Teresa Palmer does on 26th February - check out my tribute to this Birthday Girl turning 30, at the end of this feature.
Do you also share your birthday with a well known, highly regarded & famous Actor or Actress; share your special day with a Director, Producer, Writer, Cinematographer, Singer/Songwriter or Composer of repute; or share an interest in whoever might notch up another year in the coming seven days? Then, look no further! Whilst there will be too many to mention in this small but not insignificant and beautifully written and presented Blog, here are the more notable and noteworthy icons of the big screen, and the small screen, that you will recognise, and that you might just share your birthday with in the week ahead. If so, Happy Birthday to you from Odeon Online!
Sunday 21st February
- William Baldwin - Born 1963, turns 53 - Actor | Producer
- William Petersen - Born 1953, turns 63 - Actor | Producer
- Anthony Daniels - Born 1946, turns 70 - Actor | Producer
- Kelsey Grammer - Born 1955, turns 61 - Actor | Producer | Director
- Jennifer Love Hewitt - Born 1979, turns 37 - Actress | Producer | Director
Monday 22nd February
- Drew Barrymore - Born 1975, turns 41 - Actress | Producer | Director
- Julie Walters - Born 1950, turns 66 - Actress
- Nigel Planer - Born 1953, turns 63 - Actor | Writer
- Jonathan Demme - Born 1944, turns72 - Director | Producer | Writer
- Kyle MacLachlan - Born1959, turns 57 - Actor
Tuesday 23rd February
- Peter Fonda - Born 1940, turns 76 - Actor | Writer | Producer | Director
- Dakota Fanning - Born 1994, turns 22 - Actress
- Emily Blunt - Born 1983, turns 33 - Actress
Wednesday 24th February
- O'Shea Jackson Jnr. - Born 1991, turns 25 - Actor
- Edward James Olmos - Born 1947, turns 69 - Actor | Producer | Director
- Dennis Waterman - Born 1948, turns 68 - Actor | Singer
- Billy Zane - Born 1966, turns 50 - Actor | Producer | Director
Thursday 25th February
- Neil Jordan - Born 1950, turns 66 - Director | Producer | Writer
- Lee Evans - Born 1964, turns 52 - Actor | Writer
- Sean Astin - Born 1971, turns 45 - Actor | Producer | Director
- Tom Courtenay - Born 1937, turns 79 - Actor
- Rashida Jones - Born 1976, turns 40 - Actress | Producer
- Tea Leoni - Born 1966, turns 50 - Actress | Producer
Friday 26th February
- Teresa Palmer - Born 1986, turns 30 - Actress | Writer | Producer
- James Wan - Born 1977, turns 39 - Director | Producer | Writer
Saturday 27th February
- Timothy Spall - Born 1957, turns 59 - Actor | Writer
- Joanne Woodward - Born 1930, turns 86 - Actress | Producer
- Kate Mara - Born 1983, turns 33 - Actress
Teresa Palmer was born in Adelaide, South Australia (where this Blogger currently resides and publishes from) to mother Paula Sanders, a nurse and missionary, and father Kevin Palmer, a investor. At just three years of age her parents divorced. Her stepmother Karen Palmer has two daughters and two sons with whom she grew up with on her fathers farm in the Adelaide Hills, whilst living with her magic depressive mother in public housing. A mixed upbringing you might say. She attended Mercedes College, an independent girls catholic day school, and during her time there won a casting audition in 2003 on 'Search for a Movie Star'. She took acting classes and scored some gigs on various television commercials in between working at Burger King in Adelaide's main shopping precinct during 2005 as well as stints in clothing retail.
After graduating from school Palmer landed a role in '2:37' after being scouted by an acting talent agent, even though she had no previous acting experience. She had wanted to work as an animal welfare agent and was accepted into university to study teaching and journalism, but gave it all away to pursue her acting dream to star in '2:37'. She was 18 years of age and that was 2005 - and this was quickly followed up by a bit part in 'Wolf Creek' that same year.
For '2:37' she was nominated as Best Lead Actress in the AFI Awards and from there went on to 'The Grudge 2' with Sarah Michelle Gellar and Amber Tamblyn in 2006, then 'December Boys' with Daniel Radcliffe and Jack Thompson, and then 'Restraint' with Travis Fimmel in 2008. '2:37' was her early turning point after it appeared in the 'Un Certain Regard' selection at the Cannes Film Festival.
After a move to Los Angeles from her Adelaide home at Semaphore Beach she suffered various casting setbacks but was eventually chosen by Adam Sandler to star alongside him in 2008's 'Bedtime Stories' with Guy Pearce, Russell Brand and Courteney Cox. In 2010, Disney's 'The Sorcerer's Apprentice' with Nicolas Cage and Alfred Molina received only luke warm reviews and relatively poor Box Office receipts, leading into her role as Number Six in 'I Am Number Four' in 2011 - a role she was set to reprise in two sequels if successful, but the would-be franchise returned only US$149M and as such the sequel is yet to materialise. 'Take Me Home Tonight' followed with Topher Grace and Chris Pratt and then 'Wish You Were Here' a year later with Joel Edgerton.
2013 saw 'Warm Bodies' - the ZomRomCom with Nicholas Hoult, Dave Franco and John Malkovich, which was followed up with 'Love and Honour' with Liam Hemsworth which tanked at the Box Office making less that US$17K.
Following this was 'Parts Per Billion' with Josh Hartnett and Rosario Dawson, and the two films which showed at the Toronto International Film Festival - 'Cut Bank' with Liam Hemsworth, John Malkovich, Billy Bob Thornton and Bruce Dern and 'Kill Me Three Times' with Simon Pegg and Luke Hemsworth. Last year saw Terence Mallick's 'Knight of Cups' with Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett and Antonio Banderas and then the recently released 'Point Break' with Edgar Ramirez, Luke Bracey and Ray Winstone, before 'The Choice' released just earlier this month with Benjamin Walker and Tom Wilkinson.
Next up is 'Triple 9' due for imminent release with an all star cast including Kate Winslet, Norman Reedus, Casey Affleck, Woody Harrelson, Anthony Mackie, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Directed by John Hillcoat. This will be followed up, and currently in post-production, by 'Berlin Syndrome', 'Hacksaw Ridge' as Directed by Mel Gibson and starring Luke Bracey, Andrew Garfield, Vince Vaughn, Hugo Weaving, Richard Roxburgh, Sam Worthington, Ryan Corr and Rachel Griffith (yeah! Go Mel!) and '2:22', with 'Message From The King' with Luke Evans and Tom Felton and 'Lights Out' both recently wrapped. She has 28 acting credits to her name, two Producer credits and one Writer credit so far.
In 2009 Palmer former her own Production Company 'Avakea Productions'. That same year she filmed an advertising campaign for clothing retailer 'Just Jeans', and became the spokesperson and face of 'Jurlique Cosmetics'. She also co-wrote and starred in 'The Ever After' which also starred and was Directed by American Actor and Screenwriter Mark Webber who was to become Palmer's future husband.
She dated Actor Topher Grace, comedian Russell Brand, Actor Scott Speedman and Australian Rules Football player Stuart Dew before marrying Mark Webber in December 2013 with whom she has a son, Bodhi Rain, born in February 2014.
Teresa Palmer - 30 years of age and 12 years in the movie business and already amassing an increasingly impressive filmography; an avid Aussie rules Port Adelaide fan so much so that she holds the joint #1 ticket holder spot with David Koch from Channel 7's 'Sunrise' morning show; and yet you may not even recognise her name, but, the girl from Adelaide, is certainly one to watch. Happy 30th to you Teresa, from Odeon Online.
-Steve, at Odeon Online-
