Isla Fisher Net Worth: Isla Fisher is an Australian actress and author who has a net worth of $160 million. Her net worth includes that of her husband, British comedian and producer Sacha Baron Cohen. She is best known for her work in the films ‘Wedding Crashers’, ‘Confessions of A Shopaholic’, ‘The Great Gatsby’ and ‘Now You See Me’. She is also the author of several books.
First Life: Isla Lang Fisher was born on February 3, 1976 in the country of Oman, where her father worked as a banker for the United Nations. Her mother wrote romance novels. Her parents are of Scottish descent. They returned to Scotland for a short time after Fisher was born, but he settled in Perth, Australia, when she was six.
She and her four siblings grew up in Perth and described them as a very “outdoorsy” family. She attended Swanbourne Primary School as a teenager and then Methodist Ladies College, where she began acting in school plays. Her screen debut came when she was just nine years old, starring in a television commercial. Her professional acting debut came when she was seventeen, with a few guest roles on the Australian children’s shows ‘Bay City’ and ‘Paradise Beach’. With the help of his mother, he published two young adult novels when he was only eighteen years old.
Early career: Fisher got her start in the Australian soap opera “Home and Away”, in which she starred from 1994 to 1997. For her performances on the show, she received two nominations for the Logie Awards which are similar to the Emmys in the United States. After production of the show ended, he moved to Paris to attend the Ecole internationale de theater Jacques Lecoq, where he studied clowning, mime and musical theatre. After graduation, Fisher moved to LA, where she was cast as Shaggy’s love interest in the live-action film Scooby Doo, which premiered in 2002. Despite being a critical failure, the film was a success commercial, and her career would begin to unravel. next year.
In 2003, he had supporting roles in the indie film ‘Dallas 362’ and the comedy ‘Wannabees’. In 2005, she got the breakthrough role in the movie “Wedding Crashers” alongside Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson. Her supporting role earned her an MTV Movie Award and two Teen Choice Award nominations. She went on to film ‘London’, an independent drama with Jessica Biel and Chris Evans, in 2005, and then in 2006, she starred opposite Jason Biggs in the romantic comedy ‘Wedding Daze’. The film received mixed reviews but performed well at the box office. She received critical acclaim for her work in the thriller The Lookout, but the film was screened only in limited locations. The 2007 comedy Hot Rod, in which he played a supporting role opposite Andy Samberg, was more critically and commercially successful. She continued to shine in comedies with her role in the 2008 romantic comedy “Definitely Maybe” as well as her role in “Horton Hears a Who!” as a voice actor.
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Established Career: Fisher received her first leading role in the 2009 comedy film Confessions of A Shopaholic, in which she plays a financial journalist with a shopping addiction. The film was panned by critics, but grossed over $100 million worldwide at the box office and earned Fisher her third Teen Choice Award nomination. Adding to her resume as a voice actor, she voiced characters in the 2011 Oscar-winning film Rango and the 2012 Golden Globe-nominated film Rise of the Guardians.
In 2013, he had two major movie releases. She had a supporting role in the thriller “Now You See Me,” which won a People’s Choice Award for Favorite Thriller, and landed a minor role in the star-studded film “The Great Gatsby.” Both films grossed over $350 million worldwide. That same year, she was cast in the fourth season of the television show Arrested Development, which earned her a Screen Actors Guild nomination for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series. She considered acting in the series to be one of the highlights of her career. She worked with her husband Sacha Baron Cohen in the 2016 action film Grimsby, which she starred in and co-wrote. Also in 2016, he had a role in Tom Ford’s neo-noir art film Nocturnal Animals. which won second place at the 73rd Venice International Film Festival. In 2018, he had a supporting role in the comedy “Tag” with Ed Helms, Rashida Jones and Jon Hamm. In 2020, she was cast in the lead role in the Disney children’s fantasy film Godmothered alongside Jillian Bell.
Other works: When she was eighteen, Fisher wrote the young adult books Bewitched and Seduced by Fame, which her mother helped her publish. They were the best sellers. In 2016, Fisher wrote a children’s book called “Marge in Charge.” The story follows an eccentric nanny with rainbow hair who the two children end up having to monitor and keep out of trouble. After the positive reception of the first book, she went on to write three more books for the series.
Personal life: Before meeting her current husband, Fisher was engaged to British actor Darren Day, but the two split in 2000. She dated British comedian and producer Sacha Baron Cohen in 2002. They were engaged in 2004 and they married in 2010. Fisher spent three years studying Judaism to convert to her husband’s faith, and they had a traditional Jewish wedding ceremony. After completing her conversion, she took the Jewish name Ayala, the Hebrew word for “doe.” She declared that she observes the Jewish Sabbath.
Real Estate: In 2005, Sacha paid $2.45 million for a 2,800-square-foot home in the Hollywood Hills. In 2011, Sacha and Isla, now married, listed the house for rent for $10,995 a month, then put it on the market for $2.595 million in 2013. It was sold to a Seattle church for $2.5 million USD. dollars in 2016. In 2010, Baron Cohen and Fisher bought a property in Beverly Hills for $14 million.
