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Rachel Griffiths

Rachel Griffiths

Actor, Producer, Writer

Born December 18, 1968 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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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 her numerous dramatic and comedic roles in overseas productions, before making her American cinema debut with her second P.J. Hogan collaboration, "My Best Friend's Wedding” (1997).

In the fall of 2001, Griffiths accepted her first major television series role and came aboard Alan Ball’s HBO series "Six Feet Under." Griffith stayed with the show during its five years of critical acclaim, while at the same time, continued to appear an lend her voice to screen and direct-to-video features before returning to telvision to star in "Brothers and Sisters" to much similar acclaim.

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13 wins and 22 nominations

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Madam | Teaser Trailer

Official Trailer

THE OFFICE Remake Trailer (2024) Felicity Ward

The Office | Official Trailer | Prime Video

Official US Trailer

BRING HIM TO ME Official Trailer (2023)

Bring Him to Me | Official Trailer

Finding The Archibald with Rachel Griffiths | Sneak Preview

BLACK BITCH Trailer | TIFF 2019

Total Control | Official Trailer

Dead Lucky trailer

WHEN WE RISE Season 1 TRAILER (2017) Gus van Sant abc Mini-Series

Mammal - Trailer

Camp Season 1 NBC Trailer #1

Paper Giants: Magazine Wars | Premieres Sunday 2 June ABC1

Patrick Trailer

Butterflies - Official Trailer (now available on iTunes)

Underground: The Julian Assange Story -- Theatrical Trailer

Underground: The Julian Assange Story - On Demand & Digital HD Trailer

Brothers and Sisters Season One DVD Teaser

The Rookie (2002) "Now Available" video trailer (60fps)

The Hard Word Movie Trailer

Blow Dry - Trailer

Among Giants Trailer 1998

Hilary And Jackie Trailer 1998

'My Son the Fanatic' | Critics' Picks | The New York Times

My Son the Fanatic (1997) - Trailer

Amy (the movie) Trailer - Rachel Griffiths

Filmography

Actor

141

Type

Year

13th AACTA Awards Poster

13th AACTA Awards TV Special2024

Madam TV Series2024

The 64th Annual TV Week Logie Awards Poster

The 64th Annual TV Week Logie Awards TV Special2024

The Office Poster

The Office TV Series2024

The Untold Story of Mary Poppins: A Special Edition of 20/20 Poster

The Untold Story of Mary Poppins: A Special Edition of 20/20 TV Special2024

A Savage Christmas Poster

A Savage Christmas Feature Film2023

Anyone But You Poster

Anyone But You Feature Film2023

Bring Him to Me Poster

Bring Him to Me Feature Film2023

Bali 2002 Poster

Bali 2002 Mini-Series2022

Great Southern Landscapes TV Series2022

The King's Daughter Poster

The King's Daughter Feature Film2022

Aftertaste Poster

Aftertaste TV Series2021

Finding the Archibald Poster

Finding the Archibald TV Series2021

Strangers to the World Poster

Strangers to the World Feature Film2020

The Wilds Poster

The Wilds TV Series2020

9th AACTA Awards Poster

9th AACTA Awards TV Special2019

Ride Like a Girl Poster

Ride Like a Girl Feature Film2019

Total Control Poster

Total Control TV Series2019

Dead Lucky Poster

Dead Lucky Mini-Series2018

7th AACTA Awards Poster

7th AACTA Awards TV Special2017

David Stratton: A Cinematic Life Poster

David Stratton: A Cinematic Life TV Series2017

Don't Tell Poster

Don't Tell Feature Film2017

Don't Tell: Interviews Documentary2017

Jill Bilcock: Dancing the Invisible Poster

Jill Bilcock: Dancing the Invisible Documentary2017

Jill Bilcock: The Art of Film Editing Poster

Jill Bilcock: The Art of Film Editing Documentary2017

Making Muriel Poster

Making Muriel Documentary2017

The 59th Annual TV Week Logie Awards Poster

The 59th Annual TV Week Logie Awards TV Special2017

The Archibald Poster

The Archibald TV Series2017

The Osiris Child: A Bigger World Video2017

The Osiris Child: First Look Documentary2017

The Osiris Child: Living Off World Video2017

When We Rise Poster

When We Rise Mini-Series2017

Barracuda Poster

Barracuda Mini-Series2016

Hacksaw Ridge Poster

Hacksaw Ridge Feature Film2016

Little Acorns Poster

Little Acorns TV Series2016

Mammal Feature Film2016

The Osiris Child Poster

The Osiris Child Feature Film2016

Deadline Gallipoli Poster

Deadline Gallipoli Mini-Series2015

Indian Summers Poster

Indian Summers TV Series2015

Rebels of Oz: Germaine, Clive, Barry & Bob Poster

Rebels of Oz: Germaine, Clive, Barry & Bob Mini-Series2014

Camp TV Series2013

Celebrity Page Poster

Celebrity Page TV Series2013

Paper Giants: Magazine Wars Poster

Paper Giants: Magazine Wars Mini-Series2013

Patrick: Evil Awakens Poster

Patrick: Evil Awakens Feature Film2013

Saving Mr. Banks Poster

Saving Mr. Banks Feature Film2013

Butterflies Poster

Butterflies Short Film2012

House Husbands Poster

House Husbands TV Series2012

I Will Survive Poster

I Will Survive TV Series2012

The Living Room Poster

The Living Room TV Series2012

Underground: The Julian Assange Story Poster

Underground: The Julian Assange Story Feature Film2012

Burning Man Poster

Burning Man Feature Film2011

Beautiful Kate: From Storyboard to Screen Poster

Beautiful Kate: From Storyboard to Screen Documentary2010

Rake TV Series2010

2009 Golden Globe Awards Red Carpet Special TV Special2009

Australia Unites: The Victorian Bushfire Appeal TV Special2009

Beautiful Kate Poster

Beautiful Kate Feature Film2009

Beautiful Kate: Ben Mendelsohn Interview Poster

Beautiful Kate: Ben Mendelsohn Interview Documentary2009

Flickerfest on Extra Poster

Flickerfest on Extra TV Series2009

Golden Globe Awards Poster

Golden Globe Awards TV Special2009

The 51st Annual TV Week Logie Awards TV Special2009

The Jay Leno Show Poster

The Jay Leno Show TV Series2009

Comanche Moon Poster

Comanche Moon Mini-Series2008

TV Guide Live at the Emmy Awards TV Special2008

Who Do You Think You Are? Poster

Who Do You Think You Are? TV Series2008

18th Annual GLAAD Media Awards Poster

18th Annual GLAAD Media Awards TV Special2007

Brothers & Sisters: A Family Matter Poster

Brothers & Sisters: A Family Matter TV Movie2007

Brothers & Sisters: Family Album Poster

Brothers & Sisters: Family Album TV Movie2007

The 2007 TV Week Logie Awards TV Special2007

The 59th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards Poster

The 59th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards TV Special2007

The Sounds of Aus Poster

The Sounds of Aus Documentary2007

12th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards TV Special2006

Brothers & Sisters Poster

Brothers & Sisters TV Series2006

Step Up Feature Film2006

11th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards Poster

11th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards TV Special2005

Angel TV Movie2005

Dancing with the Stars Poster

Dancing with the Stars TV Series2005

Six Feet Under: In Memoriam Poster

Six Feet Under: In Memoriam Documentary2005

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson Poster

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson TV Series2005

The Suffering: Ties That Bind Poster

The Suffering: Ties That Bind Video Game2005

10th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards Poster

10th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards TV Special2004

At the Movies Poster

At the Movies TV Series2004

Plainsong Poster

Plainsong TV Movie2004

9th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards Poster

9th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards TV Special2003

After the Deluge Poster

After the Deluge TV Movie2003

Enough Rope with Andrew Denton Poster

Enough Rope with Andrew Denton TV Series2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live! Poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live! TV Series2003

Ned Kelly Poster

Ned Kelly Feature Film2003

The 2003 Australian Film Institute Awards TV Special2003

The 2003 IFP Independent Spirit Awards Documentary2003

The 60th Annual Golden Globe Awards Poster

The 60th Annual Golden Globe Awards TV Special2003

8th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards Poster

8th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards TV Special2002

De la mort à la vie: Six Feet Under Documentary2002

Kath & Kim Poster

Kath & Kim TV Series2002

Last Call with Carson Daly Poster

Last Call with Carson Daly TV Series2002

RI:SE TV Series2002

Showboy Feature Film2002

The 2002 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards Documentary2002

The 59th Annual Golden Globe Awards Poster

The 59th Annual Golden Globe Awards Documentary2002

The Adventures of Tom Thumb & Thumbelina Poster

The Adventures of Tom Thumb & Thumbelina Video2002

The Hard Word Poster

The Hard Word Feature Film2002

The Rookie Poster

The Rookie Feature Film2002

V Graham Norton Poster

V Graham Norton TV Series2002

Blow Feature Film2001

Blow Dry Poster

Blow Dry Feature Film2001

Six Feet Under Poster

Six Feet Under TV Series2001

The 53rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards Poster

The 53rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards TV Special2001

Very Annie Mary Poster

Very Annie Mary Feature Film2001

Rove Live Poster

Rove Live TV Series2000

Me Myself I Poster

Me Myself I Feature Film1999

The 71st Annual Academy Awards Poster

The 71st Annual Academy Awards TV Special1999

Walking Through a Minefield Poster

Walking Through a Minefield Documentary1999

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Poster

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire TV Series1999

Among Giants Poster

Among Giants Feature Film1998

Divorcing Jack Poster

Divorcing Jack Feature Film1998

Hilary and Jackie Poster

Hilary and Jackie Feature Film1998

Since You've Been Gone Poster

Since You've Been Gone TV Movie1998

The Panel Poster

The Panel TV Series1998

Amy Feature Film1997

My Best Friend's Wedding Poster

My Best Friend's Wedding Feature Film1997

My Son the Fanatic Poster

My Son the Fanatic Feature Film1997

Once a Thief Poster

Once a Thief TV Series1997

SAG Foundation Conversations Poster

SAG Foundation Conversations TV Series1997

Welcome to Woop Woop Poster

Welcome to Woop Woop Feature Film1997

Children of the Revolution Poster

Children of the Revolution Feature Film1996

Cosi Feature Film1996

Good News Week Poster

Good News Week TV Series1996

Jude Feature Film1996

To Have & to Hold Poster

To Have & to Hold Feature Film1996

Small Treasures Poster

Small Treasures Short Film1995

Jimeoin TV Series1994

Muriel's Wedding Poster

Muriel's Wedding Feature Film1994

Good Day L.A. Poster

Good Day L.A. TV Series1993

Late Night with Conan O'Brien Poster

Late Night with Conan O'Brien TV Series1993

Late Show with David Letterman Poster

Late Show with David Letterman TV Series1993

Secrets TV Series1993

The Feds Poster

The Feds TV Movie1993

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Poster

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno TV Series1992

Fast Forward Poster

Fast Forward TV Series1989

Police Rescue Poster

Police Rescue TV Series1989

Live with Kelly and Ryan Poster

Live with Kelly and Ryan TV Series1988

Entertainment Tonight Poster

Entertainment Tonight TV Series1981

Producer

5

Type

Year

Great Southern Landscapes TV Series2022

Aftertaste Poster

Aftertaste TV Series2021

Ride Like a Girl Poster

Ride Like a Girl Feature Film2019

Total Control Poster

Total Control TV Series2019

Little Acorns Poster

Little Acorns TV Series2016

Writer

3

Type

Year

Total Control Poster

Total Control TV Series2019

Roundabout Poster

Roundabout Short Film2003

Tulip Short Film1998

Director

4

Type

Year

Ride Like a Girl Poster

Ride Like a Girl Feature Film2019

Nowhere Boys Poster

Nowhere Boys TV Series2013

Roundabout Poster

Roundabout Short Film2003

Tulip Short Film1998

Thanks

1

HBO First Look Poster

HBO First Look TV Series1994

Editor

1

Anyone But You Poster

Anyone But You Feature Film2023

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