Australian actress born 1 November 1972 in Sydney. Became well-known in 1994 with her second movie, Muriel's Wedding, for which she had to gain about 40 pounds in seven weeks with the help of a dietician (according to the IMDB). Since then, she's been in Cosi, The Pallbearer, Emma, The Velvet Goldmine, The Sixth Sense, and Shaft, among other movies.