Since Margot Robbie first appeared on screens as the free spirited Donna Freedman in Neighbours in 2008, we knew the girl was going places. Fast forward nine years and she’s one of Australia’s hottest Hollywood exports.
The 27-year-old has gone from one blockbuster to the next and there’s no sign of it slowing down. Here, we track Margot’s path to silver-screen glory.
2008-2011: Margot played Donna Freedman in Neighbours. Bisexual teen Donna certainly created waves on Ramsay Street!
2011-2012: She soared in the short-lived US TV series Pan Am. Sure, the drama about 1960s flight attendants didn’t take off, but it did put Aussie Margot on the map.
2013: The blonde beauty scored her breakout role in The Wolf Of Wall Street, alongside Leonardo DiCaprio. It was a sexy, stand-up-and-take-notice kind of performance – and it threw her into the spotlight.
2015: Margot teamed up with Will Smith in Focus. She was mesmerising as seductive amateur con artist Jess.
2015: The homegrown actress starred with Chris Pine and Chiwetel Ejiofor in this dystopian drama.
2016: This was a massive year for Margot, with roles in The Legend Of Tarzan, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot and Suicide Squad, where she played Harley Quinn.
New Suicide Squad trailer for Harley Quinn
2016: The actress played a journo in war-torn Afghanistan for Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, alongside Tiny Fey and fellow Aussie soap star Stephen Peacocke.
2016: Margot’s version of Jane was the best thing about Tarzan.
2017: Margot shines as socialite Daphne in Goodbye Christopher Robin, out November 23.
2018: She’s set to dazzle in I, Tonya, the biopic of disgraced figure-skater Tonya Harding.
I TONYA [Official Teaser] – In Theaters Winter 2017
