Margot Robbie has already starred in one sports-related biopic, and if she gets her way a second opportunity might not be far behind.
Robbie earned an Academy Award nomination for her work last year as former Olympic figure skater Tonya Harding in the movie, I Tonya. She also has a desire to assume the role of her fellow Aussie, Jan Stephenson, in a movie where she would trade in her skates for a set of golf clubs.
That’s at least according to Stephenson, who floated out the idea during an interview with Golf Australia’s Inside the Ropes podcast shortly after being announced as part of the next class of World Golf Hall of Fame inductees.
“We’ve talked about doing a movie. Margot Robbie wants to play me,” Stephenson said.
There certainly would be a resemblance between the two Australian blondes, as Robbie has become one of Hollywood’s leading ladies while Stephenson was on the cutting edge of sex appeal during her playing career. In addition to several magazine covers, Stephenson also racked up 16 LPGA wins between 1976-87 including three majors.
Robbie, 28, has also had starring roles in Suicide Squad and The Wolf of Wall Street.
