An acting career for Deborra-Lee began in the American television series Falcon Cross. After participating in the project, the actress returned to Australia to continue her professional career. The real success came to her after appearing in the lead role in the Australian drama "Shame", for which she was awarded the Australian Film Critics Award.
Childhood and Youth Furness
The famous actress and producer Deborra-Lee Furness was born on December 8, 1955 in the city of Sydney (Australia). The girl was born in a complete and happy family, however, when she just went to school, her father got into a car accident and passed away. This was a blow to the Furness family. From a young age, Deborra-Lee was accustomed to rely only on herself and her strength, trying to help her mother.
The childhood of the future star passed in Melbourne, where she received compulsory school education without even knowing what fate awaits her in the future. Life decreed that in 1981 Furness moved to the other end of the world to New York, became a student at the American Academy of Performing Arts and followed in the footsteps of her film director.
The beginning of professional activity
The girl’s first debut came at a very young age - 20 years. Then, having received an invitation to shoot in a small opera, the actress began to win the hearts of fans, she was noticed by famous directors, invitations for auditions and auditions arrived. The real success came to Furness after the release of the picture "Shame." In 1988, the young actress received her first professional award in her life for her role in the film. The success and recognition of the viewer accompanied her future career.
Fateful acquaintance
Having become a sought-after actress who has received worldwide recognition, the girl receives more and more new roles. Participation in the filming of the psychological series "Corelli" was for Furness not just a job. It was a fateful meeting that brought happiness to her life. The partner on the site was none other than Hugh Jackman. In 1995, he was not yet widely known, playing mainly small roles, but this series became a kind of start and its popularity. The feelings of this couple in love can only be envied: a year later, the actors played a wedding. After these events, the actress decides to end her acting career and devotes herself to the family. The couple wants children, however, their attempts are unsuccessful: twice Deborra-Lee Furness suffers a miscarriage. Having realized that to conceive and bear a child is unlikely to be possible, future parents make a decision on adoption. And so, in the early 2000s, they still find a complete, happy family, becoming the parents of two beautiful children: Ava and Oscar.
