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Rebel Wilson Biography
Birth Name:
Rebel Melanie Elizabeth Wilson
Birth Place:
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Profession
Actor
Fast Facts
- Parents show dogs professionally
- Encouraged her siblings, Ryot and Liberty, to try out for the first season of Amazing Race Australia
- Contracted malaria while serving a year in South Africa as a Rotary International Youth Ambassador from Australia
- Became a spokeswoman for Jenny Craig in Australia in 2011
- Trained at the New York Film Academy and the Second City Training Center, after receiving a scholarship via the Australian Theatre for Young People
- Launched her own clothing line, for Torrid, in 2015
Awards
- 2019Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture: nominated
- 2013Critics' Choice Movie Awards-Best Actress in a Comedy: nominated
- 2012Detroit Film Critics Society-Breakthrough Artist: nominated
Relationships
- Ryot Wilson -- Brother
- Lillian Disney -- Great-aunt
- Annachi -- Sister
- Liberty -- Sister