Adelaide Clemens Biography

Fast Facts

• Lived in Japan, France and Hong Kong at an early age, and returned to Australia at age 12
• At 14, she broke her back and had to wear a brace for a few years
• Moved to Los Angeles to seek acting work when she was 19
• Followed in the footsteps of Aussie actors Rose Byrne, Teresa Palmer and Rachel Taylor as the face for jeweler Jan Logan's 2009 campaign
• Walked through the streets of London in full period costume to her audition for the role of Valentine Wannop in Parade's End
• Campaigned hard for her part in Parade's End, including a three-hour audition for playwright/screenwriter Tom Stoppard
• Was promoting a film at the Sundance Film Festival when Samuel Hadida, a producer for Silent Hill: Revelation 3D, spotted her and followed the actress until she agreed to read the script