Elizabeth Debicki

Elizabeth Debicki (born 24 August 1990) is an Australian actress. After making her feature film debut in Australian wedding comedy A Few Best Men (2011), she appeared in The Great Gatsby (2013), for which she won an AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, and starred in the Sydney Theatre Company's production of The Maids with Cate Blanchett and Isabelle Huppert, for which she received a nomination for Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Play at the 14th Helpmann Awards. After this she went on to play supporting roles in Macbeth (2015), The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015), Everest (2015), The Night Manager (2016), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017), Peter Rabbit (2018), Widows (2018), and Tenet (2020). Additionally, she played the lead in the Australian television series The Kettering Incident (2016).

Elizabeth Debicki
Debicki in 2015
Born	(1990-08-24) 24 August 1990 Paris, France
Nationality	Australian
Alma mater	University of Melbourne Victorian College of the Arts
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2011–present
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[1]

Early life

Debicki was born in Paris to a Polish father and an Australian mother of Irish descent.[2][3][4][5] Her parents were both ballet dancers.[6] When she was five, the family moved to Glen Waverley in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.[3][7] The eldest of three children, she has a younger sister and a brother.[8]

Debicki became interested in ballet at an early age and trained as a dancer until deciding to switch to theatre.[9][10] A student at Huntingtower School in eastern Melbourne, she achieved two perfect study scores in Drama and English and was the school's dux when she graduated in 2007.[11] In 2010, she completed a degree in drama at the University of Melbourne's Victorian College of the Arts.[2][9] In August 2009, she was the recipient of a Richard Pratt Bursary for outstanding acting students in their second year of training.[12]

Career

Debicki made her film debut with a brief appearance in the 2011 film A Few Best Men. After seeing Debicki's audition reel, director Baz Luhrmann flew her to auditions in Los Angeles.[13] In May 2011, Luhrmann announced that she had been cast as Jordan Baker in his 2013 film The Great Gatsby.[14][15] In December 2012, Debicki was the subject of a photo shoot for Vogue Australia.[16][17]

From June to July 2013,[18] Debicki played Madame in the Sydney Theatre Company's production of Jean Genet's play The Maids with Cate Blanchett as Claire and Isabelle Huppert as Solange.[19] She won the best newcomer award at the Sydney Theatre Awards.[20] In 2014, the play transferred Off-Broadway at the New York City Center.[21]

Debicki appears in a 13-minute short film, "Gödel, Incomplete",[22] and appeared as a guest star in the third season of the Australian TV series Rake.[23] She played the villain in the Guy Ritchie-directed film adaptation of The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015).[24] She learned to drive on the set.[6] In 2015, Debicki had supporting roles in Justin Kurzel's adaptation of Macbeth[25] and Everest.

In 2016, Debicki starred as Mona Sanders alongside Mark Strong and Hope Davis in the stage adaptation of Georges Simenon's novel The Man on the Bench in the Barn titled, The Red Barn by David Hare at the Royal National Theatre's Lyttelton Theatre.[26]

Debicki played the lead in an eight-hour television series, The Kettering Incident,[27] and a supporting role, Jed, in the miniseries The Night Manager.[28] She was then cast in the film The Tale.[29] In May 2017 she portrayed Ayesha, the leader of the Sovereign people in the Marvel Studios film Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. She will return for its sequel, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.[30] Debicki also appeared in the film The Cloverfield Paradox, released on Netflix in February 2018, as Mina Jensen. In 2019 it was announced that Debicki had been cast in Christopher Nolan's spy film Tenet.[31]

She voiced the role of Mopsy in Peter Rabbit.

In August 2020, it was announced that she will play Diana, Princess of Wales in the final two seasons of Netflix’s The Crown.[32]

Filmography

Film

Debicki, January 2012

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2011	A Few Best Men	Maureen
2013	The Great Gatsby	Jordan Baker
	Gödel, Incomplete	Serita	Short films
2015	Macbeth	Lady Macduff
	The Man from U.N.C.L.E.	Victoria Vinciguerra
	Everest	Dr. Caroline Mackenzie
2017	Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2	Ayesha
	Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets	Haban Limaï	Voice
	Breath	Eva
	7 From Etheria
2018	The Tale	Jane Gramercy
	The Cloverfield Paradox	Mina Jensen
	Peter Rabbit	Mopsy Rabbit	Voice
	Widows	Alice
	Vita and Virginia	Virginia Woolf	[33]
2019	The Burnt Orange Heresy	Berenice Hollis
2020	Tenet	Kat	Post-production
2021	Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway	Mopsy Rabbit	Voice post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2014	Rake	Missy	Episode #3.3
2016	The Kettering Incident	Dr. Anna Macy	8 episodes
	The Night Manager	Jed Marshall	6 episodes
2019	Lovecraft Country	Christina Braithwhite	Unaired pilot
2022	The Crown	Diana	TBD

Stage

Year	Production	Role	Playwright	Venue	Ref.
2010	The Gift	Chloë	Joanna Murray-Smith	Melbourne Theatre Company	[34][35]
2013–2014	The Maids	Madame	Jean Genet	Sydney Theatre Company New York City Center	[18][36]
2016	The Red Barn	Mona Sanders	David Hare	Lyttelton Theatre, London	[37]

Awards and nominations

Year	Work	Association	Category	Result
2014	The Great Gatsby	Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts	Best Actress in a Supporting Role	Won
		Empire Awards, UK	Best Female Newcomer	Nominated
		Australian Film Critics Association	Best Supporting Actress	Nominated
		Film Critics Circle of Australia	Best Actress in a Supporting Role	Nominated
	The Maids	Helpmann Awards	Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Play	Nominated
		Sydney Theatre Awards	Best Newcomer	Won[38]
2016	The Night Manager	Broadcast Television Journalists Association	Best Supporting Actress in a Movie or Miniseries	Nominated
	The Kettering Incident	Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts	Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama	Won
2017		Logie Awards	Most Outstanding Actress	Nominated
2018	N/A	Cannes Film Festival	Trophée Chopard	Won
	Breath	Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts	Best Actress in a Supporting Role	Nominated
	The Tale	Online Film & Television Association	Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture or Limited Series	Nominated
	Widows	Chicago Film Critics Association	Best Supporting Actress	Nominated
		Columbus Film Critics Association	Best Supporting Actress	Nominated
		Hawaii Film Critics Society	Best Supporting Actress	Won
		IndieWire Critics Poll	Best Supporting Actress	4th place
		The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics	Supporting Film Performance of the Year – Actress	Nominated
		London Film Critics' Circle	Supporting Actress of the Year	Nominated
		Los Angeles Film Critics Association	Best Supporting Actress	runner-up
		Los Angeles Online Film Critics Association	Best Supporting Actress	Nominated
		National Society of Film Critics	Best Supporting Actress	runner-up
		North Carolina Film Critics Association	Best Supporting Actress	Nominated
		Online Film Critics Society	Best Supporting Actress	Nominated
		North Texas Film Critics Association	Best Supporting Actress	runner-up
		Utah Film Critics Association	Best Supporting Actress	runner-up
		Seattle Film Critics Society	Best Supporting Actress	Nominated
2019		Talk Film Society	Best Supporting Actress	Nominated
		Chicago Indie Critics	Best Supporting Actress	Nominated
			Best Ensemble Cast (shared with the ensemble)	Nominated

References

1. Lamont, Tom (8 October 2016). "Elizabeth Debicki: 'We fought about how sexy I should be' ". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
2. "Baz Luhrmann casts VCA graduate Elizabeth Debicki in The Great Gatsby". University of Melbourne. 25 May 2011. Archived from the original on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
3. Blake, Elissa (19 May 2013). "From Paris with love". The Age. Archived from the original on 2 September 2014.
4. Cantelo, Sigourney (6 November 2012). "Our fair ladies: how to maintain pale skin". Vogue Australia. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013.
5. Bakker, Tiffany (9 August 2015). "Aussie starlet Elizabeth Debicki almost missed out on her biggest role yet". Sunday Style. news.com.au. Archived from the original on 1 January 2016.
6. "New Aussie in Hollywood, Elizabeth Debicki, steals the film in the upcoming spy drama, Man from U.N.C.L.E.". mindfood.com. 3 August 2015.
7. Lehmann, Megan (11 May 2013). "Her roaring twenties". The Weekend Australian Magazine. Archived from the original on 11 June 2013.
8. Marriner, Cosima (22 April 2018). "Catching her breath: Why Elizabeth Debicki is moving to London". The Sydney Morning Herald.
9. Rule, Dan (2012). "True Hollywood Story". Melbourne University Magazine. Archived from the original on 9 April 2013.
10. Groves, Don (7 May 2012). "The tale of two Elizabeths". Special Broadcasting Service.
11. Bowen, Sholto (1 February 2008). "From the Principal". The Huntingtower Bulletin. Archived from the original on 18 May 2013.
12. "2009 Theatre Scholarships announcement including $20 000 Keith and Elisabeth Murdoch Travelling Fellowship". The Melbourne Newsroom. The University of Melbourne. 31 August 2009. Archived from the original on 17 July 2010.
13. Hardie, Giles; Hornery, Andrew (20 August 2011). "Leo sweeps into Sydney". Brisbane Times. Archived from the original on 7 March 2012.
14. Fleming, Mike (11 May 2011). "Newcomer Elizabeth Debicki To Play Jordan Baker In The Great Gatsby". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
15. Bulbeck, Pip (6 September 2011). "Baz Luhrmann's $125 Million The Great Gatsby Begins Production in Sydney". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
16. "Behind-the-scenes at Elizabeth Debicki's Vogue Australia photo shoot". Vogue Australia. 2 November 2012. Archived from the original on 6 October 2013.
17. "Elizabeth Debicki in Vogue Australia". December 2012.
18. The Maids Archived 29 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine, media release, Sydney Theatre Company
19. Verghis, Sharon (1 June 2013). "Maids of dishonour, Cate Blanchett and Elizabeth Debicki, unite for STC's Genet". The Australian.
20. Saxby, John (21 January 2014). "Oscar on the horizon, but Blanchett misses out for her theatre work". The Sydney Morning Herald.
21. "The Maids". Time Out New York. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
22. "Gödel, Incomplete" on IMDb (see also: Gödel's incompleteness theorems)
23. Knox, David (29 July 2013). "Cameras roll on Rake's third season". TV Tonight.
24. Kroll, Justin (31 July 2013). "Great Gatsby's Elizabeth Debicki Attracted to Man From U.N.C.L.E. (Exclusive)". Variety.
25. Hopewell, John (6 February 2014). "Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard Roll on Macbeth". Variety.
26. "The Red Barn – National Theatre". www.nationaltheatre.org.uk. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
27. "Offspring star Matt Le Nevez returns to TV with Elizabeth Debicki in The Kettering Incident". news.com.au. 26 July 2014.
28. Petski, Denise (5 March 2015). "Olivia Colman, Tom Hollander, Elizabeth Debicki Join AMC's The Night Manager". Deadline Hollywood.
29. https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/jan/21/the-tale-review-stunning-sexual-abuse-drama-laura-dern
30. Anderton, Ethan (9 May 2017). "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Is Bringing Back Elizabeth Debicki as Ayesha". slashfilm.
31. "Tenet Star Elizabeth Debicki on Her Enigmatic Persona and Keeping the Secrets of Christopher Nolan's Thriller". Variety. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
32. Haring, Bruce. "The Crown Adds Elizabeth Debicki As Princess Diana For Final Two Seasons". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
33. Horst, Carole (1 November 2017). "AFM First Look: Elizabeth Debicki, Gemma Arterton in Vita & Virginia". Variety. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
34. "Elizabeth Debicki – A Spotlight Moment" Archived 24 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine, 22 March 2012, Interview from December 2011
35. "Review: The Gift by Alison Croggon, Theatre Notes, 11 June 2011
36. "Blanchett and Huppert make The Maids less a tragedy than a tantrum – review" by James Camp, The Guardian, 11 August 2014
37. "The Red Barn – National Theatre". www.nationaltheatre.org.uk. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
38. "2013 – Nominations and Winners", Sydney Theatre Awards

External links

• Media related to Elizabeth Debicki at Wikimedia Commons
• Elizabeth Debicki on IMDb