Rachel Griffiths
Acting
Born: Dec 18, 1968
From: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Credits: 30 titles
Biography
Rachel Anne Griffiths AM (born 18 December 1968) is an Australian film and television actress. She came to prominence with the 1994 film Muriel's Wedding and her Academy Award nominated performance in Hilary and Jackie (1998). She is best known for her portrayals of Brenda Chenowith in the HBO series Six Feet Under and Sarah Walker Laurent on the ABC primetime drama Brothers & Sisters. Her work in film and television has earned her a Golden Globe Award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards and three Australian Film Institute Awards. Griffith attended Melbourne University, studying philosophy, before attending the drama department at Victoria School of the Art. After college, she began working with the touring youth company Woolly Jumpers Theater Company, as well as the Melbourne Theater Company, where she appeared in numerous dramas. Griffiths made a name for herself in 1991 when she wrote and performed in the short film "Barbie Gets Hip,” which was screened at the Melbourne International Film Festival. She landed a few TV spots before she was cast as Rhonda, Toni Collette's sidekick in P.J. Hogan's "Muriel's Wedding" (1994), winning her an Australian Film Institute Award for Best Supporting Actress. These successes jump-started her career, landing …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anyone But You | Innie | 2023 | 6.786 |
| Bring Him to Me | Veronica | 2023 | 5.8 |
| A Savage Christmas | Doctor Gabrielle | 2023 | 2.0 |
| Saving Mr. Banks | Aunt Ellie | 2013 | 7.337 |
| Butterflies | Claire | 2013 | 10.0 |
| Patrick | Matron Cassidy | 2013 | 5.0 |
| Underground: The Julian Assange Story | Christine Assange | 2012 | 6.3 |
| Burning Man | Miriam | 2011 | 5.9 |
| Beautiful Kate | Sally Kendall | 2009 | 5.671 |
| Step Up | Director Gordon | 2006 | 6.871 |
| Genesis: Total Rock Review | Self - Interviewer | 2006 | — |
| Angel Rodriguez | Nicole | 2005 | 5.429 |
| Ned Kelly | Susan Scott | 2003 | 6.069 |
| The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina | Albertine (voice) | 2003 | 5.333 |
| After the Deluge | Annie | 2003 | — |
| The Rookie | Lorri Morris | 2002 | 6.809 |
| The Hard Word | Carol | 2002 | 5.431 |
| Blow | Ermine Jung | 2001 | 7.353 |
| Very Annie Mary | Annie Mary Pugh | 2001 | 5.348 |
| Blow Dry | Sandra | 2001 | 5.899 |
| Amy | Tanya Rammus | 1998 | 5.941 |
| Divorcing Jack | Lee Cooper | 1998 | 5.971 |
| Hilary and Jackie | Hilary du Pré | 1998 | 6.583 |
| Among Giants | Gerry | 1998 | 5.125 |
| My Best Friend's Wedding | Samantha Newhouse | 1997 | 6.564 |
| My Son the Fanatic | Bettina / Sandra | 1997 | 5.118 |
| Children of the Revolution | Constable Anna Welch | 1996 | 5.568 |
| To Have and to Hold | Kate | 1996 | 4.333 |
| Cosi | Lucy | 1996 | 6.134 |
| Muriel's Wedding | Rhonda Epinstalk | 1994 | 6.838 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1968 |
| From | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |