- Spent six months shooting her role as Eowyn for the Lord of the Rings and was required to learn sword fighting and horseback riding.
- In the fight scenes from the "Lord of the Rings" movies, her costume (armor) was very heavy, weighing 8 to 10 kilos (22 lbs.).
- Was named after the character "Miranda" in William Shakespeare's "The Tempest".
- Gave up studying a medical career to pursue acting.
- Was pregnant with daughter Darcey while filming War of the Worlds (2005).
- Won the role of Éowyn in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) and its follow-up The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) after Alison Doody refused the role so she could have a baby. Uma Thurman and Kate Winslet were then in competition for the part.
- Gave birth to her first child, a girl, named "Darcey", in Australia. Her husband, Peter O'Brien, who was unable to attend the birth, watched via web cam from America. (April 1, 2005)
- Miranda is a graduate of the prestigious Australian theatrical school NIDA, (the same facility which boasts such luminaries as Mel Gibson and Judy Davis).
- Won Logie for Most Outstanding Actress In A Drama Series for the miniseries Through My Eyes (May 2005)
- In 2003, she received a Helpmann Award Nomination for "Best Female Actor in a Play" for "A Doll's House".
- Daughter of prolific Australian actor Barry Otto.
- Won the 2003 Australian Entertainment "Mo" Award for Best Actress in a Play for "A Doll's House."
- Took ballet lessons.
- Older sister of actress Gracie Otto.
- As of 2018, she has been in three Oscar Best Picture nominees: The Thin Red Line (1998), The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003), with The Return of the King winning Best Picture of 2003.
- Is one of four "Lord of the Rings" stars to star, pre-"Rings," with Harrison Ford. She starred with Ford in What Lies Beneath (2000). Ford also starred with John Rhys-Davies (Gimli) in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), and with Viggo Mortensen (Aragorn) in Witness (1985), with Sean Bean (Boromir) in Patriot Games (1992).
- Has a brother, Eddie.
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