14 Surprising Facts About Margot Robbie

Despite her Hollywood glamour, Margot Robbie grew up in rural Australia. She spent much of her childhood on her grandparents' farm in the Gold Coast hinterland, climbing trees and running around outdoors, making her perhaps one of Hollywood's least expected superstars.

For The Wolf of Wall Street, Margot had to convincingly play a wealthy New York woman. Having grown up in a modest environment, she worked on everything from her Brooklyn accent to how her character would move and present herself.

To make an impression during her audition for The Wolf of Wall Street, Margot Robbie made a bold move: on impulse, she slapped Leonardo DiCaprio across the face. She thought she had blown her chance, but Martin Scorsese and DiCaprio were impressed by her nerve, and she got the role.

After her role as the seductive Naomi in The Wolf of Wall Street, Margot reportedly received an offer to pose for Playboy. She turned it down, feeling she had already shown enough in the film.

Before breaking through as an actress, Margot Robbie had a part-time job at Subway, one of several jobs she juggled while trying to make it as an actress.

For her role as Harley Quinn in Suicide Squad, Margot trained intensively and performed many of her own stunts. She learned gymnastics and fighting techniques and even how to handle Harley's baseball bat, so much of her acrobatic work in the film is real.

Margot got her big break in the Australian soap Neighbours, joining the cast while still a teenager and playing Donna Freedman for about three years before moving to Hollywood.

Margot Robbie is a self-proclaimed Harry Potter superfan and has spoken about her love for the books in several interviews.

Margot has said she was extremely nervous before the infamous nude scene in The Wolf of Wall Street and had a few shots of tequila beforehand to calm her nerves. The scene became one of the most talked-about in the film.

Margot has shared that filming Focus (2015) with Will Smith in Argentina came with its share of bumps and bruises, but she kept working, strengthening her reputation as a dedicated actress.

Margot Robbie has a fascination with tattoos and even owns her own tattoo gun. On the set of Suicide Squad she gave tattoos to cast and crew members, and she has admitted that not all of them came out perfectly.

The Legend of Tarzan involved plenty of animal work, and Margot has shared stories about memorable, and sometimes nerve-racking, encounters with animals during production.

Margot Robbie is a big ice hockey fan and played in an amateur league. She took the sport seriously enough to learn it for her role in I, Tonya-era training, and she's still a fan of the game.

Margot was not only the star of Barbie but also a producer through her company LuckyChap. She championed the project and brought Greta Gerwig on board as director, which earned her even more respect in the film industry.