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The Thin Red Line stands among her earlier screen credits, while The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King represent two of her most prominent appearances. Each of these projects placed her within large and demanding productions, and her name became associated with both through the years that followed their release.\n\nShe continued to accumulate a varied body of work across subsequent years. War of the Worlds, I, Frankenstein, Annabelle: Creation, and Doctor Sleep each count among her notable credits, as do In Her Skin, The Homesman, and The Daughter. The breadth of titles across this portion of her career reflects sustained engagement with screen work of differing scales and contexts, alongside her continuing work on stage.\n\nThe record of her career, as it stands, shows an Australian actress who trained at the National Institute of Dramatic Art and went on to appear in a wide range of notable productions across film and stage. 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