Rebel Melanie Elizabeth Wilson (born March 2, 1980) is an Australian actress, comedian, writer, and producer. After graduating from the Australian Theatre for Young People in 2003, she began appearing as Toula in the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) comedy series Pizza (2003–2007; 2019), and subsequently appeared in the sketch comedy series The Wedge (2006–2007). Wilson wrote, produced and starred in the musical comedy series Bogan Pride (2008). The following year, she won the Tropfest best actress award for her role in Bargain and made a guest appearance in City Homicide. Shortly after moving to the United States, Wilson appeared as Brynn in the feature film Bridesmaids (2011). In 2012, Wilson appeared in the films What to Expect When You're Expecting, Struck by Lightning, and Bachelorette, which led to Variety naming her one of their “Top Ten Comics to Watch for 2012”. She also played the role of Fat Amy in the musical comedy Pitch Perfect film series (2012–2017), which earned her several award nominations and wins, including the MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance and a Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actress. In 2016, Wilson appeared in the films How to Be Single and Grimsby. Wilson wrote and starred in Super Fun Night (2013), a television sitcom that aired for one season on ABC. In 2019, she starred in her first lead role as Natalie in Isn't It Romantic, and went on to play Penny Rust in The Hustle, Jennyanydots in Cats, and Fraulein Rahm in Jojo Rabbit.
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Biography from TMDB.
- March 2, 1980 (46)
- Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Actor and producer, also director and writer
- 34 on MovieCove · 44 credits in all
What are Rebel Wilson's films like?
Across their 28 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
A split, not a type: Ironic 5 · Wry 7 · Earnest 12
Light 19 · Serious 4 · Dark 1
Grounded 6 · Stylized 11 · Heightened 7
Gentle 5 · Charged 16 · Intense 3
Steady 9 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 5
Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 18
Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 15 · Relentless 3
Casual 18 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 20 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 2
Resolved 23 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1
Roles they play
Usually the Hero: 5 of 14 analyzed roles.
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- Heroas Jennie Cragg in Bogan Pride (2008)
- Tricksteras Brynn in Bridesmaids (2011)
- Allyas Malerie Baggs in Struck by Lightning (2012)
- Tricksteras Fat Amy in Pitch Perfect (2012)
- Allyas Fat Amy in Pitch Perfect 2 (2015)
- Allyas Robin in How to Be Single (2016)
- Tricksteras Fat Amy in Pitch Perfect 3 (2017)
- Tricksteras Penny Rust in The Hustle (2019)
- Heroas Natalie in Isn't It Romantic (2019)
- Heroas Sarah in The Almond and the Seahorse (2022)
- Heroas Stephanie in Senior Year (2022)
- Mentoras Janette in The Deb (2024)
- Heroas Sam in Bride Hard (2025)
- Mentoras Jill in Tinsel Town (2025)
Moods and endings
- Happy16
- Bittersweet9
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous1
- Cyclical1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Rebel Wilson's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 21 of their 34 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).
- City Homicide (2006) · actor · free
- Les Norton (2019) · actor · free
- Struck by Lightning (2012) · actor · free
- The Brothers Grimsby (2016) · actor · free
- The Almond and the Seahorse (2022) · actor · free
- Bogan Pride (2008) · actor, writer, producer · free
- Bachelorette (2012) · actor · free
- Tinsel Town (2025) · actor · free
Subscription and free streaming for Rebel Wilson's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
44 credits, 34 with a MovieCove page; 30 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Girl Group (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
The Deb(2024)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Tinsel Town(2025)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Bride Hard(2025)
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
Juliet & Romeo(2025)
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
The Tiny Chef Show(2022)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows
Senior Year(2022)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all shows
Cats(2019)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
Jojo Rabbit(2019)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Les Norton(2019)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows
The Hustle(2019)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
Isn't It Romantic(2019)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
Pitch Perfect 3(2017)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
The Brothers Grimsby(2016)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
How to Be Single(2016)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Pitch Perfect 2(2015)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Super Fun Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Struck by Lightning(2012)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Pain & Gain(2013)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Wide-Awake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Pitch Perfect(2012)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Bachelorette(2012)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Small Apartments(2012)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
A Few Best Men(2011)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Bridesmaids(2011)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Workaholics(2011)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
Bargain! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Bogan Pride(2008)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all showsMonster House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
City Homicide(2006)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows
Rules of Engagement(2007)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows
Ghost Rider(2007)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all filmsThe Wedge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Thank God You're Here (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Fat Pizza(2003)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
Pizza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
K-Pop: Lost in America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Rocking the Boat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 44 titles, 42 of them dated from 2000 to 2026; peak year 2018.
Biggest box office
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014)
Highest rated
Jojo Rabbit (2019)
Most popular right now
Pitch Perfect 2 (2015)
Film career
Peak 2018 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 9 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 2003Screen debut· Fat Pizza
- 2019First top-billed film· Isn't It Romantic
- 2019Career best· Isn't It Romantic
- 2019Screen Actors Guild Award nomination· Jojo Rabbit
Billing
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.
Awards
2 major nominations and no wins, 2013–2020.
- Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
- Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actress in a Comedy
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.
How do Rebel Wilson's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 36th percentile, the median of all 27; across their 24 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 35th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up5
- 50th to 74th7
- 25th to 49th11
- Below 25th11
Shape of the crowd
13 of their 34 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved2
- Universally Panned1
- Loved with Detractors1
- Divisive2
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser10
- Broadly Agreed4
- Mixed13
Reviewers score the acting 61/100 in their films, across 24 reviewed titles; fans 73, detractors 39. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Rebel Wilson's work okay for kids?
Across up to 17 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity and profanity run heavier than most films and violence & gore and frightening / intense lighter.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Rebel Wilson work with?
People who share at least 2 of Rebel Wilson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kay Cannon shares the most, 3.
Writers
- Kay CannonShared titles: Pitch Perfect 3 (2017), Pitch Perfect 2 (2015), Pitch Perfect (2012)See all 3 shared titles with Kay Cannon
Actors
- Anna CampShared titles: Bride Hard (2025), Pitch Perfect 3 (2017), Pitch Perfect (2012)See all 3 shared titles with Anna Camp
- Adam DevineShared titles: Isn't It Romantic (2019), Pitch Perfect 2 (2015), Pitch Perfect (2012)See all 3 shared titles with Adam Devine
- Anna KendrickShared titles: Pitch Perfect 3 (2017), Pitch Perfect 2 (2015), Pitch Perfect (2012)See all 3 shared titles with Anna Kendrick
- Brittany SnowShared titles: Pitch Perfect 3 (2017), Pitch Perfect 2 (2015), Pitch Perfect (2012)See all 3 shared titles with Brittany Snow
Editors
- Craig AlpertShared titles: Pitch Perfect 3 (2017), Pitch Perfect 2 (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Craig Alpert
Producers
- Max HandelmanShared titles: Pitch Perfect 3 (2017), Pitch Perfect 2 (2015), Pitch Perfect (2012)See all 3 shared titles with Max Handelman
- Paul BrooksShared titles: Pitch Perfect 3 (2017), Pitch Perfect 2 (2015), Pitch Perfect (2012)See all 3 shared titles with Paul Brooks
- Todd GarnerShared titles: Senior Year (2022), Isn't It Romantic (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Todd Garner
Mixed roles
- Brandon Scott JonesShared titles: Senior Year (2022), Isn't It Romantic (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Brandon Scott Jones
