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Rebel Wilson
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Australian actress, writer, and producer
Film & TV
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Rebel Melanie Elizabeth Wilson (born March 2, 1980) is an Australian actress, comedian, writer, and producer. After graduating from the Australian Theatre for Young People in 2003, she began appearing as Toula in the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) comedy series Pizza (2003–2007; 2019), and subsequently appeared in the sketch comedy series The Wedge (2006–2007). Wilson wrote, produced and…
Known for
- The Deb — Janette2026
- Girl Group — Tassie Young2026
- Juliet & Romeo — Lady Capulet2025
- Bride Hard — Sam2025
- Tinsel Town — Jill2025
- Jack in Time for Christmas — Self2024
- The Almond and the Seahorse — Sarah2022
- Senior Year — Stephanie Conway2022
- The Sherri Shepherd Show — Self - Guest2022
- The Tiny Chef Show — Announcer2022
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Key facts
- Born
- Melanie Elizabeth Bownds , ( 1980-03-02 ) 2 March 1980 (age 46) , Sydney , New South Wales, Australia
- Education
- University of New South Wales Australian Theatre for Young People
- Occupations
- Actress comedian producer
- Years active
- 2002–present
- Spouse
- Ramona Agruma ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2024 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Elizabeth
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Australia
- Place of birth
- Sydney
- Occupation
- film director
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- Australian English
- Award
- BBC 100 Women
- Notable work
- How to Be Single
- Academic degree
- Bachelor of Laws
- Hair colour
- blond hair
- Image
- Rebel Wilson 2019.png
- Residence
- West Hollywood
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- Rebel Wilson
- date of birth
- 1980-03-02
- start of work period
- 2002-00-00
- birth name
- Melanie Elizabeth Bownds
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- BBC 100 Women Edit-a-thon
- social media followers
- 2618190
- ethnic group
- Australians
- writing language
- English language
- name in native language
- Rebel Melanie Elizabeth Wilson
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Encyclopedic overview
Rebel Melanie Elizabeth Wilson (born Melanie Elizabeth Bownds, 2 March 1980) is an Australian actress, comedian and producer. After graduating from the Australian Theatre for Young People in 2003, Wilson began appearing in the SBS comedy series Pizza (2003–2007) and later appeared in the sketch comedy show The Wedge (2006–2007). She wrote, produced and starred in the musical comedy series Bogan Pride (2008). Shortly after moving to the United States, Wilson appeared in the comedy films Bridesmaids and A Few Best Men, both in 2011.
In 2012, Wilson appeared in the comedy films What to Expect When You're Expecting, Struck by Lightning, and Bachelorette. Wilson wrote and starred in Super Fun Night (2013), a television sitcom that aired for one season on ABC. She gained wider recognition for her role in the musical comedy Pitch Perfect film series (2012–2017).
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