Miranda Otto

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001584/

Another actress who stepped into a great situation was Miranda Otto who was given the job of playing Eowyn in the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Eowyn is the shieldmaiden of Rohan who is told she can’t go to war with the men but then sneaks into the ranks anyway. She then gets her big scene in the third film when she stands up to the Witchking and kills him.

I thought Miranda did a good job in the role. The Witch-king fight was not quite as cool as it was in the book though but nothing quite matches up to the imagination. Since she left Lord of the Rings, she hasn’t done too many big roles. Her role in “War of the Worlds” is very small and she’s part of an ensemble cast in “Flight of the Phoenix” but at least she’s the boss in it.

Movies I've watched her in: Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers; Lord of the Rings: Return of the King; Flight of the Phoenix; War of the Worlds