Happy Birthday to ‘Wuthering Heights’ Star Margot Robbie, Here’s a Look Back at Her Incredible Career So Far

Margot Robbie has spent the better part of two decades transforming from a small-town Australian soap opera actress into one of the most recognizable faces in modern cinema. From playing a scheming trophy wife opposite Leonardo DiCaprio to embodying one of the most iconic toys in history, her career has been defined by an ability to disappear completely into wildly different roles.

That journey began far from Hollywood, on a farm in the Gold Coast hinterland of Queensland, where Robbie spent much of her childhood surrounded by her mother and three siblings after her parents separated. It is a background she has often described as an unlikely launching pad for a career in front of the camera, yet it shaped the grounded, hardworking reputation she still carries today.

Now the actress is celebrating another trip around the sun, turning 36 years old, marking the occasion as one of the industry’s most bankable and critically respected stars. Fans across social media have been flooding timelines with highlight reels of her career, and it is easy to see why the moment has become such an occasion worth celebrating.

Robbie’s path to stardom started on the long running Australian soap opera ‘Neighbours,’ where she played Donna Freedman for roughly three years before relocating to the United States to chase bigger opportunities. Her first major American role came on the short lived series ‘Pan Am,’ but it was Martin Scorsese’s ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’ in 2013 that truly put her on the map, opposite DiCaprio in a performance that announced her as a serious talent to watch.

From there, Robbie built one of the more eclectic filmographies in modern Hollywood, tackling everything from real life figures to comic book villains. Her portrayal of disgraced figure skater Tonya Harding in ‘I, Tonya’ earned her an Academy Award nomination, while her take on Harley Quinn across ‘Suicide Squad,’ ‘Birds of Prey,’ and ‘The Suicide Squad’ turned her into one of the defining faces of the DC universe.

She continued stacking acclaimed performances throughout the following years, playing Queen Elizabeth I in ‘Mary Queen of Scots,’ Sharon Tate in Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,’ and a composite Fox News employee in ‘Bombshell,’ collecting BAFTA nominations for all three. That range has become something of a signature for Robbie, who rarely repeats herself from one project to the next.

Acting has only ever been half of Robbie’s story, since she co-founded the production company LuckyChap Entertainment back in 2014 alongside her husband, Tom Ackerley. The company has since built an impressive slate that includes ‘Promising Young Woman,’ ‘Saltburn,’ the Hulu series ‘Dollface,’ and the Netflix miniseries ‘Maid,’ proving Robbie’s instincts extend well beyond simply picking roles for herself.

That producing muscle reached its biggest showcase yet with 2023’s ‘Barbie,’ which became Robbie’s highest grossing film to date and earned her a Best Picture nomination as a producer alongside her starring turn as the titular doll. The film’s success cemented her as one of the rare performers who can move fluidly between acting and shaping projects from the ground up.

Robbie has kept that momentum going into 2026, starring as Catherine Earnshaw opposite Jacob Elordi in Emerald Fennell’s adaptation of ‘Wuthering Heights,’ which hit theaters in February. She also appeared alongside Colin Farrell in Kogonada’s ‘A Big Bold Beautiful Journey’ the prior year, continuing her pattern of alternating between prestige dramas and bigger studio swings.

Looking ahead, Robbie shows no signs of slowing down, with an Ocean’s Eleven prequel reportedly in the works that has Wagner Moura in talks to join her and Bradley Cooper, according to an exclusive report from The Hollywood Reporter. She is also attached to produce and star in a contemporary reimagining of “Attack of the 50 Foot Woman” for Warner Bros, once again pairing her acting with her producing instincts through LuckyChap Entertainment.

Between her range as a performer and her growing footprint as a producer, Robbie has quietly built one of the more well rounded careers in her generation of movie stars. As she celebrates another birthday, her filmography stands as proof that she has never been interested in settling into just one lane.

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