Margot Robbie Trivia | 100 facts about the actress

Margot Robbie is an Australian actress and producer, who is known for her roles in both blockbusters and independent films.

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1. Her full name is Margot Elise Robbie.
2. She was born on 2nd of July 1990.
3. Her zodiac sign is Cancer.
4. As of 2022 she is 32 years old.
5. She she has received several accolades, including nominations for two Academy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, and five British Academy Film Awards.
6. Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2017.
7. She was ranked as one of the world’s highest-paid actresses by Forbes in 2019.
8. She was born and raised in Queensland.
9. She is the second youngest of four. Older siblings Anya and Lachlan and younger brother Cameron.
10. Her parents separated when she was five.
11. Margot Robbie and her siblings were raised by their single mother and had minimal contact with their father.
12. The family lived on a farm belonging to her grandparents in the Gold Coast hinterland.
13. An energetic child, Margt Robbie often put on shows in her house.
14. She was enrolled in a circus school by her mother, where she excelled in trapeze, in which she received a certificate at age eight.
15. In high school, Robbie studied drama at Somerset College.
16. As a teenager, she worked three jobs simultaneously: she tended a bar, cleaned houses, and worked at Subway.
17. After graduation, with only a few commercials and independent thriller films on her résumé, Robbie relocated to Melbourne to begin acting professionally
18. Margot Robbie began her career on the television series Neighbours (2008–2011, 2022) and Pan Am (2011–2012).
19. Her breakthrough came in 2013 with the black comedy film The Wolf of Wall Street.
20. She achieved wider recognition with starring roles as Jane Porter in The Legend of Tarzan (2016) and Harley Quinn in the DC superhero films Suicide Squad (2016), Birds of Prey (2020) and The Suicide Squad (2021).
21. Robbie received critical acclaim and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of disgraced figure skater Tonya Harding in the biopic I, Tonya (2017).
22. This acclaim continued with her roles as Queen Elizabeth I in the period drama Mary Queen of Scots (2018), Sharon Tate in the comedy-drama Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019), and a fictional Fox News employee in the drama Bombshell (2019).
23. She received BAFTA Award nominations for all three and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the lattermost.
24. Margot Robbie is married to filmmaker Tom Ackerley.
25. They are co-founders of the production company LuckyChap Entertainment, under which they have produced several films, including Promising Young Woman (2020), as well as the television series Dollface (2019–2022) and the miniseries Maid (2021).
26. Her height is 1,68 m.
27. Featured in Inside Film magazine’s 2012 Rising Talent issue. The special feature profiled 25 rising young Australian actors including Jai Courtney, Alex Russell, Adelaide Clemens and David Ludlow.
28. She ranked #22 on Maxim magazine’s Hot 100 Women of 2014 list.
29. She is a fan of the New York Rangers hockey team. The first placed she lived when she moved to America was New York.
30. She was voted “Sexiest Eyes” by Victoria’s Secret’s annual What is Sexy List (2015).
31. Counts True Romance (1993) as one of her all-time favorite movies.
32. Met her boyfriend and current husband Tom Ackerley on the set of Suite Francaise (2014) in 2013 and they have been in a relationship since then until their marriage. He was the third assistant director on that film.
33. Robbie learned to hold her breath for up to five minutes while filming Suicide Squad.
34. She took three shots of tequila prior to filming her sex scenes with Leonardo DiCaprio in «The Wolf f Wall Street».
35. She had a chunk of her right eyebrow shaved off by Suicide Squad (2016) director David Ayer on the first day of filming the super-villains film.
36. She turned down the role of Sam Thomson in the Oscar-winning film Birdman(2014). The role ultimately went to Emma Stone which earned her a nomination for Best Supporting Actress.
37. Margot Robbie began dabbling in the world of tattooing while filming Suicide Squad(2016).
38. In addition to giving fellow cast members a tattoo reading “SKWAD” (which she accidentally misspelled as SWKAD), she has given over 20 tattoos including one she gave herself. During filming, she opened Harley’s Tattoo Parlour and gave tattoos to fellow cast members, members of the crew, and director David Ayer.
39. Is often more than a full decade younger than her male romantic counterpart; Alexander Skarsgård was 13 years older than Robbie when they played opposite in «Legend of Tarzan» (2016), Leonardo DiCaprio was 15 years her senior in «The Wolf of Wall Street» (2013), while Will Smith was more than 20 years older than her, when she played his love interest in Focus (2015).
40. She did not need to submit a demo reel or audition for the role of Harley Quinn (aka Dr. Harleen Quinzel) in Suicide Squad (2016) because this was offered to her.
41. She performed a majority of the stunts in Suicide Squad (2016) herself. Director David Ayer stated that her stunt double spent more time sitting around in the trailers than actually performing stunts because Robbie wanted to do them herself.
42. She had auditioned for the role of Sue Storm in Fantastic 4 (2015), but the role was given to Kate Mara instead. Robbie was later cast as Harley Quinn (aka Dr. Harleen Quinzel) in Suicide Squad(2016).
43. Director David Ayer said during San Diego Comic-Con International 2016 that it was a blessing to have Robbie on board as Harley Quinn because not many actresses would have tolerated what she went through to prepare for and perform the role.
44. After shooting for Suicide Squad (2016) ended, Robbie kept the jacket worn by Harley Quinn and her baseball bat.
45. Robbie began training six months prior to shooting Suicide Squad (2016). Her training routine included gymnastics, boxing, weapons training, aerial silk training, and learning to hold her breath underwater for extended periods of time.
46. Robbie’s role as Donna Freedman in the Australian soap opera Neighbours (1985), was only supposed to be a guest role. The series writers and production were so impressed with her that she quickly became a series regular. She appeared on the series from 2008-2011.
47. Robbie refused to lose weight for the role of Jane Porter in The legend of Tarzan (2016) and has said she would rather focus on being healthy than being skinny.
48. She dressed up as James Franco’s character from Spring Breakers (2012) for Halloween, complete with cornrows.
49. Her younger brother, Cameron Robbie, felt inspired to pursue acting after seeing the success his older sister was able to achieve. Her older brother, Lachlan Robbie, also works in the film industry as a stuntman.
50. While living in London, Robbie attended a party with Suicide Squad(2016) co-star Cara Delevingne and unknowingly took a photobooth photo with Prince Harry of Wales. She mistook him for British singer/songwriter, Ed Sheeran.
51. She refers to her huge fan base as “Robbers”.
52. She named the rat that Jared Leto gifted her “Rat-Rat”.
53. Robbie’s character, Donna Freedman, on Neighbours (1985) was one of the first bisexual characters portrayed on Australian television. She even shared an on-screen kiss with female co-star, Hany Lee. The portrayal of Robbie’s character was criticized by the Australian Family Association for normalizing same-sex relationships.
54. Robbie is a natural brunette, but started sporting blonde hair after this became apparent that the film industry preferred blonde actresses.
55. She was roommates with Christina Ricci, while filming the short-lived ABC series Pan Am (2011).
56. Despite a growing net worth, Robbie did not spend a great deal of her money and prefers to live with roommates to save money. She claimed growing up knowing what it was like to not have access to everything is continually humbling for her.
57. Upon leaving the Australian soap opera Neighbours (1985), Robbie wanted to have her character killed in a dramatic way. Instead, the series writers chose to send her character to college, so she had the option to return to the series in case her move to the United States was unsuccessful.
58. She turned down an offer to pose for Playboy magazine citing she won’t go nude unless it’s for artistic purposes.
59. She has been characterized as a tomboy because she likes surfing, riding motorcycles and DIY (Do it yourself).
60. She had taken circus classes when she was 8 years old in Australia and earned a trapeze certificate at the age of eight. She revisited the skill for her role as Harley Quinn in Suicide Squad 2016).
61. She gave columnist Jonathan Van Meter a “V” tattoo, during her interview for the May 2016 issue of Vogue magazine.
62. Robbie was backpacking in Europe when she got the call for a final audition with Will Smith for Focus (2015). She went from the island of Hvar to Croatia to Paris to New York City in 48 hours to arrive with just hours to spare. The airline lost her luggage along the way, so she had to buy brand new outfits just before the audition.
63. She likes to send friends and family letters and postcards from around the world because she thinks people don’t get enough mail that isn’t a bill.
64. She moved to California to begin auditioning for film roles, five days after her Neighbours (1985) contract ended.
65. She used a portion of her «The Wolf f Wall Street» (2013) paycheck to pay off her mother’s home mortgage.
66. Robbie originally auditioned for a role in the Charlie’s Angels reboot, but was offered a role in Pan Am (2011), instead.
67. To prepare for her role as Dr. Harleen Quinzel in Suicide Squad (2016), she researched Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) testing to understand how mental illnesses are diagnosed. She used the information gathered from the testing to try and apply it to her reactions and how she dealt with a character like the Joker.
68. Robbie signed a first-look partnership deal with Warner Bros. in September 2016. The deal includes upcoming films from her production company, LuckyChap Entertainment, including a Harley Quinn spin-off for the DC Extended Universe and Queen of the Air.
69. Robbie was revealed as the face of the Calvin Klein Deep Euphoria fragrance campaign.
70. In order to prepare for the role of Harley Quinn, she researched relationship codependency and treated Harley’s relationship to the Joker as an addiction.
71. She attended a Slipknot concert while she was still a series regular on the Australian soap opera Neighbours (1985). She was surprised to see how many fans of the metal group recognized her and asked her about the series.
72. She enjoys surfing and worked at a surf shop on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia prior to becoming an actress.
73. Robbie spent over three hours in the makeup chair to be transformed into Harley Quinn for Suicide Squad (2016). Her physical transformation included She having her skin painted white, applying 20 temporary tattoos, applying Harley Quinn’s wig, and actually getting into her costume.
74. Robbie hosted the 42nd season premiere of Saturday Night Live (1975) on October 1, 2016, with the musical guest, The Weeknd.
75. She appeared on the cover of Vanity Fair’s 20th Anniversary Hollywood Edition, alongside George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Léa Seydoux, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Lupita Nyong’o, Idris Elba, Naomie Harris, and Jared Leto.
76. Her mother, Sarie, gave her away at her wedding due to her estrangement from her father, Doug. Her sister, Anya, served as her maid of honor.
77. Merited a place in Time magazine’s “100 Most Influential People” issue with an homage written by Martin Scorsese. [May 2017]
78. She learned how to skate for three months to film I, Tonya (2017). Since stunt doubles couldn’t be relied upon and only 8 women in history have landed the triple axel jump in competition, CGI was used to replicate it.
79. Has three tattoos: an anchor on her ankle, a smile face under her foot, and “skwad” on her foot.
80. She always carries a quartz with her for luck that her mother gave her.
81. She was Josh Trank’s first choice for the role of Sue Storm in Fantastic Four (2015) but the studio cast Kate Mara instead.
82. She’s of Scottish and German descent.
83. She’s an amateur tattoo artist and has given over a hundred to different people.
84. As of 2020, she has been in 3 films that were Oscar nominated for Best Picture
85. Margot Robbie had a say in what tattoos her character Harley Quinn has in both Suicide Squad and Birds of Prey. The tattoo of a dolphin jumping over a rainbow was important to Robbie because she felt Dr. Harleen Quinzel would have seen a tattoo as being super rebellious, but didn’t want to be too edgy (at the time).
86. According to Robbie, the most stressful aspect of producing films is box office performance.
87. Margot Robbie learned tricks from the “gentleman thief” Apollo Robbins for her role in Focus. Robbins taught her so well that production told her to slow down because cameras weren’t capturing her pick-pocketing other characters.
88. Margot Robbie joined an amateur hockey league when she first moved to the United States. She always wanted to play ice hockey because she loved The Mighty Ducks, but she played field hockey instead due to Australia’s lack of ice. Similar to The Mighty Ducks character Luis Mendoza, she could skate fast but was unable to stop.
89. She thinks of her name as a “weird, formal, old-lady name”.
90. She auditioned for the title role in Cinderella (2015) before Lily James was cast.
91. She earned two Academy Award nominations before her thirtieth birthday.
92. She is often said to bear a resemblance to fellow Australian actress Samara Weaving.
93. Margot Robbie bought her tattoo gun on eBay.
94. She has been accused of lying about her age.
95. Before she moved to Hollywood she worked with an acting coach to learn an American accent.
96. As of now Margot Rbbie and her husband do not have any children.
97. She would be very upset if you insist she just eat a salad and a glass of wine for dinner, and then call it a night. She does, however, love eating carrots when it comes to wearing a bikini.
98. When she was a kid, Margot Robbie’s classmates notoriously gave her the nickname Maggot.
99. Margot’s grandparents never watched The Wolf of Wall Street.  Margot’s mother revealed that while she did not have any issue with her daughter going completely nude for the role of Naomi in the Wolf of Wall Street, her grandparents weren’t particularly interested. They all agreed that it probably wasn’t the best thing for the pair to see.
100. Margot Robbie wasn’t as obsessed with Leonardo DiCaprio as she might have been.