The year she turned 18, she began playing Donna Freedman on the Australian soap Neighbours.
The year she turned 21, she was a Logie nominee for most popular actress and landed a lead role on the ABC pilot Pan Am, her first U.S. job. The year she turned 22, the Herald Sun reported that Pan Am had been grounded.
The breakthrough yearThe year she turned 23, she played Naomi in The Wolf of Wall Street. Vogue called it her breakout role.
The year she turned 24, she co-founded the production company LuckyChap, saw The Wolf of Wall Street pass $300 million worldwide, and was nominated for an MTV Movie Award for Breakthrough Performance. The year she turned 25, she was a Bafta Rising Star nominee and starred opposite Will Smith in Focus.
The year she turned 26, she played Jane in The Legend of Tarzan and Harley Quinn in Suicide Squad, hosted Saturday Night Live, and won a Critics’ Choice Award. The year she turned 27, she played Tonya Harding in I, Tonya. The year she turned 28, she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress, and played Queen Elizabeth I in Mary Queen of Scots.
The year she turned 29, she played Sharon Tate in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, which premiered at Cannes, and appeared in Bombshell. The year she turned 30, she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Bombshell, and played Harley Quinn in Birds of Prey. The year she turned 31, she returned as Harley Quinn in The Suicide Squad.
The year she turned 32, she was set to return as Donna Freedman for the Neighbours finale and received a Golden Globe nomination for Babylon. The year she turned 33, Barbie, which she produced and starred in, opened to $155 million. The year she turned 34, Barbie was nominated for Best Picture with her among its producers, her production My Old Ass sold to Amazon MGM, and she was cast in Wuthering Heights.
The year she turned 35, she starred with Colin Farrell in A Big Bold Beautiful Journey. The year she turned 36, Wuthering Heights, in which she played Catherine, opened at No. 1 in North America with $34.8 million.
Margot Robbie (born Jul 2, 1990) began playing Donna Freedman on Neighbours in 2008, the year she turned 18, and became known when The Wolf of Wall Street came out on Dec 25, 2013, the year she turned 23. She was nominated for her first Oscar on Jan 23, 2018, the year she turned 28.
Ages are by calendar year (the year minus the birth year), birthdays aside.
Began playing Donna Freedman on the Australian soap Neighbours, a role she played until 2011. The Guardian counts a 327-episode run as a regular.
Source 01 · BBC News · Neighbours: Margot Robbie to return for TV soap finale · opens in a new tabSource 02 · The Guardian · Margot Robbie on going from Neighbours to an Oscar nomination · opens in a new tab Year from the BBC; exact date not confirmed.Deadline reported that she landed a lead role on ABC’s drama pilot Pan Am, her first U.S. job.
Source 03 · Deadline · Pan Am Gets First Stewardess · opens in a new tabWas among the nominees for most popular actress at the Logie Awards, for Neighbours.
Source 04 · The West Australian · Marais, Gibney to compete for Gold Logie · opens in a new tabThe Herald Sun reported that the U.S. series Pan Am, in which she played a 1960s airline stewardess, had been grounded. The paper wrote that she got her U.S. break through the series.
Source 05 · Herald Sun · Margot Robbie still on high despite show’s axing · opens in a new tabPlayed Naomi, the female lead, in Martin Scorsese’s The Wolf of Wall Street. Vogue called it her breakout role in 2015, and Vanity Fair wrote in 2016 that the film launched her.
Co-founded the production company LuckyChap Entertainment with Tom Ackerley and Josey McNamara, according to Variety.
Source 12 · Variety · Margot Robbie & LuckyChap’s Entertainment Empire · opens in a new tab Year from Variety; exact date not confirmed.The Wolf of Wall Street passed $300 million worldwide, with a global total of $304.9 million, making it Scorsese’s top-grossing film not accounting for inflation, The Hollywood Reporter reported.
Source 11 · The Hollywood Reporter · Wolf of Wall Street Becomes Martin Scorsese’s Top-Grossing Film · opens in a new tab Date of The Hollywood Reporter’s report; the film passed the mark over the preceding weekend.Was nominated for the MTV Movie Award for Breakthrough Performance for The Wolf of Wall Street.
Source 13 · Digital Spy · American Hustle, Wolf of Wall Street lead MTV Movie Awards nominations · opens in a new tabWas named among the nominees for the Bafta Rising Star Award.
Source 14 · The Independent · Baftas 2015: rising star nominees · opens in a new tabStarred opposite Will Smith in Focus.
Source 07 · Variety · Wolf of Wall Street Actress Margot Robbie Lands Female Lead Opposite Will Smith in Focus · opens in a new tabSource 15 · The Guardian · Focus review · opens in a new tabSource 16 · Box Office Mojo · Focus · opens in a new tab Date is the earliest release date listed by Box Office Mojo; The Guardian’s review is dated the same day.Played Jane in David Yates’s The Legend of Tarzan.
Source 17 · Vogue · Tarzan’s Margot Robbie on Why She’s No Damsel in Distress · opens in a new tab Month from Vogue (May 13, 2016), which says the film comes out in July; release date not confirmed.Played Harley Quinn in David Ayer’s Suicide Squad.
Source 17 · Vogue · Tarzan’s Margot Robbie on Why She’s No Damsel in Distress · opens in a new tabSource 18 · Rolling Stone · Why Harley Quinn Is the Best (and Worst) Thing About Suicide Squad · opens in a new tab Month from Vogue (May 13, 2016), which says the film comes out in August; release date not confirmed.Hosted the Saturday Night Live season premiere, which drew 8.3 million viewers, the strongest season opener since 2008, Deadline reported.
Source 19 · Deadline · Saturday Night Live Draws 8.3 Million Viewers In Strongest Season Opener Since 2008 · opens in a new tab Date is the Saturday of the premiere per Deadline.Won the Critics’ Choice Movie Award for Best Actress in an Action Movie for Suicide Squad.
Source 20 · Deadline · 2016 Critics’ Choice Awards winners · opens in a new tabPlayed the figure skater Tonya Harding in I, Tonya.
Source 21 · Rolling Stone · I, Tonya: Margot Robbie on Becoming Tonya Harding · opens in a new tabSource 22 · Vulture · How Margot Robbie Became Tonya Harding in I, Tonya · opens in a new tabSource 23 · The Observer · I, Tonya review · opens in a new tab Month from Rolling Stone and Vulture profiles dated Dec. 7 and 8, 2017; release date not confirmed.Was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for I, Tonya.
Source 24 · The New York Times · 2018 Oscar Nominations · opens in a new tabSource 02 · The Guardian · Margot Robbie on going from Neighbours to an Oscar nomination · opens in a new tabPlayed Queen Elizabeth I in Mary Queen of Scots.
Source 25 · TheWrap · Mary, Queen of Scots film review · opens in a new tab Month from TheWrap’s review dated Dec. 5, 2018; release date not confirmed.Played Sharon Tate in Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, which had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival. It opened July 26 in the U.S.
Source 26 · The New York Times · Quentin Tarantino Passes on Question About Screen Treatment of Margot Robbie · opens in a new tab The New York Times report of May 22, 2019 says the premiere was on Tuesday.Played Kayla Pospisil, a fictional composite character, alongside Charlize Theron and Nicole Kidman in Bombshell, a film about Fox News.
Source 27 · Los Angeles Times · Based on the real-life drama at Fox News, Bombshell explodes on the screen · opens in a new tab Month from the Los Angeles Times review dated Dec. 12, 2019; release date not confirmed.Was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Bombshell.
Source 28 · Variety · Oscar Nominations 2020: The Complete List · opens in a new tabPlayed Harley Quinn again in Birds of Prey, produced by her company LuckyChap. Variety reported she conceived the film while shooting Suicide Squad.
Source 29 · Variety · Margot Robbie on Birds of Prey and Why It’s Different From Joker · opens in a new tab Date is the release date given in Variety’s January 2020 report.Returned as Harley Quinn in James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad. Variety’s review noted she was the one member of the original Squad to return.
Source 30 · Variety · The Suicide Squad review · opens in a new tab Date of Variety’s review; release date not confirmed.The BBC reported she would return as Donna Freedman for the final episode of Neighbours, which had run for 37 years.
Source 01 · BBC News · Neighbours: Margot Robbie to return for TV soap finale · opens in a new tabWas nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy for Babylon.
Source 31 · Variety · Golden Globes 2023: Complete Nominations List · opens in a new tabBarbie, which she produced and starred in, opened to $155 million, the biggest debut of the year, Variety reported.
Source 32 · Variety · Barbie Opens to Record-Setting $155 Million · opens in a new tabSource 12 · Variety · Margot Robbie & LuckyChap’s Entertainment Empire · opens in a new tab Date of Variety’s opening-weekend report.Barbie was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture, with Robbie among its producers. Variety put its global haul at $1.4 billion.
Source 33 · Deadline · Oscar Nominations: The Complete List · opens in a new tabSource 12 · Variety · Margot Robbie & LuckyChap’s Entertainment Empire · opens in a new tabDeadline reported that My Old Ass, produced by LuckyChap’s Tom Ackerley, Robbie and Josey McNamara, was selling to Amazon MGM for $15 million-plus worldwide after Sundance.
Source 34 · Deadline · My Old Ass Selling To Amazon MGM · opens in a new tabVariety reported that she and Jacob Elordi would star as Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff in Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights, produced by LuckyChap.
Source 35 · Variety · Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi to Star in Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights · opens in a new tabA Big Bold Beautiful Journey, with Robbie and Colin Farrell, opened with $3.5 million, according to Deadline’s Sunday morning box-office report.
Source 36 · Deadline · Demon Slayer Tackles Him For No. 1 — Sunday AM Box Office · opens in a new tabSource 37 · Variety · Box Office: Him Targets $15 Million Debut, A Big Bold Beautiful Journey Aims for $10 Million · opens in a new tab Date of Deadline’s Sunday report on the opening weekend.Wuthering Heights, in which she played Catherine opposite Jacob Elordi, took in $34.8 million in its first three days in North America, the Associated Press reported.
Source 38 · Associated Press (KSL) · Wuthering Heights digs up $34.8 million at the box office for a No. 1 debut · opens in a new tab Date of the Associated Press report on the opening weekend.END OF SELECTED RECORDSSelected records, 2008–2026 · not a complete list of work. “Key moment” is an editorial label, not a measure of success.
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