Teresa Palmer is an American actress and model of Australian origin. She is best known for her performance in the movie ‘2:37’ for which she was nominated for the Australian Film Institute Award for Best Lead Actress. She had a difficult childhood due to her parent’s divorce and was brought up partly by her mother and partly by her father. She pursued a career in acting by taking up the job of an extra in various Australian films after dropping out of college in order to sustain herself financially. She ultimately relocated to Hollywood and established herself after initial rejection and failures at the box office. Her performance received mixed reviews due to which she had to struggle to survive in the competitive world of entertainment. She started her own production company called Avakea Productions along with Australian actresses Tahyna Tozzi and Nathalie Kelley and trained in martial arts to secure roles for herself in the adventure films. She also became the brand ambassador of the ‘Modern Darling’ collection of the Sydney jeweller Jan Logan. She is married to actor cum director Mark Webber with whom she has two children in addition to a stepson from his previous relationship. After a long struggle she is in the prime of her career and has a bright future ahead.