Ladies in Black - Bikini Wars - 7:00 pm Sunday, January 18 on U&Drama

Debi Mazar (Actor)

Miranda Otto (Actor)

Born: December 16, 1967 in Brisbane

Best Known For: War of the Worlds and two Lord of the Rings movies.

Early-life: Miranda was born in Brisbane on December 16, 1967 to actors Barry and Lindsay Otto. Her sister, Gracie Otto, is also an actor. At a young age, Miranda appeared in plays at the Nimrod Theatre. She made her film debut at the age of 18 in Emma's War (1986). Minor film roles followed in Initiation (1987) and The 13th Floor (1988). She went on to graduate from the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney in 1990.

Career: Otto's big break came in the movie The Girl Who Came Late (1991). It earned her first Australian Film Institute nomination. She was nominated again the following year for her performance in The Last Days of Chez Nous (1992). Roles followed in Love Serenade (1996), The Well (1997), Doing Time for Patsy Cline (1997) and In the Winter Dark (1998). Her profile increased globally in 2000 when she starred opposite Harrison Ford and Michelle Pfeiffer in What Lies Beneath. She played Eowyn in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003). More recently, she has starred in War of the Worlds (2005), Blessed (2009) and I, Frankenstein (2014).

Quote: "Acting is a freelance career - you never stop having to prove yourself and fight for work."

Trivia: Otto's costume in the Lord of the Rings films was very heavy, weighing 22lbs.

Jessica De Gouw (Actor)

Clare Hughes (Actor)

Azizi Donnelly (Actor)

Carlos Sanson Jr (Actor)

Ladies in Black: Bikini Wars

7:00 pm - 8:10 pm, Sunday, January 18 on U&Drama (20)

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