Actress and model Teresa Palmer has gathered some impressive film credits. She was born in Adelaide, South Australia, to Kevin Palmer, an investor, and Paula Sanders, a former missionary and nurse. She completed high school at Mercedes College in 2003, where she was a popular student who was well-known for her practical jokes. She worked in a Cotton On outlet in Rundle Mall until she was discovered and cast on the spot--without an audition--in her feature film debut and breakthrough role in _2:37 and was released on Christmas 2008.
Was originally cast in Jumper but the director and producers later decided they wanted to cast a famous actress in the part and the role was given to Rachel Bilson.
Her role in The Grudge 2 was originally written for Vanessa Lengies , who turned it down to work on another movie.
Used to work at Cotton On retail store.
Described her character in The Grudge 2 as the "bitchy" school girl.
When she first auditioned for Bedtime Stories , she was told she wasnt "Paris Hilton " enough to play the role, but Adam Sandler felt she was right for the role.
Has the same publicist as Nicole Kidman.
Was discovered on the street and cast in 2:37 without an audition and without ever having acted before.
Was considered for roles in two superhero films; Emma Stone s role as Gwen Stacy in The Amazing Spider-Man , and Emily VanCamp s part as Kate in Captain America: The Winter Soldier .
Is a longtime fan of the Port Adelaide Football Club.
She went through three months, four hours a day, six days a week of exercises prior to filming I Am Number Four . It included training for sword work, flips, sword fighting, wire work. She also learned to ride a Ducati motorbike.
Had pet kangaroos back home in Australia. Her father raised kangaroos. The names of her three kangaroos were Charlie, Radar and Tippi.
Is often confused with Kristen Stewart.
Her favorite movie is the fantasy film A Little Princess .
She was considered for a role in Nash Edgerton s The Square , but the role was written out before casting began. She did eventually work with Edgerton on the short film Bear (2011/I) .
Auditioned for the role of Dr. Carol Marcus in Star Trek: Into Darkness , which went to Alice Eve.
Friends with Phoebe Tonkin.
(December 21, 2013) Married her boyfriend of 15 months Mark Webber , following a four-month-long engagement.
Has a stepson - Isaac Love Shaw (born 2008).
She has twice missed out on working with fellow Australian George Miller. First, she was cast in his doomed "Justice League" project, and later she was cast in Mad Max: Fury Road , but dropped out due to scheduling conflicts.
Gave birth to her 1st child at age 27, a son named Bodhi Rain Palmer on February 17, 2014. Childs father is her husband, Mark Webber.
Received her first award, "The Rising Star Award", at 2015 Maui Film Festival.
Her first post-pregnancy part was the psychically demanding role in Point Break , filmed in 10 countries across 4 continents.
She and future husband got engaged on the set of The Ever After , in which they portray a conflicted married couple.
Provided the first on-screen kiss for Daniel Radcliffe when they co-starred in December Boys . It was the last scene filmed on the production, which wrapped at 4am in the morning on Christmas Eve.
Her mom made a cameo appearance in Bedtime Stories , by Adam Sandler s request.
Worked as an extra on Deck Dogz .
Was considered for the part of O in Savages , eventually played by Blake Lively.
In 2015, she was named Patron of the Kids Film Festival of Adelaide, the city in which she was raised. The event is primarily aimed at filmmakers 18 years and under, with submissions of films under 10 minutes accepted.
Has a remarkable total of 10 movies set to be released in the US, within 9 months of each other; From December 2015 to September 2016. Two of the films are set to open the same month; The Choice and Triple 9 .
Good friends with fellow Australian Luke Hemsworth , whom she co-starred with in two films; Love and Honor and Cut Bank .
Her father is a passionate collector of model trains. Because of this, the biggest train-set in Australia was located in her childhood home.
Was pregnant while filming Kill Me Three Times . However, her character was not meant to be expecting, so the camera and her wardrobe had to be installed to cover the bump.
Grew up in the same city as Sia.
Two of her films went through an excessive post-production. First, Take Me Home Tonight began filming in 2007, but was released four years later. Secondly, she began filming Knight of Cups in 2012, but was withheld from a US release until 2016.
Her step-son is a school classmate of Casey Affleck s child. Affleck and Palmer co-stars in Triple 9 and hereby knew each other well before they worked together.
Campaigned for a part in The Dark Knight Rises .
Worked on Hacksaw Ridge and Berlin Syndrome at the same time, in the city of Melbourne, Australia.
Keeps her native accent in I Am Number Four to emphasize the global scope of the movie.
Christian Bale mistook her for a real-life stripper on the set of Knight of Cups . During filming, director Terrence Malick would spontaneously pair Bale up with anything from actual actors to random people on the street. Palmer portrays a stripper in the film and the two of them first met at the strip club where filming took place. Here Palmer spontaneously told him a convincing back-story for her character. Admittedly, Bale didnt realize she was an actress, and not a professional stripper, until he recognized her face on a movie billboard a week after he filmed the scene with her.
Her wedding dress was a custom Pallas Couture lace gown.
She was set to appear in "Skum Rocks!" a rock musical starring Kevin Bacon and Matthew Broderick , but the film was shelved. It would have marked her first time starring in a musical.
Has a fear of being in the ocean. She had to overcome it while filming an underwater scene for Point Break that required her to stay below the surface for hours.
Hosted the premiere of her film The Ever After in her hometown of Adelaide, Australia.
One of her life goals is to own her own organic farm.
She was cast as "Talia Al Ghul" in George Miller s "Justice League: Mortal" film in 2007, but it was eventually canceled. She campaigned for the same role in The Dark Knight Rises and has expressed a wish to play the part opposite Ben Affleck in the DC Extended Universe.
Her religious mother named her after Mother Teresa , the Albanian Roman Catholic religious sister and missionary.
Has three credits on The Ever After ; She starred in it and the film marked her debut as a screenwriter as well as a producer.
Her first acting job was dressing up as Strawberry Shortcake and Santas Little Helper on weekends for promotions in shopping centers near Adelaide.
Lived in public housing with her mother and on her fathers farm throughout her childhood.
She is the only child of her parents marriage although she has two half-sisters and two stepbrothers from her fathers second marriage.
Has stated that she had a tough upbringing due to her mother suffering from Bipolar disorder.
She is a vegan.
Gave birth to her 2nd child at age 30, a son named Forest Sage Palmer on December 12, 2016. Childs father is her husband, Mark Webber.
[on not starring in Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) ] I have made my,peace with letting that opportunity go. The character I was to play in,"Fury Road" is very similar to Six (I Am Number Four (2011) ) in,a way, so I feel like I have played her before.
[on I Am Number Four (2011) not getting a sequel] It was really,disappointing because I poured my heart into that character and I was,so excited by the sequel--"The Power Of Six"--in which I had so much,more to do.
