Teresa Palmer(I)
- Actress
- Producer
- Writer
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 (2006). Made
by first-time writer/director/producer
Murali K. Thalluri, the film competed
in the 2006 Cannes Film Festival in "Un Certain Regard" and chronicles
the lives of six students over the course of day and ends in a
devastating suicide.
Teresa immediately went to work on back-to-back film projects including
December Boys (2007) opposite
"Harry Potter" star Daniel Radcliffe--a coming-of-age story about four adolescent orphans, based on the book by
Michael Noonan and directed by
Rod Hardy
(Robinson Crusoe (1997),
Buffalo Girls (1995),
The X-Files (1993) and
The Practice (1997)). She
also starred as stripper-turned-criminal "Dale" in the British/Australian
co-production Restraint (2008), a film
noir/psychological thriller that follows the plight of a pair of
fugitives on the run from a murder scene. Directed by
David Denneen, the film also features
former Calvin Klein model
Travis Fimmel and British actor
Stephen Moyer. In 2006 Teresa worked with
Japanese director
Takashi Shimizu on the Sony
Pictures production
The Grudge 2 (2006). Set in Tokyo,
the horror sequel to the box-office hit
The Grudge (2004) also starred
Sarah Michelle Gellar and
Jennifer Beals. Later that year Teresa signed on to play the female lead in
Doug Liman's action fantasy film
Jumper (2008), but was subsequently
replaced by Rachel Bilson.
Early 2007 saw her star opposite former boyfriend
Topher Grace as the love interest in the
retro comedy film
Take Me Home Tonight (2011).
Shortly after filming ended, Teresa decided to move permanently from
Adelaide to Los Angeles following a public split from her
then-boyfriend of two years, Australian Rules football star Stuart Dew.
Teresa was due to play a small part in
George Miller's doomed superhero
film "Justice League: Mortal", but the production fell through after
months of problems. Teresa briefly dated her "Justice League: Mortal"
co-star Adam Brody in early 2008;
later that year she had a relationship with British comedian
Russell Brand, whom she met on the set of
her latest film,
Bedtime Stories (2008), a Disney children's comedy starring
Lucy Lawless,
Guy Pearce and
Keri Russell and was released on Christmas
2008.
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 (2006). Made
by first-time writer/director/producer
Murali K. Thalluri, the film competed
in the 2006 Cannes Film Festival in "Un Certain Regard" and chronicles
the lives of six students over the course of day and ends in a
devastating suicide.
Teresa immediately went to work on back-to-back film projects including
December Boys (2007) opposite
"Harry Potter" star Daniel Radcliffe--a coming-of-age story about four adolescent orphans, based on the book by
Michael Noonan and directed by
Rod Hardy
(Robinson Crusoe (1997),
Buffalo Girls (1995),
The X-Files (1993) and
The Practice (1997)). She
also starred as stripper-turned-criminal "Dale" in the British/Australian
co-production Restraint (2008), a film
noir/psychological thriller that follows the plight of a pair of
fugitives on the run from a murder scene. Directed by
David Denneen, the film also features
former Calvin Klein model
Travis Fimmel and British actor
Stephen Moyer. In 2006 Teresa worked with
Japanese director
Takashi Shimizu on the Sony
Pictures production
The Grudge 2 (2006). Set in Tokyo,
the horror sequel to the box-office hit
The Grudge (2004) also starred
Sarah Michelle Gellar and
Jennifer Beals. Later that year Teresa signed on to play the female lead in
Doug Liman's action fantasy film
Jumper (2008), but was subsequently
replaced by Rachel Bilson.
Early 2007 saw her star opposite former boyfriend
Topher Grace as the love interest in the
retro comedy film
Take Me Home Tonight (2011).
Shortly after filming ended, Teresa decided to move permanently from
Adelaide to Los Angeles following a public split from her
then-boyfriend of two years, Australian Rules football star Stuart Dew.
Teresa was due to play a small part in
George Miller's doomed superhero
film "Justice League: Mortal", but the production fell through after
months of problems. Teresa briefly dated her "Justice League: Mortal"
co-star Adam Brody in early 2008;
later that year she had a relationship with British comedian
Russell Brand, whom she met on the set of
her latest film,
Bedtime Stories (2008), a Disney children's comedy starring
Lucy Lawless,
Guy Pearce and
Keri Russell and was released on Christmas
2008.