Margot Robbie’s Favorite Movies: 6 Films That Inspired the Actress’ Early Career

From Australian soap operas to working with some of the biggest names in the industry, Margot Robbie’s rise to stardom has only accelerated since her American film debut, “About Time,” in 2013. After three years of playing teenager “Donna Freedman” on the television show “Neighbours,” Robbie packed her bags and headed for Los Angeles where she would work on the ABC series “Pan Am,” playing a 1960s stewardess. The period dramedy was not renewed for a second season, but would mark Robbie’s final TV role pre-movie stardom.

The actress grew up with admiration for actors Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio, and has since shared the big screen with both of them. Robbie first gained serious industry attention playing Naomi Lapaglia — the bombastic wife to DiCaprio’s scammy stockbroker character in Martin Scorsese’s “The Wolf of Wall Street.” Only a few years later, Robbie would receive Oscar nominations for her work playing other unmissable women, as Tonya Harding in “I, Tonya” and a Fox news correspondent in “Bombshell.” (Robbie is still on the hunt for her first Oscar win).

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Knowing she wanted to make a career in front of the camera early on, Robbie was inspired by film at a young age, often reenacting movies in front of her parents as a kid. Growing up in a rural Dalby, Queensland community, her family never imagined a career in acting. 

“My family has no connection to the entertainment industry whatsoever, so when I started acting, everyone was like, ‘that’s fun, but when are you going to actually get a real job?’” Robbie said to British Vogue.

In honor of Robbie’s starring and producing role in the upcoming “Barbie,” below are movies she has publicly praised — listed in no particular order. 

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