Name	Miranda Otto
Height	5' 6
Naionality	Australian
Date of Birth	16 December 1967,
Place of Birth	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Famous for

Otto was born in Brisbane, Queensland, to stage and film actor Barry Otto and former actress Lindsay Otto (who retired from acting upon Otto's birth). Gracie Otto, Miranda's half-sister, is also an actress.[1] Otto was raised in Newcastle and Brisbane, and briefly resided in Hong Kong following her parents' separation in 1973.[2] She spent weekends and holidays with her father in Sydney and developed an interest in acting through him.[3]

In her childhood, Otto and her friends wrote scripts and designed costumes and flyers in their spare time.[4] She appeared in several plays at the Nimrod Theatre, which attracted the attention of casting director Faith Martin. Subsequently, Otto received a role in the 1986 World War II drama Emma's War.[3] As a teenager, Otto excelled in academics and in ballet, which she considered as a career option. However, she had to abandon this goal due to moderate scoliosis.[2] Otto graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney in 1990.[5] Prior to graduation, she appeared in minor film roles including Initiation (1987) and The 13th Floor (1988).[6]