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Rose Byrne is an Australian actress living in New York City. Here are 50 facts from her life.
1. Landed her comedic talents to Neighbors which grossed $51 million in tickets sales when it opened.
2. At 18, Byrne left her native Australia to come to Hollywood after winning a role in Star Wars Episode II.
3. Is in relationship with Bobby Cannavale who was given the title of "Broadway's Hottest Outsider" by the New York Times.
4. Her boyfriend is of Italian and Cuban descent.
5. Admitted that about 90 percent of her fan mail is still about Star Wars.
6. As native Australian she has Aussie accent, but is often asked to use American accent for her TV roles.
7. Word "Sorry" is the hardest for her to say with American accent.
8. Most people know her from 'Bridesmaids.' It was Bridesmaids that gave her more of a mainstream fame. She played almost perfect Helen.
9. She has worked on big comedies such as Get Him to the Greek, and The Internship, where she teamed up with some of the best comedians.
10. Her boyfriend stars with her in 'Annie' remake with Quvenzhané Wallis.
11. At the Emmy Awards in 2013 Cannavale referred to Byrne as the 'love of his life' in his acceptance speech.
12. Admitted she wasn't always into relationships as she was very shy and sensible as child.
13. She can sing! She showed her talent for singing in her first comedy, Get Him to The Greek, where she plays pop star Jackie Q.
14. She took singing lessons for the role Jackie Q. in Get Him to The Greek, but she admitted she is not as good as Aretha Franklin.
15. She made music videos for the role which she admitted was fun to make.
16. She is New Yorker now. She likes to walk the city and be able to jut walk right out teh door admitting that the adrenaline of the place is very addictive.
17. Christian Cota and Valentino are her favorite designers.
18. Says that Australia is her emotional home but New York is her second home.
19. Her boyfriend as an 18-Year-old son Jake Cannavale. Father and son shared the screen on Nurse Jackie.
20. In 2007 she made it onto Who magazine's Most Beautiful People list.
21. Landed her first movie role in Dallas Dolls at 13-year-old.
22. Admitted she's wearing something from Topshop, Urban Outfitters or a great vintage shop find. She is into high street fashion!
23. Her full name is Mary Rose Byrne.
24. Both her parents currently live on a farm (a former healing center) in Tasmania.
25. She is the youngest of four.
26. She is a good fellow with Australian actress Nadia Townsend, Abby Cornish and Sam Trammell.
27. Natalie Portman and Diane Keaton belong to her favorite actresses.
28. Won the Best Actress award at the Venice Film Festival in 2000 for "The Goddess of 1967″.
29. Byrne was born in Balmain, a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, and is of Irish and Scottish descent.
30. Her parents are Jane, a primary school administrator, and Robin Byrne, a semi-retired statistician and market researcher.
31. Her mother is an atheist, while both she and her father are agnostics.
32. Began taking acting classes at age eight, joining the Australian Theatre for Young People and later attended the University of Sydney.
33. She is insecure about her acting. Byrne revealed in a post-award interview that, prior to winning the Venice Film Festival award, she was surprised by her own performance and found it confronting watching the film because her acting was "too depressing". Byrne admitted that "watching myself is confronting because I'm convinced I can't act and I want to get out, that's how insecure I am."
34. Byrne appeared as a guest in an episode of the police drama series Murder Call.
35. On stage, she played a lead role in La Dispute and in a production of Anton Chekhov's classic Three Sisters at the Sydney Theatre Company.
36. Co-starred with Nicolas Cage in the science fiction thriller Knowing.
37. Byrne was the face of Max Factor between 2004 and 2009.
38. Byrne has supported UNICEF Australia by being the face of the 2007 Designers United campaign and a member of Tropfest jury in 2006 and Tropfest@Tribeca in 2007.
39. She is a graduate and ambassador for NIDA's (National Institute of Dramatic Art) Young Actors Studio.
40. In 2014, Byrne became the face of Oroton, the Australian producer of luxury fashion accessories.
41. Was in a relationship with Australian writer, director and actor Brendan Cowell for over six years. Cowell moved from Sydney to New York City, following Byrne's success on Damages. The relationship ended in January 2010.
42. Bridesmaids movie changed her career and it was a turning point for her as the movie was watched by so many people. She is proud of being a part of it.
43. Surprised audiences with her witty repertoire.
44. Her nick name is Chabs, Rosie.
45. Her favorite color is pink.
46. Favorite television show is Mad Men.
47. Favorite singers are Bob Marley, Elvis Presley, Fleet Foxes, Fleetwood Mac, Pat Benatar, Ryan Adams.
48. Among her favorite hobbies when she is not too busy is bicycle riding, yoga, swimming, and playing crosswords.
49. Appeared in a television commercial for Sony.
50. Her first film was Dallas Doll for her role as Rastus Sommers.
