Wasikowska was born on 25 October 1989 in Canberra, Australia. She attended Cook Primary School, Ainslie Primary School and Canberra High School, and Karabar High School in Queanbeyan, which neighbours Canberra. … See more

Wasikowska landed her first acting role in 2004 with a two-episode stint on the Australian soap opera All Saints. She had just turned 15 when she was cast in her Australian film debut, Suburban Mayhem (2006), for … See more

In her spare time, Wasikowska is an avid photographer, often chronicling her travels and capturing images of her film sets with a Rolleiflex camera. During production of Jane Eyre, she had a secret pocket sewn into one of her … See more