Isla Fisher

Isla Lang Fisher is an Australian actress. Born in Muscat, Oman to Scottish parents with whom she moved to Australia during her childhood, she began appearing in television commercials before portraying Shannon Reed on the Australian soap opera Home and Away (1994–1997) for which she received two Logie Award nominations.

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Isla Fisher is an Australian actor, writer, and model born in Muscat in 1976. She began her work period in 1993 and is educated at L'École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq, where she was a student of Jacques Lecoq. She speaks English and practices Judaism and Christianity. Her notable works include the films *Scooby-Doo*, *Rise of the Guardians*, *Back to the Outback*, and *Horton Hears a Who!*.

As a writer, she has produced 19 works, including *Marge the Collection*, *Marge and the Secret Tunnel*, *Marge and the Great Train Rescue*, *Marge ve Korsan Bebek*, and *Marge Isbasinda*. She resides in Perth and has three children. She is married to Sacha Baron Cohen.

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Works: 19

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Marge the Collection
Marge and the Secret Tunnel
Marge and the Great Train Rescue
Marge ve Korsan Bebek
Marge Isbasinda

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Muscat, Oman

Isla Lang Fisher (/ˈaɪlə/; born 3 February 1976) is an Australian actress. Born in Oman to Scottish parents who moved with her to Australia during her childhood, she began appearing in television commercials. She became prominent for her portrayal of Shannon Reed on the Australian soap opera Home and Away (1994–1997), for which she received two Logie Award nominations. Fisher transitioned to…

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Spa Weekend — Mel2026
Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: An Almost History of America — Elsbeth2026
Now You See Me: Now You Don't — Henley Reeves2025
Jay Kelly — Melanie Alcock2025
Playdate — Leslie2025
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy — Rebecca2025
Dog Man — Sarah Hatoff (voice)2025
The Present — Jen Diehl2024
Katy Perry: Night of a Lifetime — Self2024
Strays — Maggie (voice)2023

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Instance of: human
Given name: Isla
Family name: Fisher
Gender: female
Citizenship: Australia
Place of birth: Muscat
Spouse: Sacha Baron Cohen
Occupation: novelist
Languages spoken: English language
Religion: Christianity
Notable work: Wedding Crashers
Student of: Jacques Lecoq
Official website: www.islafisher.com
Image: Isla Fisher.jpg
Number of children: 3
Residence: Perth

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Commons category: Isla Fisher
date of birth: 1976-02-03
start of work period: 1993-00-00
birth name: Isla Lang Fisher

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Encyclopedic overview

Isla Lang Fisher (/ˈaɪlə/; born 3 February 1976) is a Scottish-Australian actress. Born in Muscat, Oman to Scottish parents with whom she moved to Australia during her childhood, she began appearing in television commercials before portraying Shannon Reed on the Australian soap opera Home and Away (1994–1997) for which she received two Logie Award nominations.

Fisher moved to Hollywood with a supporting role in the comedy horror film Scooby-Doo (2002) and has since starred in films such as Wedding Crashers (2005), Wedding Daze (2006), Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009), Bachelorette (2012), The Great Gatsby (2013), Now You See Me (2013), and Nocturnal Animals (2016). Her other credits include I Heart Huckabees (2004), Definitely, Maybe (2008), Keeping Up with the Joneses (2016), Tag (2018), and The Beach Bum (2019), in addition to voice roles in animated films such as Horton Hears a Who! (2008), Rango (2011), Rise of the Guardians (2012), Back to the Outback (2021), and Dog Man (2025).

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