Elizabeth Debicki Education: Where did Elizabeth Debicki go to school?

Elizabeth Debicki is an Australian actress. After studying drama at the Victorian College of the Arts, she made her film debut with a brief role in the Australian comedy A Few Best Men (2011).

Debicki won the AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her role in The Great Gatsby (2013). She received critical acclaim for her performance in Widows (2018) and later co-starred in Tenet (2020).

She portrays Ayesha in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) and Vol. 3 (2023).

Debicki had a leading role in the 2019 thriller The Burnt Orange Heresy, in which she starred opposite Claes Bang and Mick Jagger. The following year, she starred in Christopher Nolan’s spy film Tenet (2020) as Kat, the estranged wife of Kenneth Branagh’s character.

Debicki will next portray Diana, Princess of Wales in the final two seasons of the Netflix period drama series The Crown, taking over from Emma Corrin.

Elizabeth Debicki Education: Where did Elizabeth Debicki go to school?

Debicki became interested in ballet at an early age and trained as a dancer until deciding to switch to theatre.

A student at Huntingtower School in eastern Melbourne, she achieved two perfect study scores in Drama and English and was the school’s dux when she graduated in 2007. In 2010, she completed a degree in drama at the Victorian College of the Arts.

In August 2009, she was the recipient of a Richard Pratt Bursary for outstanding acting students in their second year of training. Debicki is 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) tall.

Debicki made her feature film debut in the 2011 Australian film A Few Best Men, with a brief appearance as a secretary. This was her first role after graduating from drama school.

After seeing her audition reel, director Baz Luhrmann, who was casting for his upcoming film adaptation of The Great Gatsby, flew her to auditions in Los Angeles, where she screen-tested with actor Tobey Maguire.