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Rebel Wilson

Rebel Melanie Elizabeth Wilson (born Melanie Elizabeth Bownds; In later years she adopted "Rebel"–a childhood nickname–as her first name and changed her surname to Wilson. She retained her first two given names as middle names.|group=note}} 2 March 1980) is an Australian actress, comedian and producer. After graduating from the Australian Theatre for Young People in 2003, Wilson began appearing in the SBS comedy series ''Pizza'' (2003–2007) and later appeared in the sketch comedy show ''The Wedge'' (2006–2007). She wrote, produced and starred in the musical comedy series ''Bogan Pride'' (2008). Shortly after moving to the United States, Wilson appeared in the comedy films ''Bridesmaids'' and ''A Few Best Men'', both in 2011.

In 2012, Wilson appeared in the comedy films ''What to Expect When You're Expecting'', ''Struck by Lightning,'' and ''Bachelorette''. Wilson wrote and starred in ''Super Fun Night'' (2013), a television sitcom that aired for one season on ABC. She gained wider recognition for her role in the musical comedy ''Pitch Perfect'' film series (2012–2017).

In 2019, Wilson had her first lead roles in the comedies ''Isn't It Romantic'' and ''The Hustle'', and also had a supporting role in the comedy drama ''Jojo Rabbit''. In 2022, she starred in the Netflix comedy film ''Senior Year'', also serving as a producer. Provided by Wikipedia