Born:
July 02, 1990
in
Dalby, Queensland
Best Known For:
Playing Harley Quinn in Suicide Squad.
Early-life:
Margot Elise Robbie was born on July 2, 1990 in Dalby, Queensland and raised on the Gold Coast. She moved to Melbourne when she was 17 to pursue her acting career. Margot got her first big break when she appeared in the films Vigilante (2008) and I.C.U. (2009).
Career:
Robbie was cast as Donna Freedman in the soap opera Neighbours in 2008 and was nominated for several Logie Awards. She left the series in 2010 to pursue Hollywood roles and soon began playing Laura Cameron in the TV drama Pan Am. Her big screen debut was in romantic comedy-drama About Time (2013). Shortly after, she co-starred alongside Leonardo Di Caprio in The Wolf of Wall Street (2013). She has since played Jane Porter in The Legend of Tarzan (2016) and Harley Quinn in Suicide Squad (2016).
Quote:
'When you look at movies, the lead girl is always gorgeous and thin. There is a stereotype that you need to look a certain way and, when you get in the business, you really feel the pressure.'
Trivia:
She learned to hold her breath for up to five minutes while filming Suicide Squad.