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Australian actress

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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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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
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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date of birth
1967-00-00
Commons category
Miranda Otto
name in native language
Miranda Otto
start of work period
1986-00-00
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1986-00-00
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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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Miranda Otto” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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