Margot Elise Robbie (born 2 July 1990 in Dalby) is an Australian actor and producer.
She started off in Australian independent films before joining the cast of Neighbours. Following her move to the United States, she starred in the short-lived flight attendant drama Pan Am.
She's become something of a breakout star due to her role in Martin Scorsese's well-received The Wolf of Wall Street, for which she gained critical acclaim. Her following breakout role came from portraying the first live-action film version of perennial DC Comics Ensemble Dark Horse Harley Quinn in David Ayer's Suicide Squad. She also has appeared on Saturday Night Live. She eventually got nominated at the Oscars for her acclaimed role of Tonya Harding in I, Tonya. In 2020, she signed on to star in an upcoming spinoff of the Pirates of the Caribbean series.
Selected filmography:
- Neighbours (2008 — 2011) as Donna Freedman
- Pan Am (2011 — 2012) as Laura Cameron
- About Time (2013) as Charlotte
- The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) as Naomi Lapaglia Belfort
- Z for Zachariah (2015) as Ann Burden
- Focus (2015) as Jess Barrett
- The Big Short (2015) as herself (cameo)
- Suite Française (2015) as Celine
- Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (2016) as Tanya Vanderpol
- The Legend of Tarzan (2016) as Jane Porter
- DC Extended Universe as Harley Quinn:
- Suicide Squad (2016)
- Birds of Prey (2020)
- The Suicide Squad (2021)
- Goodbye Christopher Robin (2017) as Daphne de Sélincourt
- I, Tonya (2017) as Tonya Harding
- Peter Rabbit (2018) as Flopsy (voice)
- Terminal (2018) as Annie / Bonnie
- Slaughterhouse Rulez (2018) as Audrey (cameo)
- Mary, Queen of Scots (2018) as Queen Elizabeth I
- Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019) as Sharon Tate
- Bombshell (2019) as Kayla Popisil
- Barbie (2022) as Barbie
- Untitled Pirates of the Caribbean film (TBA)
Associated tropes:
- Evil Is Cool: Invoked. As her quote says, she thinks playing villains is a lot cooler than playing heroes.
- Femme Fatale: Often plays roles of this nature, such as in The Wolf of Wall Street, Focus, and Suicide Squad.
- Ms. Fanservice:
- In The Wolf of Wall Street (in which she did full frontal nudity at her own request), Focus, and Suicide Squad.
- In The Big Short, she is one of several celebrities who make a cameo appearance as themselves to break from the movie and explain complicated financial concepts to the audience. Her cameo involves her sipping champagne in a bubble bath.
- She's Got Legs: The Wolf of Wall Street did a rather memorable fixation◊ on her legs, as did the role of Harley Quinn in Suicide Squad.
- Shoe Size Angst: She is a size 8.5, which is rather disproportionate to her 5'6'' frame.“I have big feet. Do you know how embarrassing it is when you ask for a shoe and they look at you like, ‘No, we don’t make these heels for Bigfoot, sorry,. And I’m 5’6. I’m not that tall!”
