Helen Harris | 2011-05-13 | |
X-Men: First Class | Moira MacTaggert | 2011-06-01 | |
Insidious | Renai Lambert | 2011-03-31 | |
I Love You Too | Verity | 2010-05-06 | |
Get Him to the Greek | Jackie Q | 2010-06-03 | |
Gaze | Self (archive footage) | 2010-07-13 | |
Adam | Beth Buchwald | 2009-07-07 | |
Knowing | Diana Wayland | 2009-03-19 | |
The Tender Hook | Iris | 2008-09-18 | |
Code Red: The Making of '28 Weeks Later' | Self / Scarlet | 2007-11-09 | |
28 Weeks Later | Scarlet | 2007-04-26 | |
Sunshine | Cassie | 2007-04-05 | |
Just Buried | Roberta Knickle | 2007-09-09 | |
Marie Antoinette | Duchesse de Polignac | 2006-05-24 | |
The Tenants | Irene Bell | 2006-02-03 | |
The Dead Girl | Leah | 2006-11-07 | |
Troy | Briseis | 2004-05-13 | |
Wicker Park | Alex | 2004-09-03 | |
The Night We Called It a Day | Audrey Appleby | 2003-08-14 | |
The Rage in Placid Lake | Gemma Taylor | 2003-05-17 | |
I Capture the Castle | Rose Mortmain | 2003-05-09 | |
Take Away | Sonja Stilano | 2003-08-14 | |
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones | Dormé | 2002-05-15 | |
City of Ghosts | Sabrina | 2002-09-10 | |
The Pitch | Girl | 2001-02-25 | |
My Mother Frank | Jenny | 2000-08-16 | |
The Goddess of 1967 | B.G. | 2000-09-08 | |
The Date | Sophie | 1999-02-21 | |
Two Hands | Alex | 1999-07-29 | |
Dallas Doll | Rastus Sommers | 1994-11-03 | |
Tow | Amanda Ogle | ||
If I Had Legs I’d Kick You |