Mary Rose Byrne born 24 July 1979 is an Australian actress She made her screen debut in the film Dallas Doll 1994 and continued to act in Australian film and television throughout the 1990s She obtained her first leading film role in The Goddess of 1967 2000 which brought her the Volpi Cup for Best Actress and made the transition to Hollywood in the small role of Dormé in Star Wars Episode II Attack of the Clones 2002 followed by larger parts in Troy 2004 28 Weeks Later 2007 and Knowing 2009 Byrne appeared as Ellen Parsons in the legal thriller series Damages 20072012 which earned her two Golden Globe Awards nominations and two Primetime Emmy Award nominations Get Him to the Greek 2010 and Bridesmaids 2011 established her as a comedic actress in addition to the dramas and thrillers in which she continues to appear She has since starred in a number of commercially successful comedies and dramas including Insidious 2010 and its sequel Insidious Chapter 2 2013 XMen First Class 2011 and its sequel XMen Apocalypse 2016 Annie 2014 as well as Peter Rabbit 2018 and its sequel Peter Rabbit 2 The Runaway 2021 Byrne also portrayed Gloria Steinem in the miniseries Mrs America 2020 and led the comedy series Physical 20212023 and Platonic 2023 Byrne has been in relationship with American actor Bobby Cannavale since 2012 and they have two sons And she is the sisterinlaw of New Zealand actress Rose McIver from her brothers marriage
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