How breakout star Margot Robbie of 'Suicide Squad' and 'Wolf of Wall Street' is taking over Hollywood
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Margot Robbie left jaws on the floor after her breakout performance opposite Leonardo DiCaprio in "The Wolf of Wall Street."
Now the Aussie actress, 25, is taking a central role in the upcoming "Suicide Squad" movie as the comic-book character Harley Quinn.
The newest trailer dropped this week and it looks like Harley's origin story will take up a large chunk of screen time — and Robbie has a delightfully unhinged presence.
Robbie also has two other films coming out this year: a live-action Tarzan remake, "The Legend of Tarzan," and comedy "Whisky Tango Foxtrot."
In honor of Robbie's newfound success, we're looking back at how she became a Hollywood star.
Born in 1990, Margot Robbie grew up on her grandparents' farm on Australia's Gold Coast. A business-savvy child, she would make up magic tricks and put on shows, charging anyone who wanted to learn her tricks.
She bought her first surfboard at a garage sale when she was 10. "I'm happiest when I'm surfing or out on the farm hunting wild pigs ... or riding around on motorbikes," she said in a 2008 interview.
Source: Yahoo Canada
As a teen, she worked as a subway artist at a Subway in Melbourne. (Six months after Robbie landed her first major acting role, Subway hired her for a commercial. "I got paid like 20 times the amount I ever earned there," Robbie says.)
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