
Isla Fisher (full name Isla Lang Fisher) was born on February 3, 1976 in Muscat, Oman. She is an Australian actress and author.
Biography and Career :
Around the year 1980 her family moved to Australia so she spent most of her childhood there. Her father is a banker and the family has another four children.
When she was only 9 years old she was starring in television commercials and in 1993 she had a role in "Bay City". She continued with a role in "Paradise Beach" the same year. Other important roles for her were in the soap-opera "Home and Away", "Wedding Crashers", "Scooby-Doo", "London" and "Oliver Twist".
She is a writer too and published "Seduced By Fame" and "Bewitched".
In 1997 and 2003 was among the "100 Sexiest Women in the World", on the 35th place and 26th
place. In 2005 at the MTV Movie Awards she won an award at the Breakthrough Performance category.
Her fiancé is famous actor Sacha Baron Cohen. She changed her religion in order to get married to him.
Trivia :
- Height: 160 cm.
- Her parents are Scottish.
- She was present in 1997 in the "100 Sexiest Women in the World" list.
- Darren Day was her fiancé.
- Before being famous she worked as a lottery ad extra.
Quotes :
- "I love the power women have. I think women rule the world because they rule men. Manipulating men -- that's our job. That's what we're on the planet for."
- "I've never had a good-looking boyfriend, well, in the stereotypical way. A lot of people find someone attractive that others don't. Otherwise, all our men would be taken by Claudia Schiffer!"
Filmography :
- Groupies (2007)
- Horton Hears a Who (2008)
- Hot Rod (2007)
- Definitely, Maybe (2007)
- The Lookout (2007)
- The Pleasure of Your Company (2006)
- London (2005)
- Wedding Crashers (2005)
- I Heart Huckabees (2004)
- Pilot Season (2004) (mini) TV Series
- Dallas 362 (2003)
- The Wannabes (2003)
- Random Acts of Intimacy (2002) (TV)
- Scooby-Doo (2002)
- BeastMaster (1 episode, 2002)
- Swimming Pool - Der Tod feiert mit (2001)
- Attila (2001/I) (TV)
- Hearts and Bones (2000) TV Series (unknown episodes)
- Out of Depth (2000)
- Sunburn (1 episode, 2000)
- Oliver Twist (1999) (mini) TV Series
- Furnished Room (1998)
- Bum Magnet (1997)
- Home and Away (1988) TV Series (1994-1997, 2005) (unknown episodes)
- Paradise Beach (1993) TV Series (unknown episodes)
- Bay Cove (1993) TV Series.
Self Filmography :
- The British Comedy Awards 2006 Live (2006) (TV)
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien (2 episodes, 2005)
- Getaway (1 episode, 2005
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (1 episode, 2005)
- Live with Regis and Kathie Lee (1 episode, 2005
- This Morning (1 episode, 2005)
- Bob Martin (1 episode, 2001)
- Loose Women (1 episode, 1999)
- An Audience with the Bee Gees (1998) (TV)
- Blankety Blank (1 episode, 1998).
Isla Fisher Image : canmag.com