Nationality Australian Spouse Hugh Jackman (m. 1996) Role Actress | Name Deborra-Lee Furness Years active 1975–present Parents Fay Duncan | |
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Full Name Deborra-Lee Furness Born 8 December 1955 (age 68) ( 1955-12-08 ) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Children Ava Eliot Jackman, Oscar Maximilian Jackman Nominations AACTA Award for Best Supporting Actress Movies and TV shows Correlli, Legend of the Guard, Jindabyne, Shame, Beautiful Similar People Hugh Jackman, Ava Eliot Jackman, Oscar Maximilian Jackman, Anne Hathaway, Sophie Dahl | ||
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Deborra-lee Furness (born 30 November 1955) is an Australian actress and producer. She is married to fellow actor Hugh Jackman.
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- Red ball 2015 with hugh jackman and deborra lee furness with on the list melbourne and the plus ones
- Deborra lee furness on why adoption should be the third best option
- Early life
- Personal life
- Honour
- Awards
- References
Deborra lee furness on why adoption should be the third best option
Early life
Furness was born in Perth, Australia, and raised in Melbourne. She studied acting at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City, where she graduated in either 1981 or 1982. She performed in the United States on the stage in New York and as Kathleen, the Australian wife of Cole Gioberti (Billy Moses) on the television series Falcon Crest before returning to Australia to continue her acting career.
Furness rose to fame in 1988, when she starred in the movie Shame, for which she won Best Actor awards from the Film Critics Circle of Australia and Golden Space Needle. Other roles included an episode of Halifax f.p. and The Flying Doctors. In 1995, she starred in the title role in the television series Correlli, where she met her future husband, Hugh Jackman.
An adoptive mother of two, Furness is known for her work assisting orphans globally and streamlining international adoptions, especially in her native Australia where she is a patron, and one of the creators, of National Adoption Awareness Week. She has addressed the National Press Club of Australia on the subject of adoption laws in Australia. Furness is a patron of the Lighthouse Foundation for displaced children and International Adoption Families for Queensland. She is also a World Vision ambassador and serves on the Advisory Committee for Film Aid International, working with refugees throughout the world.
Personal life
She is married to fellow actor Hugh Jackman. They met on the set of Australian TV show Correlli in 1995. The ceremony took place on 11 April 1996 at St. John's in Toorak, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne. After suffering two miscarriages, she adopted two children with Jackman: son Oscar Maximillian (born 15 May 2000) and daughter Ava Eliot (born 10 July 2005).
Honour
In 2014, Deborra-lee Furness was named as the New South Wales Australian of the Year for her work in adoption campaigning.