Earlier than Margot Robbie was “Barbie,” she was Harley Quinn, Naomi Lapaglia, Tonya Harding, and plenty of extra characters. There isn’t any doubt that Robbie loves her job as an actress, and whereas tackling the position of an iconic youngsters’s toy wasn’t initially on her profession bucket listing, it is clear that she’s comfortable she took an opportunity with the position.
A month earlier than the highly-anticipated July 2023 launch of “Barbie,” Robbie spoke to Vogue about how taking part in the position by no means even crossed her thoughts. “It wasn’t that I ever needed to play Barbie, or dreamt of being Barbie, or something like that,” she defined. “That is going to sound silly, however I actually did not even take into consideration taking part in Barbie till years into growing the challenge.”
And whereas “Barbie” may arguably be Robbie’s most hyped-up film in her profession thus far, it is on no account the one position she’s slayed. Have a look again at Margot Robbie’s greatest films under.
1. “The Wolf of Wall Road” (2013)
Robbie starred as Naomi Lapaglia, the onscreen spouse of Leonardo DiCaprio’s Jordan Belfort, on this Martin Scorsese-directed movie. The 2013 film — which is deemed her breakout position — adopted the highs and lows of Belfort’s life as he ran his personal brokerage agency and engaged in criminal activity each at work and in his private life.
2. “I, Tonya” (2017)
This 2017 biographical movie tells the story of former Olympic determine skater Tonya Harding (performed by Robbie) as she finds herself engulfed in a scandal after she staged an assault on fellow skater Nancy Kerrigan in 1994. The forged additionally included Sebastian Stan
as Jeff, Tonya’s now ex-husband, and Allison Janney because the athlete’s mom, LaVona.
3. “Babylon” (2022)
Set within the Twenties, Robbie (Nellie LaRoy) stars alongside Brad Pitt (Jack Conrad), Diego Calva (Manny Torres), Olivia Wilde (Ina Conrad), and extra on this movie about “the rise and fall of a number of characters throughout an period of unbridled decadence and depravity in early Hollywood.” The movie garnered combined critiques.
4. “Bombshell” (2019)
Three girls (two primarily based on real-life folks and one fictional) tackle Roger Ailes, the pinnacle of Fox Information, amid the poisonous ambiance he created. Robbie stars because the fictional Kayla Pospisil alongside Charlize Theron as Megyn Kelly, Nicole Kidman as Gretchen Carlson, and John Lithgow as Roger Ailes.
5. “Peter Rabbit” (2018)
Robbie voiced Flopsy on this cute animated movie which is predicated on the books by Beatrix Potter. The film follows Peter, a mischievous rabbit, as he causes chaos in Mr. McGregor’s backyard. Robbie would go on to voice the character once more in “Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway” and “Flopsy Turvy.”
6. “Whiskey Tango Foxtrot” (2006)
This movie is predicated on warfare correspondent Kim Barker’s memoir, which recounts her time on task in Kabul, Afghanistan. Robbie performs Tanya Vanderpoel, a fellow journalist who Kim meets and helps her alter to her new life.
7. “Goodbye Christopher Robin” (2017)
Robbie performs Daphne Milne on this movie, which tells the story of the inspiration behind “Winnie the Pooh,” which incorporates author A.A. Milne’s relationship along with his son, Christopher Robin. Talking concerning the movie at its premiere in London’s Leicester Sq. in September 2017, Robbie informed the Press Affiliation (through Irish Information) that she realized rather a lot whereas making this film. “In each movie the best present is attending to discover a sure time in historical past,” she mentioned. “I now have a a lot deeper understanding of that point and what it was wish to reside between World Struggle One and World Struggle Two — particularly as a girl — it was fascinating.”
8. “Amsterdam” (2022)
“Within the Nineteen Thirties, three associates witness a homicide, are framed for it, and uncover some of the outrageous plots in American historical past,” reads the official synopsis for this movie, wherein Robbie stars as Valerie Voze. The movie additionally starred Christian Bale as Burt Berendsen, John David Washington
as Harold Woodman, Alessandro Nivola as Detective Hiltz, Chris Rock as Milton King, and Anya Taylor-Pleasure as Libby Voze.
9. “As soon as Upon a Time in Hollywood” (2019)
Set in 1969 — the ultimate years of Hollywood’s Golden Age in Los Angeles — a washed-up actor and his stunt double got down to discover success. Robbie portrays Sharon Tate, a real-life actress and mannequin.
10. “Dreamland” (2019)
Robbie performs fugitive Allison Wells on this love story set amid The Nice Despair. Impartial (UK) critic Clarisse Loughrey praised Robbie for her efficiency, writing, “It is fascinating to observe an actor like Robbie, who so consciously makes use of magnificence as a software to outline the best way her characters drift by means of the world.”
11. “Mary Queen of Scots” (2018)
Saoirse Ronan’s Mary Stuart makes an attempt to overthrow her cousin Elizabeth I, Queen of England, performed by Margot Robbie. Her plan lands her in bother, resulting in years of imprisonment and her final execution. The forged additionally included Jack Lowden as Lord Darnley, Joe Alwyn as Robert Dudley, David Tennant as John Knox, and Man Pearce as Sir William Cecil.
12. “Suicide Squad” (2016)
Iconic characters, together with Joker, Harley Quinn (Robbie), Deadshot, Enchantress, and Batman are among the many supervillains who make up a defencive activity drive to assist save the world from the apocalypse. Robbie is in good firm surrounded by A-list actors together with Will Smith, Jared Leto, Viola Davis, and Ike Barinholtz.
13. “The Legend of Tarzan” (2016)
Robbie performs Jane Clayton on this film about Tarzan’s return to the jungle. The film did not obtain the best critiques, however was nonetheless entertaining, with Kevin Maher of the Instances (UK) writing, “The Legend of Tarzan is a Marmite blockbuster that may repel and appeal to in equal measure.”
14. “Barbie” (2023)
Taking part in the title position, Robbie’s character units out for self-discovery alongside her pal, Ken, performed by Ryan Gosling. The film attracted unbelievable expertise, together with America Ferrera, Kate McKinnon, Michael Cera, Issa Rae, Will Ferrell, Simu Liu and plenty of extra.
