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Miranda Otto is an Australian actor, stage actor, and film actor born in Brisbane on December 16, 1967. She is the daughter of Barry Otto and the sister of Gracie Otto. Otto is married to Peter O'Brien and has one child. She received her education at the National Institute of Dramatic Art and began her professional work period in 1986.
Her notable works include *The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers*, *The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King*, *The Thin Red Line*, and *The Jack Bull*. Otto speaks English and maintains an official website.
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Film & TV
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Miranda Otto (born December 16, 1967) is an Australian actress. The daughter of actors Lindsay and Barry Otto and the sister of actress Gracie Otto, she began acting at age eighteen, and has performed in a variety of independent and major studio films. Her first major film appearance was in the 1986 film Emma's War, in which she played a teenager who moves to Australia's bush country during…
Known for
- The Pout-Pout Fish — Marin (voice)2026
- The Fox — Liz2026
- The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim — Éowyn (voice)2024
- My Freaky Family — Aneska Flood (voice)2024
- Revealed: Otto By Otto — Self2024
- Ladies in Black — Virginia Ambrose2024
- Thou Shalt Not Steal — Maxine2024
- Talk to Me — Sue2023
- At the Gates — Marianne Barris2023
- The Portable Door — Countess Judy2023
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1967-12-16 ) 16 December 1967 (age 58) , Brisbane , Queensland , Australia
- Education
- National Institute of Dramatic Art ( BFA )
- Occupation
- Actress
- Years active
- 1985–present
- Known for
- Éowyn in The Lord of the Rings
- Spouse
- Peter O'Brien ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2003 )
- Parent
- Barry Otto (father)
- Relatives
- Gracie Otto (half-sister)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Miranda
- Family name
- Otto
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Australia
- Place of birth
- Brisbane
- Spouse
- Peter O'Brien
- Father
- Barry Otto
- Sibling
- Gracie Otto
- Occupation
- film actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Notable work
- The Thin Red Line
- Official website
- www.miranda-otto.com
- Image
- Miranda Otto by Gage Skidmore.jpg
- Number of children
- 1
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- Miranda Otto
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- Miranda Otto
- start of work period
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Encyclopedic overview
Miranda Otto (born 16 December 1967) is an Australian actress. She is the daughter of actors Barry and Lindsay Otto and the paternal half-sister of actress Gracie Otto. Otto began her acting career in 1986 at age 18 and appeared in a variety of independent and major studio films in Australia. She made her major film debut in Emma's War in 1987 in which she played a teenager who moves to Australia's bush country during World War II.
After a decade of critically acclaimed roles in Australian films, Otto gained Hollywood's attention during the 1990s after appearing in supporting roles in the films The Thin Red Line and What Lies Beneath. She rose to fame in the early 2000s for playing Éowyn in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings film series, based on the classic fantasy novel of the same name by English author J. R. R. Tolkien.
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