Abbie Cornish

Abbie Cornish (born 7 August 1982) is an Australian actress and rapper. Following her lead performance in 2004\'s Somersault, Cornish is best-known for her film roles as Bess Throckmorton in Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007), Fanny Brawne in Bright Star (2009), Sweet Pea in Sucker Punch (2011), Lindy in Limitless (2011) and for her work with writer/director Martin McDonagh in Seven Psychopaths (2012) and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017). Since 2018, she portrays Cathy Mueller in the Amazon Video series Jack Ryan opposite John Krasinski.\n', ' Cornish was born in Lochinvar, New South Wales, Australia, as the second of five children of Shelley and Barry Cornish. Her sister, Isabelle Cornish, is also an actress. She grew up on a 70-hectare (170-acre) farm before moving to Newcastle, New South Wales. As a teenager, Cornish was fascinated by independent and foreign films.\n', ' She is a vegan, and in 2006, became an ambassador for Australian animal rights group Voiceless, the animal-protection institute, and was part of a national advertising campaign in 2012.\n', '