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Abbie Cornish has been spotted for the first time in character as the late Anna Nicole Smith on the Toronto set of the movie Trust Me, I'm A Doctor.
The film is based on a memoir of the same name by Anna Nicole's pain medication doctor Sandeep Kapoor, played by Kal Penn.
After Anna Nicole died of an overdose at age 39 in 2007, Sandeep was implicated in her wrongful death trial, but he was ultimately acquitted of all six counts against him.
This week Abbie was spotted on the set of Trust Me, I'm A Doctor, vanishing completely into the role of the tragic model.
She was decked out an uncanny replica of the outfit Anna Nicole wore to the Gay Pride Parade in West Hollywood in 2005, which she attended with the physician.
Abbie Cornish (left) was seen for the first time in character as the late Anna Nicole Smith (right in 2005) on the Toronto set of the movie Trust Me, I'm A Doctor
Anna Nicole and Howard K Stern, right, pictured at the 2005 Pride Parade in Los Angeles
Anna Nicole rose to fame in the 1990s, becoming the face of Guess in 1992 and being named Playboy's Playmate of the Year in 1993.
She turbo-charged her notoriety by marrying the geriatric billionaire J. Howard Marshall in 1994 - just 14 months before his death when he was 89 and she 26.
Over the next decade she remained a constant tabloid figure for her tempestuous personal life, which was buffeted by her addictions.
Anna Nicole succumbed to an accidental overdose in 2007 when she was only 39, leaving behind a five-month-old daughter called Dannielynn.
While on the set of Trust Me, I'm A Doctor movie this week, Abbie could be seen between takes holding hands with a mystery man, who at one point was also glimpsed warmly embracing her from behind.
For her Anna Nicole look, Abbie slid into a gleaming silver dress with dangerously high slits up the side that allowed her to show off her legs to full advantage.
The Sucker Punch star brought the ensemble together with a tangle of beaded necklaces, in a touch reminiscent of the real Anna Nicole, had on blue eye makeup.
Abbie balanced on a pair of silver ankle-strap heels that gleamed in the sunlight and amplified the leggy impact of her flesh-flashing dress.
Kal was also spotted on set that day, wearing a t-shirt that read: 'Trust Me, I'm A Doctor' with a pair of cargo trousers.
The film is based on a memoir of the same name by Anna Nicole's pain medication doctor Sandeep Kapoor, played by Kal Penn, who is pictured on set the same day
Kal (pictured left) told Variety that he had been attempting to 'spend as much time' with Sandeep (pictured right at his 2009 arraignment) as possible to prepare for the role
The film's cast
