Mary Rose Byrne is an actress from Australia. She started acting in a movie called Dallas Doll in 1994 and continued acting in Australian movies and TV shows during the 1990s. Her first big role was in The Goddess of 1967 in 2000, and she won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress. After that, she started acting in American movies like Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones, Troy, and Knowing.
She also played Ellen Parsons in the TV series Damages from 2007 to 2012, which got her nominated for Golden Globe and Emmy Awards. Mary Rose Byrne is known for her comedic roles in movies like Bridesmaids, Spy, and Instant Family.
She was born in Balmain, a suburb of Sydney, and has Irish and Scottish ancestry. Her family is close-knit, and she has three siblings. She went to Balmain Public School, Australian Theatre for Young People, Hunters Hill High School, and later studied arts at Sydney University. In 1999, she studied acting at the Atlantic Theater Company.
Mary Rose Byrne started her career in 1994 and had her breakthrough in 2011 with movies like Insidious, Bridesmaids, and X-Men: First Class. She continued to act in various movies like Neighbors, Spy, and Peter Rabbit. In 2020, she portrayed Gloria Steinem in the miniseries Mrs. America and led the comedy series Physical in 2021–2023.
In her personal life, Mary Rose Byrne was in a relationship with Australian actor Brendan Cowell before dating American actor Bobby Cannavale. They have two sons. Byrne has also supported UNICEF Australia and been involved in Tropfest.