Teresa Palmer
Biography
Teresa Palmer is an Australian actress who was raised in Adelaide and first appeared on screen in Wolf Creek (2005). Her breakout came with the psychological drama 2:37 (2006), where her portrayal of a depressed teenager earned critical praise and an AACTA Award nomination for Best Actress in a Leading Role. She went on to supporting parts in The Grudge 2 (2006), Bedtime Stories (2008), The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010), I Am Number Four (2011), and Take Me Home Tonight (2011). Palmer became known for horror leads in Warm Bodies (2013) and Lights Out (2016), and her role in Hacksaw Ridge (2016) brought an AACTA International Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. Further leading nominations followed for Berlin Syndrome (2017) and Ride Like a Girl (2019). She also helped write and produce, and starred in, The Ever After (2014). On television, she played Diana Bishop in A Discovery of Witches (2018 to 2022) and Freya Heywood in The Clearing (2023).
40years old
Turns 41 on February 26in 137 days
- Born Adelaide
- Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
- Teresa Mary Palmer (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 27
- Career span
- 21 years2005 to 2026
Genres
First and latest
Photos
Share
Did you know?!
First role
Palmer's first acting job involved dressing as a Strawberry Shortcake doll and helping mall Santa Clauses as an elf on weekends, for promotions at shopping centers near Adelaide.
A role that slipped away
In her first American film, the science fiction movie Jumper, directed by Doug Liman, Palmer was originally set to appear with Tom Sturridge, but the lead roles were rewritten for older actors and her part was given to Rachel Bilson.
A role that slipped away
Palmer was set to star in Fury Road, George Miller's Mad Max sequel, but scheduling conflicts kept her out of the cast and the film was later postponed.
Own stunts
For I Am Number Four, Palmer went through stunt training to perform flips, sword fight and wirework for her character Number Six, who rode a Ducati and could phase through solid objects.
Behind the camera
In 2009, Palmer started the film production company Avakea Productions with Tahyna Tozzi and Nathalie Kelley, who are Australian actresses.
Teresa Palmer movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Sullivan Stapleton appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Sullivan Stapleton's page
John Malkovich's page
Alfred Molina's page
Luke Evans's page
Aaron Paul's page
Liam Hemsworth's page
Also two films together3 more actors
- Andy McPheeDecember Boys (2007) and Wolf Creek (2005)
- Luke BraceyHacksaw Ridge (2016) and Point Break (2015)
- Zara MichalesThe Fall Guy (2024) and 2:22 (2017)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Teresa Palmer's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$1.5 billion
21 of the 27 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 27 films: 21 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 4 figure not found; 1 too new to count.
- 21Worldwide figure
- 1US gross only
- 4Figure not found
- 1Too new to count
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 91% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$215M14.7% of the total
- 2$213M14.5% of the total
- 3$181M12.3% of the total
- 4$175M11.9% of the total
- 5$150M10.2% of the total
- 6$149M10.2% of the total
- 7$134M9.1% of the total
- 8$117M8.0% of the total
$135 millionfrom the other 13 films with a worldwide figure, 9% of the total