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Teresa Palmer Biography

Birth Name:Teresa Mary Palmer

Birth Place:Adelaide, Australia

Profession Actress, Producer, Writer, Soundtrack

Fast Facts

  • Received the 2011 Australians in Film Breakthrough Award
  • Got married to actor Mark Webber in 2014
  • Before becoming an actress, she worked as a manager of a Cotton On store
  • Won the 2003 Search for a Movie Star casting competition
  • Was named after Mother Teresa
  • Co-founded the parenting blog Your Zen Mama
  • Was in contention for the role of Gwen Stacy in "The Amazing Spider-Man․"

Awards

  • 2006AFI Award-Best Lead Actress: nominated
  • 2013FCCA Award-Best Actress in a Supporting Role: nominated
  • 2013Teen Choice Award-Choice Movie: Scary Scene: winner
  • 2016AACTA Award-Best Lead Actress: nominated
  • 2016BloodGuts UK Horror Award-Best Actress: nominated
  • 2017AACTA International Award-Best Supporting Actress: nominated
  • 2017AACTA Award-Best Lead Actress: nominated
  • 2017AFCA Award-Best Actress: nominated
  • 2018AFCA Award-Best Actress: nominated
  • 2018FCCA Award-Best Actress: nominated
  • 2019AACTA Award-Best Lead Actress: nominated
  • 2020AFCA Award-Best Actress: nominated
  • 2020FCCA Award-Best Actress: nominated
  • 2022CCA Super Award-Best Actress in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Series: nominated
  • 2024AACTA Award-Best Lead Actress in a Drama: nominated