Emily Jane Browning was born on December 7, 1988 in Melbourne, Australia. She is an Australian actress.

Browning’s acting breakthrough began when she was noticed by a friend’s father at a school play; he recommended that she pursue acting as a profession. Shortly afterwards, she won an audition for a part in the Hallmark TV movie, The Echo of Thunder, alongside Judy Davis. Other parts in Australian productions followed, including a role in The Man Who Sued God, playing the daughter of Billy Connolly’s character.

She’s first major role was as Hayley Fulton, a troubled teen in Blue Heelers, who was taken in by Tess Gallagher. She appeared regularly from 2000 to 2002, when her character was forced to return to her birth family. She then starred in the horror film Darkness Falls, and also appeared alongside Orlando Bloom and Heath Ledger in the 2003 film Ned Kelly.

Browning’s most recent, and highest-profile project has been the film Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events, in which she played the role of Violet Baudelaire, a role which won her the 2005 Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actress. Browning appears alongside Jim Carrey and Meryl Streep.

Filmography

• A Tale of Two Sisters (2008)
• Stranded (2005)
• Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)
• "After the Deluge" (2003)
• Ned Kelly (2003)
• Darkness Falls (2003)
• Ghost Ship (2002)
• "Blue Heelers" (9 episodes, 2000-2002)
• The Man Who Sued God (2001)
• "Something in the Air" (5 episodes, 2000-2001)
• Blonde (2001)
• Halifax f.p: Playing God (2001)
• "Thunderstone" (1 episode, 2000)
• "High Flyers" (1999)
• The Echo of Thunder (1998)