Rachel Griffiths
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.
Directed Movies
Director: Rachel Griffiths
Writers: Elise McCredie,
Cast: Brooke Satchwell, Genevieve Morris, Gryffin Morrison, Magda Szubanski, Sam Neill, Sophia Forrest, Stevie Payne, Sullivan Stapleton, Summer North, Teresa Palmer,
Acted Movies
Director: Will Gluck
Writers: Ilana Wolpert,
Cast: Alexandra Shipp, Deborah Faye Lee, Dermot Mulroney, GaTa, Glen Powell, Hadley Robinson, Mia Artemis, Nat Buchanan, Rachel Griffiths, Sydney Sweeney,
Director: Sean McNamara
Writers: James Schamus,
Cast: Ben Lloyd-Hughes, Benjamin Walker, Fan Bingbing, Julie Andrews, Kaya Scodelario, Pablo Schreiber, Paul Ireland, Pierce Brosnan, Rachel Griffiths, William Hurt,
Director: Mel Gibson
Writers: Andrew Knight,
Cast: Andrew Garfield, Goran D. Kleut, Hugo Weaving, Luke Bracey, Rachel Griffiths, Richard Roxburgh, Ryan Corr, Sam Worthington, Teresa Palmer, Vince Vaughn,
Director: Jonathan Teplitzky
Writers: Jonathan Teplitzky,
Cast: Bojana Novakovi?, Dan Wyllie, Essie Davis, Gia Carides, Jack Heanly, Kate Beahan, Kerry Fox, Marta Dusseldorp, Matthew Goode, Rachel Griffiths,
Director: Anne Fletcher
Writers: Melissa Rosenberg,
Cast: Alyson Stoner, Channing Tatum, Damaine Radcliff, Deirdre Lovejoy, Drew Sidora, Heavy D, Jenna Dewan, Josh Henderson, Rachel Griffiths, Ryan Sands,
Director: John Lee Hancock
Writers: Mike Rich,
Cast: Angelo Spizzirri, Angus T. Jones, Beth Grant, Brian Cox, Chad Lindberg, Dennis Quaid, Jay Hernandez, Rachel Griffiths, Rick Gonzalez, Royce D. Applegate,
Director: Ted Demme
Writers: David McKenna,
Cast: Cliff Curtis, Franka Potente, Johnny Depp, Jordi Mollà, Max Perlich, Miguel Sandoval, Paul Reubens, Penélope Cruz, Rachel Griffiths, Ray Liotta,
Director: Paddy Breathnach
Writers: Simon Beaufoy,
Cast: Alan Rickman, Bill Nighy, Heidi Klum, Hugh Bonneville, Josh Hartnett, Natasha Richardson, Rachael Leigh Cook, Rachel Griffiths, Rosemary Harris, Warren Clarke,
Director: P.J. Hogan
Writers: P.J. Hogan,
Cast: Belinda Jarrett, Bill Hunter, Daniel Lapaine, Gennie Nevinson, Jeanie Drynan, Matt Day, Rachel Griffiths, Roz Hammond, Sophie Lee, Toni Collette,