Miranda Otto

Miranda Otto

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1967-12-15 (56 years old)

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Biography

Miranda Otto (born December 16, 1967) is an Australian actress. The daughter of actors Lindsay and Barry Otto and the sister of actress Gracie Otto, she began acting at age eighteen, and has performed in a variety of independent and major studio films.


Her first major film appearance was in the 1986 film Emma's War, in which she played a teenager who moves to Australia's bush country during World War II. In 1996, director Shirley Barrett cast Otto as a shy waitress in the film Love Serenade. She starred in the 1997 films Doing Time for Patsy Cline and The Well, for which earned her third Australian Film Institute nomination. Her next project was the romantic comedy Dead Letter Office (1998). The film was Otto's first with her father, Barry, who makes a brief appearance. Later that year, she starred in the film In the Winter Dark, directed by James Bogle, for which she was nominated for her fourth Australian Film Institute Award.


After a decade of critically acclaimed roles in Australian films, she gained Hollywood's attention after appearing in supporting roles in The Thin Red Line (1998) and What Lies Beneath (2000). In 2001, she was cast as a naturalist in the comedy Human Nature and appeared in the BBC adaptation of Anthony Trollope's The Way We Live Now, as a strong-willed American Southerner. Her breakthrough role came in 2002, when she portrayed Éowyn in The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Her character was introduced in the trilogy's second film The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers in 2002 and appeared in the third film, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, the following year. Her performance earned her an Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films nomination for Best Supporting Actress.


Director Steven Spielberg, impressed by Otto's performance in The Lord of the Rings, called her to ask if she would play opposite Tom Cruise in the big-budget science fiction film War of the Worlds (2005). Otto, pregnant at the time, believed she would have to turn down the role, but the script was reworked to accommodate her.


Her next project was playing the lead in the Australian film Danny Deckchair (2003). She then took on the Australian television miniseries Through My Eyes: The Lindy Chamberlain Story (2004). At the 2005 Logie Awards, Otto won Most Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series for her role.


In 2007, Otto starred as Cricket Stewart, the wife of a successful director, in the television miniseries The Starter Wife. She had a starring role in the 2008 American television series Cashmere Mafia, and Australian films such as In Her Skin and Blessed (2009). She starred opposite Stephanie Sigman and Anthony LaPaglia in the horror prequel Annabelle: Creation. She portrayed Zelda Spellman in Netflix's Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (2018-2020).


She made her theatrical debut in the 1986 production of The Bitter Tears of Petra Von Kant for the Sydney Theatre Company. Three more theatrical productions for the Sydney Theatre Company followed in the late 1980s and early 1990s. In 2002, she returned to the stage playing Nora Helmer in A Doll's House opposite her future husband Peter O'Brien. Otto's performance earned her a 2003 Helpmann Award nomination and the MO Award for "Best Female Actor in a Play". Her next stage role was in the psychological thriller Boy Gets Girl (2005).

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Filmography

all 74

Movies 54

TV Shows 20

self 5

Voice 1

Producer 1

Éowyn (voice)
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim

The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim (2024)

Movie
Aneska Flood
My Freaky Family

My Freaky Family (2024)

Movie
Marianne Barris
At the Gates

At the Gates (2023)

Movie
Sue / Executive Producer
Talk to Me

Talk to Me (2023)

Movie
5.5
Adrienne Beaufort
The Clearing

The Clearing (2023)

TV
Wellmania

Wellmania (2023)

TV
Countess Judy
The Portable Door

The Portable Door (2023)

Movie
Mindy
Koala Man

Koala Man (2023)

TV
Isabelle Martin
True Colours

True Colours (2022)

TV
Kath Simpson
Fires

Fires (2021)

TV
Jenny
The Moth Effect

The Moth Effect (2021)

TV
Sara
The Unusual Suspects

The Unusual Suspects (2021)

TV
Charlotte
Downhill

Downhill (2020)

Movie
5.33
Kelly Andrews
The Silence

The Silence (2019)

Movie
5
Ruth St. Dennis
The Chaperone

The Chaperone (2019)

Movie
Zelda Spellman
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina

Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (2018)

TV
6.58
The Designer
Zoe

Zoe (2018)

Movie
Rebecca Ingram
The Raid

The Raid (2017)

Movie
Herself
Directing Annabelle: Creation

Directing Annabelle: Creation (2017)

Movie
Esther Mullins
Annabelle: Creation

Annabelle: Creation (2017)

Movie
6.15
Madeline Moncur
Dance Academy: The Movie

Dance Academy: The Movie (2017)

Movie
Rebecca Ingram
24: Legacy

24: Legacy (2017)

TV
5.33
Charlotte
The Daughter

The Daughter (2015)

Movie
Theoline Belknap
The Homesman

The Homesman (2014)

Movie
1
Maddy Deane
Rake

Rake (2014)

TV
3.5
Leonore
I, Frankenstein

I, Frankenstein (2014)

Movie
5.1
Sherry
The Turning

The Turning (2013)

Movie
8
Elizabeth Bishop
Reaching for the Moon

Reaching for the Moon (2013)

Movie
Margaret White
Mabo

Mabo (2012)

Movie
Lydia Andrews
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries

Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries (2012)

TV
4.83
Allison Carr
Homeland

Homeland (2011)

TV
6.36
Nina Locke
Locke & Key

Locke & Key (2011)

Movie
5
Meredith Appleton
South Solitary

South Solitary (2010)

Movie
Bianca
Blessed

Blessed (2009)

Movie
Mrs. Barber
In Her Skin

In Her Skin (2009)

Movie
Waitress
Schadenfreude

Schadenfreude (2009)

Movie
Juliet Draper
Cashmere Mafia

Cashmere Mafia (2008)

TV
Mary-Ann
War of the Worlds

War of the Worlds (2005)

Movie
6.85
Kelly
Flight of the Phoenix

Flight of the Phoenix (2004)

Movie
Lindy Chamberlain
Through My Eyes

Through My Eyes (2004)

TV
Penny
In My Father's Den

In My Father's Den (2004)

Movie
Ruth
The Three-Legged Fox

The Three-Legged Fox (2004)

Movie
Self
The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision

The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision (2003)

Movie
Éowyn
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

Movie
7.21
Glenda Lake
Danny Deckchair

Danny Deckchair (2003)

Movie
Herself
Film Collectibles: Capturing Movie Memories

Film Collectibles: Capturing Movie Memories (2003)

Movie
Éowyn
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

Movie
6.89
Julie Makowsky
Julie Walking Home

Julie Walking Home (2002)

Movie
6.4
Clara Strother
Doctor Sleep

Doctor Sleep (2002)

Movie
Mrs Hurtle
The Way We Live Now

The Way We Live Now (2001)

TV
6.5
Gabrielle
Human Nature

Human Nature (2001)

Movie
Mary Feur
What Lies Beneath

What Lies Beneath (2000)

Movie
6.56
Anna
Kin

Kin (2000)

Movie
Cora Redding
The Jack Bull

The Jack Bull (1999)

Movie
6
Marty Bell
The Thin Red Line

The Thin Red Line (1998)

Movie
4.8
Ronnie
In the Winter Dark

In the Winter Dark (1998)

Movie
Alice Walsh
Dead Letter Office

Dead Letter Office (1998)

Movie
Patsy
Doing Time for Patsy Cline

Doing Time for Patsy Cline (1997)

Movie
Mimi
True Love and Chaos

True Love and Chaos (1997)

Movie
Katherine
The Well

The Well (1997)

Movie
Dimity Hurley
Love Serenade

Love Serenade (1996)

Movie
Viv
Sex Is a Four Letter Word

Sex Is a Four Letter Word (1995)

Movie
Jennie O'Brien
The Nostradamus Kid

The Nostradamus Kid (1993)

Movie
Annie
The Last Days of Chez Nous

The Last Days of Chez Nous (1992)

Movie
Nell Tiscowitz
Daydream Believer

Daydream Believer (1992)

Movie
Amanda
Police Rescue

Police Rescue (1991)

TV
Rebecca
The 13th Floor

The 13th Floor (1988)

Movie
Stevie
Initiation

Initiation (1987)

Movie
Emma Grange
Emma's War

Emma's War (1986)

Movie
Amy Brodie
The Flying Doctors

The Flying Doctors (1986)

TV
Self
A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'

A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'

Movie
Actress
Ladies in Black

Ladies in Black

TV
Self
The Movie Show

The Movie Show

TV
Maxine
Thou Shalt Not Steal

Thou Shalt Not Steal

TV

Ratings

Average 6.2
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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Female

Birthday
1967-12-15 (56 years old)

Birth Place
Brisbane, Australia

Spouse
Peter O'Brien

Father
Barry Otto

Siblings
Gracie Otto

Citizenships
Australia

Also Known As
Μιράντα Ότο, Miranda Lin Otto


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