Heath Ledger

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Australian person film actor human stage actor television actor

Heath Ledger was an acclaimed Australian actor renowned for his intense and transformative performances, most famously as the Joker in "The Dark Knight."

Aliases (2)

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Australian person → film actor → human → stage actor → television actor →
awardReceived	AFI International Award for Best Actor → Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor → BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role → Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture NERFINISHED → MTV Movie Award for Best Villain → Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role →
awardReceivedFor	Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for The Dark Knight → BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor for The Dark Knight → Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor for The Dark Knight →
burialPlace	Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth, Western Australia, Australia →
causeOfDeath	accidental prescription drug overdose →
characterPortrayed	The Joker →
child	Matilda Ledger →
countryOfCitizenship	Australia →
dateOfBirth	1979-04-04 →
dateOfDeath	2008-01-22 →
familyName	Ledger →
fullName	Heath Andrew Ledger →
givenName	Heath →
languagesSpoken	English →
mannerOfDeath	accident →
middleName	Andrew →
nationality	Australian →
notableCharacter	The Joker in The Dark Knight →
notableTVWork	Home and Away → Roar →
notableWork	10 Things I Hate About You → A Knight's Tale → Brokeback Mountain → Candy → I'm Not There → Monster's Ball → The Dark Knight → The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus → The Patriot →
occupation	actor → music video director →
parent	Kim Ledger → Sally Ledger →
partner	Michelle Williams →
placeOfBirth	Perth, Western Australia, Australia →
placeOfDeath	New York City, New York, United States →
posthumousAward	Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor → BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role → Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture NERFINISHED →
sexOrGender	male →
sibling	Kate Ledger →
yearsActive	1992–2008 →

Referenced by (13)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor → BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor →	notableRecipient
Brokeback Mountain → The Brothers Grimm →	portrayedBy
The Dark Knight →	awardWinner
The Brothers Grimm →	castMember
Michelle Williams →	formerPartner
Heath Ledger ("Heath Andrew Ledger") →	fullName
The Dark Knight trilogy →	notableCastMember
The Dark Knight ("Heath Ledger’s portrayal of the Joker") →	notableFor
I'm Not There →	starred
The Dark Knight →	starring
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus →	stars