Rachel Griffiths
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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Hacksaw Ridge
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Blow
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Step Up
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Saving Mr. Banks
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Muriel's Wedding
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Science Fiction Volume One: The Osiris Child
as General LynexSet in the future in a time of interplanetary colonization, an unlikely pair race against an...
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Hilary and Jackie
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Bring Him to Me
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Jude
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Beautiful Kate
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Mammal
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Blow Dry
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The Hard Word
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The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina
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Welcome to Woop Woop
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Since You've Been Gone
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Burning Man
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After the Deluge
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Very Annie Mary
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Me Myself I
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David Stratton: A Cinematic Life
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Angel Rodriguez
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To Have and to Hold
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Plainsong
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Seeing Through the Mists of Oblivion
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Making Muriel
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A Savage Christmas
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Six Feet Under: In Memoriam
as HerselfA eulogy for the groundbreaking HBO series.
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Genesis: Total Rock Review
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Strangers To The World
as Etty HillesumA short documentary about the lives of Etty Hillesum and Franz Jaegerstaetter.
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Butterflies
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The Sounds of Aus
as SelfThe Sounds of Aus tells the story of the Australian accent: how it came about, how it has...
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Six Feet Under
as Brenda ChenowithWhen death is your business, what is your life? For the Fisher family, the world outside of...
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Brothers and Sisters
as Sarah WalkerThe close-knit Walker family deals with struggles and triumphs.
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Late Night with Conan O'Brien
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Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as uncreditedJimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and...
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The Wilds
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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
as uncreditedJay Leno hosts some of the biggest celebrities in the world.
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Police Rescue
as ShelleyPolice Rescue was an Australian television series The series dealt with the New South Wales...
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The Oscars
as SelfAn annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The...
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Q&A
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V Graham Norton
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Kath & Kim
as Rachel GriffithsKath & Kim is a character-driven Australian television situation comedy series. The series was...
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Total Control
as Rachel AndersonA local Indigenous politician is recruited to the senate by the Australian Prime Minister after...
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Comanche Moon
as Inez ScullComanche Moon is a television miniseries that is an adaptation of the novel of the same name. It...
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Once a Thief
as uncreditedOnce a Thief is a 1997 Canadian television show inspired by the 1996 film of the same name.
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Rove
as SelfRove, formerly Rove Live, was an Australian television variety show which premiered on the Nine...
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House Husbands
as BelleHouse Husbands centres around four families with one thing in common, the husbands stay home to...
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Deadline Gallipoli
as Lady HamiltonThree journalists, Charles Bean, Ellis Ashmead Bartlett and Phillip Schuler, arrive at Gallipoli...
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Barracuda
as Samantha TaylorMelbourne 1996. The Golden Age of Australian swimming is beginning and a scholarship to an...
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Camp
as Mackenzie 'Mack' GrangerOff the grid and miles from civilization, Little Otter Family Camp has summer fun for everyone....
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When We Rise
as Diane JonesThe personal and political struggles, setbacks and triumphs of a diverse family of LGBT men and...
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Bali 2002
as Fiona WoodBased on the 2002 terrorist attacks on Bali's tourist hotspots, explores how everyday heroes...
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Madam
as Mack LeighMack Leigh, faced with a philandering husband and a mountain of debt starts up an ethical...
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Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Maggie JonasHallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark...
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Paper Giants: Magazine Wars
as Dulcie BolingThe battle between Nene King, editor of Woman's Day, and Dulcie Boling, editor of New Idea, from...
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After the Deluge
as AnnieFollows the stories of the four men of the Kirby family. As Alex's marriage breaks apart, Toby...
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Aftertaste
as MargotThe story of Easton West, an internationally-renowned yet volatile celebrity chef who has a...
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Dead Lucky
as Grace GibbsTwo feuding detectives hunt down a cop-killer who leaves a trail of broken lives across Sydney.
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Great Southern Landscapes
as Self - PresenterGreat Southern Landscapes follows art lover and actor Rachel Griffiths as she explores...
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The Sound
as Self - HostCelebrating the movers and shakers of the Australian music scene, showcasing some of the...
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Finding the Archibald
as Self - PresenterAs the Archibald celebrates its centenary with an ambitious exhibition; art lover and acclaimed...
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