Isla Lang Fisher is an Australian actress. Born in Oman to Scottish parents who moved with her to Australia during her childhood, she began appearing in television commercials and came to prominence for her portrayal of Shannon Reed on the Australian soap opera Home and Away (1994–1997), for which she received two Logie Award nominations.
Isla Lang Fisher was born in Muscat, Oman, on 3 February 1976, the daughter of Scottish parents Elspeth Reid and Brian Fisher. At the time, her father was working there as a banker for the United Nations. Fisher and her family returned to their hometown of Bathgate, Scotland, then moved to Australia when she was six years old and settled in Perth. She has four brothers and said that she had a "great" upbringing in Perth with a "very outdoorsy life". She has stated that her "sensibility is Australian", she has a "laid-back attitude to life", and that she feels "very Australian". Her parents later separated; her mother and brothers now live in Athens, Greece, while her father lives in Frankfurt, Germany. Fisher attended Swanbourne Primary School and Methodist Ladies' College in Perth. She appeared in lead roles in school productions such as Little Shop of Horrors. At the age of 21, she attended L'École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq in Paris, where she studied clown, mime, musical theatre, and commedia dell'arte.
| Date of Birth | 3rd February 1976 |
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| Age | 48 Years |
| Zodiac Sign | Aquarius |
| Country | Australia |
| Current City | Muscat |
| Birth Place | Muscat |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Nationality | Australia |
| Citizenship | Australia |
| Spouses | Sacha Baron Cohen |
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| Education |
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| L'École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq |
| Occupation | actor, writer, model, film actor, novelist |
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