Isla
Fisher was born on
February 3, 1976,
in Muscat, the capital
of the Middle Eastern
nation of Oman. When
Isla was a young
child, her Scottish
parents moved her
and her four brothers
to Australia. There,
inspired by the literary
achievements of her
novelist mother and
the encouraging words
of her banker father,
Isla was permitted
the freedom to follow
her own path.
Even as a primary school student, Isla was using her free reign to pursue a budding
interest in acting. By age 9, she was appearing in Australian television commercials,
her first gig coming as an extra in a lottery ad. From then on, Isla realized
that acting truly was her passion.
In 1993, Isla won roles in the TV dramas Bay Cove and Paradise Beach. Though
her work in both series lasted only about one full season each, Fisher was more
than pleased with the exposure that these experiences provided. Isla's visibility
jumped to that of minor celebrity after it was revealed that this young star
had been stopped by the police for public nudity during a wild vacation with
friends in Western Australia.
Fisher's first serious role came in Home and Away, a soap opera series in which
she played the seductive Shannon Reed from 1994 until 1997. The character was
very promiscuous in the show, and this fueled many men's fantasies about the
actress behind the role.
Even as men worldwide were drooling over her, it had
been well established that there was much more to Isla than met the eye. In 1996,
she had written two teenage-targeted romance books: Bewitched and Seduced by
Fame were both hot sellers in Australia, and their publication proved that Isla
was an all-around star.
Residing in the heart of the American entertainment industry, Isla soon began
hooking up great roles. She played Mary Jane in Scooby-Doo (2002), had a big
role in the English comedy The Wannabes (2003), then returned to America to star
with Jeff Goldblum and Selma Blair in the artsy flick Dallas 362 (2003). Isla
held down a small role in the existential film I Heart Huckabees in 2004, then
went on to appear alongside Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson in 2005's The Wedding
Crashers.
As Isla and fianc Cohen become more comfortable in the U.S., expect to see this
cute redhead in an increasing amount of roles and magazine spreads. The future
looks rosy for Isla.
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