The Untold Truth Of Isla Fisher

Isla Fisher has been around for decades, but flies somewhat under the radar compared to other celebrities of her stature. The privacy-minded Fisher got her start in Australia but came to the attention of audiences worldwide when she appeared in the 2005 comedy "Wedding Crashers." She continued to dazzle with other comedic performances, such as her leading role in "Confessions of a Shopaholic," and supporting parts in "Hot Rod," "Definitely, Maybe," and "Bachelorette." That is not to say that she can only do comedy, as Fisher has also proven skilled at handling drama ("The Great Gatsby"), horror ("Visions"), and crime capers ("Now You See Me").

Nonetheless, comedy is where Fisher shines the brightest, and her IMDb credits reflect that. In addition to her live action roles in films like "Tag" and "Keeping Up with the Joneses," Fisher is a skilled comedic voicework actor who has tackled characters in everything from "Horton Hears a Who!" to "Rango" to "Back to the Outback." As of this writing, she can be seen in the streaming series "Wolf Like Me," a comedic drama that runs on Peacock, and will next appear in "Strays," a Will Ferrell-fronted movie about abandoned dogs seeking revenge. Here are some interesting facts and untold truths about movie star Isla Fisher.

Isla Fisher is famous in her own right, but together with her husband, "Borat" star Sacha Baron Cohen, she is one part of a true Hollywood power couple. According to Brides magazine, the duo met more than two decades ago when they both showed up at the same fancy party in Sydney, Australia, in 2001. They were engaged a few years later, but did not marry until 2010, when they had a secret wedding. In the interim, they welcomed their first child, daughter Olive in 2007. They have since had two more kids, Elula Lottie Miriam in 2011, and Montgomery Moses Brian in 2015.

Before Fisher wed Cohen, she had to convert to his religion of Judaism — something she has spoken about in many interviews. "I've always been really into family and food, so culturally it was the right fit for me," she told Women's Health, while also noting that she had to study for multiple years before the conversion. In a separate interview with the Evening Standard, conducted prior to their nuptials, she noted that she would have swapped to any religion to be with the man she loved. "I will definitely have a Jewish wedding just to be with Sacha. I would do anything — move into any religion — to be united in marriage with him," she said. Per Marie Claire, their wedding took place in Paris and was rather small, which fits with their low-profile way of life.

Once Isla Fisher's family settled in Australia, it did not take her long to catch the acting bug. She credits some of her interest to her mother, who was involved with community theater and who took her backstage at a young age. "My mother was actually an amateur [dramatist] when I was a kid, and I remember seeing 'Twelfth Night' when I was about four, and she was the lead in that," she told Glass magazine. "I thought, 'Ooh, this seems really exciting and fun' when I was backstage and everyone was getting their dresses and makeup done. From the time I was very young, I always liked the idea of performance, but equally, I was very shy."

That shyness seemed to subside enough by her preteens, at which point Fisher started to audition for local commercials. She told Entertainment Weekly that her first acting gig was a commercial for the lottery, which she filmed at age 12. "When you watch it I'm so small, I'm just a blur. But I was so excited," she said. Per her IMDb, she then went on to appear in a couple of small television roles, including playing Bec in the TV movie "Clowning Around 2" and Vanessa Walker in one episode of the series "Bay City."

After leaving her role on "Home and Away," Isla Fisher made the unexpected choice to move to Paris, France, and enroll in school. She chose the Jacques Lecoq theatre school, which she has repeatedly referred to as a "clown school" in interviews. "One of the things we worked on was embracing our [so-called flaws]," Fisher said in a Marie Claire interview. "Because I'm short, I'd wear very big clothes that would drag on the floor — and I turned that into a side gag. I learnt to embrace my size. The things I once tried to hide have ended up being the things that differentiate me." In a separate interview with So Feminine, she noted that she went there, at least in part, because it sounded "different," and she once told The Guardian that it was her education made her enjoy acting again.

Despite clown school, Fisher was going up for all dramatic parts when she first moved to Los Angeles — something that was not working for her in the slightest (per Allure). She credits her husband Sacha Baron Cohen with encouraging her to try comedy. "He said, 'Listen, you're one of the funniest people I know, why don't you go for comedy roles?'" Fisher recounted to Balance. "I certainly hadn't ever considered that being funny could actually be a job. I cringed with embarrassment when I asked my agent to put me forward for comedies, but I'm glad I found the courage."

Isla Fisher and Sacha Baron Cohen have moved multiple times, much like Fisher did when she was a child. By all accounts, they were at one point settled in Los Angeles, but Fisher found balance between family and career difficult to achieve there (via Daily Mail). "There's not really a culture of bringing your kids to dinner parties or to restaurants past 6pm. I tend to entertain at home because I want to be with my family — it's easier to put your kids to bed and have a wine with friends," she said of living in Hollywood.

The family was holed up at home in Los Angeles for at least part of the COVID-19 quarantine, but that seems to have been temporary. Per the Daily Mail, they were living in Sydney, Australia, for a period before settling in Perth, Australia, where Fisher spent a good deal of her childhood. "I feel like I can be myself in Australia," Fisher told Marie Claire in 2021. "I love the people. I love the colors and the sights and the taste and the smells. And there's something about being home which is just ... it feels very magical. I miss it so much when I'm away and I have a very Australian sensibility." A Women's Health article noted that the Fisher-Cohen family also used to live in London, England, where Cohen is from, prior to moving to Australia full-time.

For some reason, famous redheads tend to be seen as interchangeable for many audience members, and Isla Fisher has been confused for them all. In one interview with Allure, she mentioned being mistaken for Debra Messing, who is nearly a decade her senior. In particular, however, is the confusion between Fisher and fellow actor Amy Adams, which has become a long-running joke. "I find it a huge compliment because I think Amy's gorgeous," Fisher told ET. "I've been mistaken for her a couple times in my career. One of them was kind of amazing because it was Lady Gaga. She congratulated me for my performance in American Hustle."

Though they never shared the screen, both Fisher and Adams would later go on to appear in the film "Nocturnal Animals." A year later, Fisher made a hilarious fake PSA for "Jimmy Kimmel Live!," wherein she poked fun at the confusion. That's not even the funniest thing she has done, as she reportedly once swapped out her own face with that of Adams on a family Christmas card. "I cut and pasted Amy Adams' face over mine, so it was Sacha, Amy and the kids. And then we said, 'Seasons greetings from Sacha and Isla,'" she explained on "The Today Show" in a 2016 interview. "No one noticed! Everyone was like, 'Oh, your card was so cute.'" We can't help but love Fisher's sense of humor and overall playfulness.

Unlike so many Hollywood actors, Isla Fisher has been real and upfront about her lack of love for the gym. She once told Cosmopolitan magazine that she has never found comfort in traditional gym activities and that she is "not very motivated by vanity." For Fisher, it appears that a lifestyle of balance is most important, and her active, on-the-go life has assured that she stays fit and trim just by living mindfully. This means incorporating things like meditation, yoga, and hiking into her usual routine (per Women's Health). "Yoga's great. It helps with posture, muscles, cardio. I do vinyasa, with lots of inversions – headstands and handstands," she explained of her three-times-a-week hobby. "And we incorporate a lot of pranayama breathing techniques. It's true, after yoga, you really do feel happier!"

Yoga also pairs well with meditation, which is something else Fisher has begun to explore since becoming a mom. In an interview with Balance, Fisher praised meditation app Headspace, which she said her husband Sacha Baron Cohen suggested to her. "'I'm hooked, but I usually do it when it's too late! By the time I get around to it, I'm already feeling the stress – which isn't healthy," she explained. "Meditation definitely works though. It quietens frantic thoughts and unlocks creativity.'" In that same interview, she said that drinking loads of water, eating clean, and sleeping well are all also important for her overall health.

Given her husband's massive net worth of $160 million , as reported by Celebrity Net Worth, Isla Fisher could easily rely on him to support their family of five. That said, the actor has a substantial net worth of her own, after more than two decades in Hollywood. Since Celebrity Net Worth combines Fisher's data with that of husband Sacha Baron Cohen, we had to look at other sources. The Richest puts Fisher's own net worth – discounting that of her husband – at $25 million, which sounds reasonably feasible after looking at her resume.

Her starring role in 2009's "Confessions of a Shopaholic" likely netted her a hefty salary, as we would also expect from her work in the big-budget films "Now You See Me" and "The Great Gatsby." Big voice roles can pay pretty very well, too, and Fisher has voiced characters in massive films like "Rango" and "Rise of the Guardians," both of which brought in hundreds of millions at the box office. She also makes money from writing children's books and endorsements, such as the ones she has done for ING. While we do not know exact stats, we know that Fisher's living life very comfortably, even without Cohen's contributions factored in.