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Rachel Griffiths

1968-12-18 (56 years old) in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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. 

Movies

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Anyone But You
69.33 %|Dec 21, 2023
Romance, Comedy
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A Savage Christmas
30 %|Nov 16, 2023
Comedy
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Bring Him to Me
58 %|Nov 2, 2023
Crime, Action, Thriller
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The King's Daughter
71 %|Jan 21, 2022
Fantasy, Adventure, Family
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Strangers To The World
50 %|Jun 30, 2020
Documentary, History, War
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Making Muriel
0 %|Dec 31, 2017
Documentary
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Don't Tell
62.73 %|May 18, 2017
Drama
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David Stratton: A Cinematic Life
38 %|Mar 9, 2017
Documentary
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Hacksaw Ridge
81.96 %|Oct 7, 2016
Drama, History, War
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Mammal
65 %|Apr 1, 2016
Drama
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Science Fiction Volume One: The Osiris Child
55.79 %|Feb 17, 2016
Science Fiction
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Saving Mr. Banks
73.48 %|Nov 29, 2013
Comedy, Drama, History
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Patrick
49 %|Oct 15, 2013
Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller
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Butterflies
100 %|Jun 15, 2013
Animation
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Underground: The Julian Assange Story
63.620000000000005 %|Oct 7, 2012
Drama
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Burning Man
60.17 %|Sep 10, 2011
Comedy, Drama, Romance
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Beautiful Kate
58.87 %|Aug 6, 2009
Drama
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The Sounds of Aus
0 %|Nov 8, 2007
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Genesis: Total Rock Review
0 %|Aug 29, 2006
Music, Documentary
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Step Up
69 %|Aug 11, 2006
Music, Drama, Romance, Crime
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Six Feet Under: In Memoriam
85 %|Oct 25, 2005
Documentary
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Angel Rodriguez
48 %|Sep 15, 2005
Drama, TV Movie
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Plainsong
66 %|Apr 25, 2004
Drama, TV Movie
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The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina
53 %|Aug 8, 2003
Family, Animation
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After the Deluge
0 %|Jun 15, 2003
Drama, Romance, TV Movie
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Ned Kelly
61 %|Mar 22, 2003
Action, Adventure, Drama, History
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Land of the Morning Star
0 %|Jan 1, 2003
Documentary
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The Hard Word
54 %|May 30, 2002
Action, Comedy, Crime
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The Rookie
67.71 %|Mar 25, 2002
Drama, Family
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Very Annie Mary
57 %|May 25, 2001
Comedy
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Blow
73.65 %|Apr 4, 2001
Crime, Drama
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Blow Dry
60 %|Mar 1, 2001
Comedy, Drama
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Me Myself I
58 %|Oct 6, 1999
Comedy, Romance
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Hilary and Jackie
67 %|Dec 30, 1998
Drama, Music
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Divorcing Jack
60 %|Oct 1, 1998
Comedy, Romance
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Amy
64 %|Aug 27, 1998
Comedy, Drama
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Welcome to Woop Woop
59 %|Aug 13, 1998
Music, Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure
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Among Giants
50 %|Jun 24, 1998
Comedy, Romance
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Since You've Been Gone
47 %|Jun 6, 1998
TV Movie, Comedy, Romance
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My Son the Fanatic
50 %|Oct 21, 1997
Drama, Comedy
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My Best Friend's Wedding
65.98 %|Jun 19, 1997
Comedy, Romance
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Children of the Revolution
56 %|Dec 26, 1996
Comedy, Drama
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To Have and to Hold
40 %|Oct 31, 1996
Mystery, Thriller
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Cosi
63 %|Mar 4, 1996
Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
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Jude
63 %|Feb 6, 1996
Drama, Romance
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Muriel's Wedding
68.24 %|Sep 29, 1994
Comedy, Drama, Romance
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Seeing Through the Mists of Oblivion
0 %|Invalid Date
Fantasy, Science Fiction, History, Mystery

Series

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Madam
60 %|Jul 4, 2024
Comedy
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Bali 2002
68.57000000000001 %|Sep 25, 2022
Drama
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Great Southern Landscapes
0 %|Aug 9, 2022
Documentary
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Finding the Archibald
0 %|Jun 15, 2021
Documentary
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Aftertaste
62 %|Feb 3, 2021
Comedy, Drama
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The Wilds
77 %|Dec 11, 2020
Mystery, Drama
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The Sound
0 %|Jul 19, 2020
Talk
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Total Control
58 %|Oct 13, 2019
Drama
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Dead Lucky
71 %|Jul 25, 2018
Crime
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When We Rise
66 %|Feb 27, 2017
Drama
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Barracuda
68 %|Jul 10, 2016
Drama
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Deadline Gallipoli
63 %|Apr 19, 2015
War & Politics, Drama
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Camp
65 %|Jul 10, 2013
Drama, Comedy
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Paper Giants: Magazine Wars
0 %|Jun 2, 2013
Drama
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House Husbands
57 %|Sep 2, 2012
Drama
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Q&A
38 %|May 22, 2008
News, Talk
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Comanche Moon
70 %|Jan 13, 2008
Drama, Western
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Brothers and Sisters
71 %|Sep 24, 2006
Drama
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After the Deluge
47 %|Jun 15, 2003
Drama
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Jimmy Kimmel Live!
55 %|Jan 26, 2003
Talk, Comedy
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Kath & Kim
70 %|May 16, 2002
Comedy
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V Graham Norton
50 %|May 6, 2002
Comedy, Talk
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Six Feet Under
81 %|Jun 3, 2001
Drama
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Rove
80 %|Sep 22, 1999
Comedy
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Once a Thief
56 %|Sep 29, 1996
Action & Adventure, Drama
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The Feds
0 %|Sep 20, 1993
Drama, Crime
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Late Night with Conan O'Brien
71.22 %|Sep 13, 1993
Comedy, Talk
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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
54 %|May 25, 1992
Talk, Comedy
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Police Rescue
64 %|Feb 14, 1991
Action & Adventure, Drama
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The Oscars
70 %|Mar 19, 1953
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Hallmark Hall of Fame
86.67 %|Dec 24, 1951
Drama