The Australian actress was nominated for an Oscar for her role as famed figure skater Tonya Harding in I, Tonya.

And now, Margot Robbie, 28, could be set to play controversial Australian golfer Jan Stephenson in a new film.

Reported in the Sydney Morning Herald on Saturday, Margot is allegedly interested in portraying the golfer who gained notoriety as a sex symbol in the 70s.

'Margot wants to play me': Hollywood actress Margot Robbie is reportedly in talks to play controversial golfing sex symbol Jan Stephenson who rose to fame in the 1970s

'We've talked about doing a movie, Margot Robbie wants to play me,' Jan told the Golf Australia podcast Inside The Ropes.

Hailing from the Sydney suburb of Birchgrove, Jan Stephenson had a meteoric rise to fame on the LPGA tour circuit in the 1970s.

She gained heavy criticism for using her sex appeal to market her personal image, but in turn gained women's golf plenty of attention.

Controversial: Jan courted plenty of attention in the 1970s and 80s when she appeared in several racy shoots promoting women's golf. On the cover of Sport Magazine in 1977

An extremely talented golfer, Jan won 10 worldwide victories including 10 LPGA Legends Tour wins along with eight worldwide major championships.

Alongside her professional feats, Jan was also reportedly the girlfriend of Donald Trump and had a number of high-profile love affairs.

During her career, she participated in a number of racy shoots, including appearing topless in a bathtub of golf balls.

A winning hit! Jan (above) was a hit on the green winning a number of international championships throughout her career in the 1970s and 1980s

She also went braless on the cover of Sport Magazine.

In 2011, Jan appeared on Channel Seven's Dancing With The Stars.

Last year, Margot had enormous success with sporting biopic I, Tonya, narrowing missing out on an Oscar to Frances McDormad.

Margot's due to hit the big screen again playing Sharon Tate in the Quentin Tarantino film Once Upon A Time In Hollywood.