Emily Jane Browning ( born 7 December 1988 ) is an Australian award winning actress , probably best known for her role as Violet Baudelaire in Lemony Snicket 's A Series of Unfortunate Events . Emily Jane Browning ( born 7 December 1988 ) is an Australian actress and fashion model , known for her role as Violet Baudelaire in the 2004 film Lemony Snicket 's A Series of Unfortunate Events , as Baby Doll in the 2011 action film Sucker Punch and as Anna Ivers in the 2009 film The Uninvited . She won the 2005 AFI International Award for Best Actress for her role in A Series of Unfortunate Events .