Recently named as one of Australia's 30 'Stars of Tomorrow' in Screen International, Adelaide born actress Teresa Palmer has gathered some impressive film credits. Born in 1986, Teresa graduated from Mercedes College in 2003, a popular student who was well-known for her practical jokes. She worked in a Cotton On outlet in Rundle Mall until her feature film debut and breakthrough role in the highly anticipated project Two Thirty 7, by first-time writer/director/producer Murali K. Thalluri. The film competed in the 2006 Cannes Film Festival in "Un Certain Regard" and chronicles the lives of six students over the course of day and ends in a devastating suicide.

Teresa has gone on to work on back to back film projects including December Boys opposite Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe; a coming of age story about four adolescent orphans, based on the book by Michael Noonan and directed by Rod Hardy (Robinson Crusoe, Buffalo Girls, The X Files and The Practice).

Teresa also stars in the forthcoming UK/Australian co-production Ravenswood, a film noir/psychological thriller which follows the plight of a pair of fugitives on the run from a murder scene. Directed by David Deneen, the film also features newcomer Travis Fimmel and UK actor Stephen Moyer.

Teresa most recently worked with Japanese director Takashi Shimizu on the Sony Pictures production The Grudge 2. Set in Tokyo, the horror sequel to the box office hit The Grudge also stars Sarah Michelle-Gellar and Jennifer Beals.

Teresa is currently based in Adelaide, where she lives with her current boyfriend, retired Port Adelaide Football Club star Stuart Dew.



Was originally cast in Jumper (2008) but the director and producers later decided they wanted to cast a famous actress in the part and the role was given to Rachel Bilson. Her role in The Grudge 2 (2006) was originally written for Vanessa Lengies, who turned it down to work on another movie. Described her character in in The Grudge 2 (2006) as the "bitchy" school girl. When she first auditioned for Bedtime Stories (2008) she was told she wasn't "Paris Hilton" enough to play the part, but Adam Sandler felt she was the right for the role. Was discovered on the street and cast in 2:37 (2006) without an audition and without ever having acted before.