The rise of the Aussie girl you’ve probably never heard of as she steps out alongside Kevin Costner at Cannes premiere of his highly anticipated Western epic Horizon: An American Saga

She is the Melbourne-born model whose acting career is on the rise in Hollywood.

And Abbey Lee Kershaw, 36, certainly looked at home on the Cannes Film Festival red carpet on Sunday as she attended the premiere of Kevin Costner’s new Western epic, Horizon: An American Saga.

The Melbourne-born beauty, who is known professionally as Abbey Lee, dazzled in a beaded lavender silk dress with a halter neckline, thigh split and draped details.

A pair of silver strappy pumps added height to her lofty frame, while a diamond bracelet and matching earrings added extra sparkle to her look.

For makeup, the slender blonde accentuated her sculpted features with peach blush, winged eyeliner, shimmering eyeshadow and taupe lipstick, while leaving her balayage blonde hair in loose waves.

She was joined on the red carpet by her co-star and director Costner, as well as fellow cast members Hayes Costner, Alejandro Edda, Jena Malone, Georgia MacPhail, Sienna Miller, Ella Hunt, Luke Wilson, Wasé Chief and Isabelle Fuhrman. .

Abbey plays Marigold in Horizon, a sex worker living in a small mining town who witnesses a murder and must go on the run with her protector, played by Costner.

Horizon is the first of four planned film installments from Costner, who has been working on the story for thirty years and mortgaged his estate in Santa Barbara, California to raise the finances to create it.

The Melbourne-born beauty caused a storm with film director Kevin Costner (right)

Abbey looked ethereal in a beaded lavender silk dress with a halter neckline, thigh split and draped details.

It is believed that Costner personally raised up to $50 million of Horizon’s $100 million budget with the move.

Abbey has been out of the Hollywood spotlight in recent years, but pops up occasionally for modeling and acting roles.

She is best known for playing The Dag in 2015’s Mad Max: Fury Road, alongside Megan Gale, Zoë Kravitz, Riley Keough and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley.

A pair of silver strappy pumps added height to her lofty frame, while a diamond bracelet and matching earrings added extra sparkle to her look.

For makeup, the slender blonde enhanced her chiseled features with peach blush, winged eyeliner, shimmering eyeshadow and taupe lipstick, while leaving her balayage blonde hair in loose waves.

Her most recent role for Horizon was the 2023 TV show Waco: The Aftermath, in which she former Southern debutante became neo-Nazi and government informant.

Also in 2023, Abbey starred in the American crime drama series Florida Man.

She has also received several awards for her acting over the years, including the nomination for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series at the 2021 Screen Actors Guild Awards for her performance in Lovecraft Country.

She was joined on the red carpet by her co-star and director Costner, as well as other cast members (L-R: Hayes Costner, Alejandro Edda, Jena Malone, Georgia MacPhail, Sienna Miller, Kevin Costner, Ella Hunt, Luke Wilson, Wasé Chief, Abbey Lee Kershaw, Isabelle Fuhrman)

Before Abbey found fame as an actor, she was an accomplished model who regularly appeared on catwalks around the world, walking for the likes of Victoria’s Secret, Fendi, Versace and Dolce and Gabbana.

In an interview with Stellar magazine In 2018, Abbey was asked about the treatment of models after she fainted on the Alexander McQueen catwalk in 2008 due to extreme exhaustion and an incredibly tight corset.

‘I didn’t stand up for myself enough, when I should have. It is a very difficult industry and there is not much protection for young models,” she said at the time.

“So if you don’t know how to protect yourself, you can find yourself in situations where it would be nice to have someone to have your back.

Before Abbey found fame as an actor, she was an accomplished model who regularly appeared on catwalks around the world, walking for the likes of Victoria’s Secret, Fendi, Versace and Dolce and Gabbana.