| ISLA LANG FISHER Fisher mini-bio: She began appearing in commercials on Australian television at the age of nine, before going on to win roles in popular children's television shows Bay City and Paradise Beach.She attended Methodist Ladie's College and appeared in lead roles in school productions. Her breakthrough role was as Shannon Reed on Home and Away, which she played from 1994-1997. After leaving the soap, Fisher enrolled at a theatre and arts training school in Paris and went on to appear in Pantomime in the United Kingdom.She also toured with Darren Day in the musical Summer Holiday and appeared in the London theatre production"Cosi".During this time, she wrote two books, Seduced by Fame and Bewitched. In 2002, she had a part in Scooby-Doo as Mary-Jane, Shaggy's love interest. A larger role in Wedding Crashers in 2005 won her the Breakthrough Performance Award at the MTV Movie Awards. She is engaged to Sacha Baron Cohen (Ali G). Isla Fisher has joined Simon Pegg in “Burke and Hare,” a horror comedy that marks John Landis’ return to feature directing after more than 10 years. Written by Piers Ashworth and Nick Moorcroft, “Hare” is based on the true story a pair of the U.K.’s earliest serial killers, William Burke and William Hare, gravediggers who lucratively sold the corpses of their victims to a medical college for dissection. Fisher will play Pegg’s girlfriend, an actress looking for a patron who might or might not be an accomplice to the murders. The movie begins shooting Jan. 31 in Edinburgh and London, bringing Landis back to the scene of his 1981 hit “An American Werewolf in London.”
| VITAL STATS | | Eye color: Brown | | Height: 5'3 | | Nickname(s):Ayala,her real name is said Eye-Lah=Isla | | Notable feature(s):Red hair,Smile | | Education: went to acting school Ecole Jaeques Lecoq in Paris,France | | Family: Father,Mother,4 brothers,stepsister of Conor Reid,Engaged to Sacha Baron Cohen(Borat)They have a 2 yr old daughter named Olive | | Resides in: England and LA | | Religious affiliations: converted to Judaism(took her 3 years) | | Political affiliation: | | Personal interests/hobbies:Books,Family,outdoors,writing | | Charities/Causes: | Awards: 1996 Nominated for a Silver Logie for most Popular Actress for "Home and Away" 2006 Won a MTV Movie award for Best Breakthrough Performance for "Wedding Crashers" 2006 Nominated for a Teen Choice Award for Choice Breakout (female) for "Wedding Crashers" 2006 Nominated for Teen Choice Award for Choice Hissy Fit for "Wedding Crashers" 2009 Nominated for Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actress for "Confessions of a Shopaholic"
More Facts: Isla has wrote two books that have become Best Sellers


Her Mother is also a Romance Novelist Both Parents are Scottish,But moved to Australia when Isla was six years old,She was named after the Scottish Island of Islay -She is highly allergic to Pollen aswell as Cats and Butterscotch So bad that in the movie Scooby-Doo(2002) to make her sneeze when she said she was allergic to dogs,they shot some pollen up her nose to make it a real sneeze. Also she had to wear a blonde wig cause Sarah Michelle Gellar had to be the "only" red head in the film She was scheduled to appear in The Simpsons movie,But her appearance was cut from the final version Her first job was a lottery ad extra in a commercial but she got so excited she hyperventilated and fainted on set She said in the future she will not invite Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn to her wedding in a dare that they have to "Crash" it. Ranked #91 on Maxim Hot list of 2007 Ranked #61 on Maxim Hot list of 2008 Ranked #35 on FHM 100 hotest women in the world "Am I a romantic at heart?Who knows"
Isla Fisher and Sacha Baron Cohen
Isla Fisher with daughter Olive |
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