“They’ve got their American friends and American culture, and then we go to Australia and my home town in the Adelaide Hills is beautiful and sleepy. “For our children to have such a different perspective, depending on what country they’re living in, we think that’s really well-rounding for them. “It really just works for us because both places are like polar-opposite experiences,” says Teresa. As much as they can, the family tries to split their time evenly between the two countries. Teresa’s deep love of Australia, especially her native South Australia, shines through within minutes of speaking with her (“I try to sing it from the rooftops how brilliant South Australia is”), but returning to LA is a necessity for work. Williams “Kulin” suede skirt, $499, “Millicent” boots, $595, and “Saddle” bag, $295. “So when this opportunity landed on my lap, it felt like a good alignment,” she says. Williams in 2020, and she’s excited about the changes he’s looking at making, especially in terms of sustainability. Teresa is friends with actor Sophia Forrest, whose father, Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest, took ownership of R.M. So for me, there’s this sort of nostalgia with the brand.” boots that I’m sure I can find somewhere. Williams boots, and I had these little R.M. “I’m still living on that same property I’ve been on since 1991. story is that they come from humble beginnings in South Australia, and I feel like there is a parallel story there,” she says, referring to her childhood in the Adelaide Hills. Williams, a brand with which she feels a deep affinity. The trip here was mostly to spend downtime together, but there was some work in there too, including this photo shoot for Sunday Life and Teresa’s partnership with R.M. Teresa and her family have recently returned to LA after spending the summer in Australia. Poet wears Printebebe dress, $90, and scarf, $25. Williams “Heyfield” pants, $599, and “Adelaide” boots, $645. But I’m down to slim pickings now, because they all want to start having their own kids!” “For the last three projects, I’ve utilised friends to babysit, which was amazing. “Luckily I have a lot of girlfriends who are willing to jump on a plane and cover me while I film,” she says. In those times where they are both committed to jobs, Teresa employs the “it takes a village” approach and relies on close friends to help out. Sometimes it’ll cross over and then we just figure it out.” I think the flow of our life certainly works much better when we sort of tag-team. I’m returning to work in mid-June, then he’ll pass the baton to me. “My husband’s off shooting a TV commercial right now. “I think the flow of our life certainly works much better when we sort of tag-team.” “I wouldn’t usually have babies with me, but I’m flying solo with five kids for the next six days,” Teresa says, explaining why Prairie, who turns her head to give an adorable, toothless grin down the Zoom camera, is guest-starring in this interview. Credit:Jedd CooneyĪ key part of this balancing act is having a supportive partner who rightfully values her career, and together they work as an impressive team. From 2018 to 2022, she starred in the supernatural drama series A Discovery of Witches, and portrayed jockey Michelle Payne in the 2019 film Ride Like a Girl. She also acted in, co-wrote and co-produced the film The Ever After (2014), with husband Mark. At the same time she was growing her family, she took on roles in films such as Lights Out (2016), Hacksaw Ridge (2016), and Berlin Syndrome (2017). It was eight years after that announcement before Teresa had her first baby, Bodhi Rain, now 8, followed by Forest Sage, 5, then Poet Lake, 3, and most recently, Prairie.īut what Teresa, now 36, probably didn’t know back then is that while she would make motherhood a priority, it wouldn’t come in the way of her acting ambitions. Prairie is in fact baby number four for Teresa and her husband, actor and director Mark Webber, and child number five for the family, which also includes Mark’s 14-year-old son, Isaac Love, from a previous relationship. But first and foremost, I’m going to be a mother,’ ” Teresa recalls via Zoom from Los Angeles, where she’s sitting cross-legged on a bed wearing khaki linen overalls, and true to her statement, cradling her six-month-old baby daughter, Prairie Moon. “When I walked into this big room to meet the heads of the agency, I was like, ‘Hi, I just want to let everyone know that I’m really happy to be represented by this agency – it’s what I always dreamed about. But her introduction to her new team would be memorable for an unexpected reason. See all 10 stories.Īt just 19 years of age, Teresa Palmer had done what so many hopeful Australian actors only dream about: she’d cracked Hollywood by landing representation with a big-time talent agency, William Morris. This story is part of Sunday Life’s most popular cover stories of 2022.
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