Her father provided the maniacal laughter on Pink Floyd's track "Brain Damage," featured on the band's landmark 1973 album, Dark Side of the Moon
Met best friend Nicole Kidman during auditions for a TV commercial in Australia in 1982 (neither was hired), and the two acted together nine years later in the coming-of-age tale Flirting
Played a small role as a "shopping cart starlet" in her first Hollywood movie, Matinee (1993)
Included in People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People in 2002
Became a goodwill ambassador for Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS in 2006
Said she was terrified about playing the iconic Princess Diana in the 2013 biopic Diana
Awards
2014Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture:winner
2014Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture:winner
2014Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role:nominated
2013European Film Awards-European Actress:nominated
2013Goya Awards-Best Leading Actress:nominated
2013Critics' Choice Movie Awards-Best Actress:nominated
2013AACTA Awards-Best Lead Actress:nominated
2013AACTA Awards-Best Lead Actress:nominated
2013Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama:nominated
2012Oscar-Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role:nominated
2012Detroit Film Critics Society-Best Actress:nominated
2012Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role:nominated