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Isla Fisher

Australian actress and author (born 1976)

Isla Fisher played Shannon on Home and Away before a breakout in Wedding Crashers. She has since starred in Confessions of a Shopaholic and the Now You See Me films.

Isla Fisher appears in 7 films in The Rerun, from 2005 to 2025. Most of that work is in comedy, romance and crime. Frequent collaborators in The Rerun: Jim Broadbent (2), Mark Ruffalo (2), Morgan Freeman (2), Woody Harrelson (2), Jesse Eisenberg (2).

Known for

  • Wedding Crashers (2005). One of the comedies that established her as a Hollywood film star.
  • Home and Away, Shannon Reed. She played the character from age 18 to 21 on the Australian soap opera.
  • Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009). A leading role in the comedy that followed her Hollywood move.
  • Now You See Me (2013). She starred in the heist thriller that became a film series.
  • Nocturnal Animals (2016). A film credit alongside her work in comedies.
  • Wolf Like Me (2022). She has starred in the comedy drama series since 2022.

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When was Isla Fisher born?
Isla Fisher was born on 3 February 1976.

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