Ward has long aspired to pursue acting and drama is a passion that she has held since she was a child . She starred alongside Toni Collette and Rhys Wakefield in Australian director Elissa Down 's film '' The Black Balloon '' as the girlfriend of a boy whose brother has autism . '' The Black Balloon '' had its world premiere at the 58th Berlin International Film Festival in Germany in February 2008 , where it received a Crystal Bear as the best feature-length film in the '' Generation 14plus '' category . She was also cast opposite Liv Tyler in the suspense thriller '' The Strangers '' as one of the three masked intruders , " Dollface " . In the summer of 2009 , she took classes at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting in New York
58th Berlin International Film Festival
58th Berlin International Film Festival
Gemma Ward