50 facts about Australian actress Teresa Palmer

Australian actress Teresa Palmer was named by her mother after Mother Theresa. Learn 50 interesting facts about Palmer.

1. Palmer was born and raised in Adelaide, South Australia.

2. She is the only child of Kevin Palmer, an investor and Paula Sanders, a former nurse and missionary.

3. Her parents divorced in 1989 when she was three.

4. She has a stepmother, Karen Palmer.

5. He also has two half-sisters and two stepbrothers, who lived with her father.

6. Palmer stated to Interview that she "came from rather humble beginnings", she lived in public housing with her mother, and grew up on her father's farm in the Adelaide Hills.

7. Palmer was named after Mother Teresa by her mother.

8. Won a local casting audition, "Search for a Movie Star", in 2003.

9. Her first acting job was dressing up as Strawberry Shortcake and Santa's Little Helper on weekends for promotions in shopping centers near Adelaide.

10. Palmer went to acting classes for a couple of years and appeared in a few television commercials.

11. She was a fast food attendant at Hungry Jack's in Rundle Mall in 2005, before working at clothing retailers Supré, Mambo Australia, and Cotton On.

12. After graduating from high school, Palmer got a call from her local talent agent about appearing in a student film, 2:37. The director had seen her head shot on the acting agency's website and wanted her to be in the movie.

13. Palmer thought that she would work in an animal rescue service, and eventually open her own animal welfare agency.

14. She was accepted into university to study teaching and was taking a course on journalism, but had always dreamt of acting.

15. Palmer quit university to work on the film.

16. Her middle name is Mary.

17. She is also a model.

18. Made her film debut in the drama 2:37.

19. Palmer was seen in The Grudge 2 in 2006, in December Boys and in the 2008 children's fantasy Bedtime Stories.

20. She appeared in The Sorcerer's Apprentice in 2010 and her films in 2011 include her role as Number Six in the sci-fi film I Am Number Four and playing the love interest in Take Me Home Tonight.

21. In 2013, she starred in the zombie love story, Warm Bodies and the romantic war film, Love and Honor.

22. In 2014, she co-starred in the direct-to-video romantic drama film Parts Per Billion, the thriller film Cut Bank and had the leading role in the independent drama film The Ever After, which she co-wrote and co-produced with her husband, director Mark Webber.

23. She co-starred in the 2015 black comedy thriller film Kill Me Three Times and appeared in the Terrence Malick-directed film Knight of Cups.

24. Palmer had been an extra on Deck Dogz, and other films shot in Adelaide.

25. She was nominated for the 2006 Australian Film Institute Award for Best/ ok Lead Actress for her performance in 2:37.

26. She signed with a talent agent in Sydney. A role in Wolf Creek followed, in a pool party scene.

27. Palmer starred in the psychological thriller Restraint, with English actor Stephen Moyer and Calvin Klein model Travis Fimmel.

28. Palmer was named an Australian "star of tomorrow" by Screen International.

29. The trip to Cannes lead her to meet her manager, David Seltzer, and American talent agents.

30. She signed with the William Morris Agency.

31. Palmer was cast to star with Tom Sturridge in her first American feature, Jumper, a science fiction film directed by Doug Liman. Her part was later recast when the lead characters were rewritten for older actors; her role went to Rachel Bilson. Palmer was devastated from losing the role and returned to Adelaide for a few months.

32. Palmer starred in the film clip for the 2007 single "Breaking Up", by the band Eskimo Joe, shot in Newcastle. Palmer jumps into the sea with the band's singer, Kavyen Temperley.

33. Palmer relocated from Semaphore Beach in Adelaide to Los Angeles in May 2007 to further her career, and began auditioning for films.

34. She stated that Los Angeles was "a big adjustment" and "very different" from her home in Australia. She went through a period of loneliness and depression, and considered going back home until she made friends there.

35. Palmer was the face of Sydney jeweller Jan Logan's "modern darling" collection in 2008.

36. She was picked by Adam Sandler from an audition tape to play his love interest in the Walt Disney Pictures children's film, Bedtime Stories. She played an heiress, Violet Nottingham, starring alongside Guy Pearce and Courteney Cox. Sandler also put Palmer's mother and best friend in scenes in the film.

37. Palmer won the romantic lead in Disney's The Sorcerer's Apprentice, produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by Jon Turteltaub. The film was based on the animated film Fantasia, which was inspired by a poem by Goethe.

38. In 2009, Palmer formed the film production company Avakea Productions, with Australian actresses Tahyna Tozzi and Nathalie Kelley.

39. She was a guest judge on MTV Australia, for the Sydney filmmaking talent contest, Optus one80project.

40. She also filmed an ad campaign for the Australian jean store, Just Jeans, and became the face and spokesperson for the Jurlique cosmetics company.

41. In 2011, Palmer starred in the sci-fi adventure film, I Am Number Four, alongside Alex Pettyfer and Dianna Agron. She played Number Six, one of nine aliens hiding out on Earth because her home planet was destroyed. Her character was skilled in martial arts, rode a Ducati motorcycle, and could become invisible and walk through fire. She went through stunt training for the role, learning to perform flips, swordfight, and do wirework.

42. Palmer has been the co-number one ticketholder, since 2009, of the Port Adelaide Football Club, along with Australian television presenter David Koch. It is a tradition for clubs to recognize a prominent supporter as the number one ticketholder. Palmer went to games with the team, she spoke at functions, and performed a game-beginning coin toss.

43. Palmer has dated former Australian rules footballer Stuart Dew.

44. Palmer began dating actor/director Mark Webber in late-2012 after contacting him via Twitter.

45. Webber and Palmer became engaged in August 2013.

46. The couple married on 21 December 2013 in Mexico.

47. They have one son together, Bodhi Rain, born on 17 February 2014.

48. Through her marriage, Palmer is also a stepmother to Webber's son Isaac Love, from Webber's previous relationship with actress Frankie Shaw.

49. The family resides in the Beachwood Canyon community of Los Angeles.

50. In November 2012, Palmer and friend Phoebe Tonkin launched the health and wellness website Your Zen Life.