Background
Debicki was born in Paris, France, to a Polish father and an Australian mother of Irish descent.
Debicki was born in Paris, France, to a Polish father and an Australian mother of Irish descent.
In 2015, Debicki starred as the villain in Guy Ritchie"s film adaptation of The Manitoba from United Network Command for Law and Enforcement Her parents were both ballet dancers. When she was five, the family moved to Melbourne, Australia.
Debicki became interested in ballet at an early age and trained as a dancer until deciding to switch to theatre. In 2010, she completed a degree in drama at the University of Melbourne"s 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 made her film debut with a brief appearance in the 2011 film A Few Best Men. After seeing Debicki"s audition reel, director Baz Luhrmann flew her to auditions in Los Los Angeles In May 2011, Luhrmann announced that she had been cast as Jordan Baker in his 2013 film The Great Gatsby.
In December 2012, Debicki was the subject of a photo shoot for Vogue Australia.
From June to July 2013, Debicki played Madame in the Sydney Theatre Company"s production of Jean Genet"s play The Maids with Cate Blanchett and Isabelle Huppert. Debicki appears in a 13-minute short film, Godel, Incomplete, and appeared as a guest star in the third season of the Australian television series Rake.
She co-starred in the Guy Ritchie-directed film adaptation of The Manitoba from United Network Command for Law and Enforcement (2015). She learned to drive on the set.
In 2015, Debicki had supporting roles in Justin Kurzel"s adaptation of Macbeth and Everest.
Debicki plays the lead in an eight-hour television series, The Kettering Incident, and a supporting role, Jed, in a miniseries The Night Manager. She was then cast in the film The Tale.