Pamela Rabe
Biography
Pamela Rabe is a Canadian and Australian actress and theater director who was born in Oakville, Ontario, Canada, in 1959, trained at the Playhouse Acting School in Vancouver, and moved to Australia in 1983. She began her film work in 1989 with a small part in Against the Innocent and later appeared in Sirens (1994), Cosi (1996), and Paradise Road (1997). Her first leading film role came in Vacant Possession in 1995, and she took the Australian Film Institute's best actress prize for The Well in 1997. On stage she has worked with the Sydney Theatre Company and Melbourne Theatre Company, earning Helpmann Awards for The Glass Menagerie and Grey Gardens, and she has also directed plays. She is known for playing Joan Ferguson in Wentworth, winning a 2015 AACTA Award and a 2018 Logie Award, and in 2023 she was named a Member of the Order of Australia.
67years old
Turns 68 on April 30in 171 days
- Born Oakville
- Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
- Also credited as Pamela June Koropatnick
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 3 years1994 to 1997
Every film, newest first
- 1997Paradise RoadIMDb rating 6.8
- 1996CosiIMDb rating 6.6
- 1994SirensIMDb rating 5.9
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Behind the camera
Rabe turned to theater directing in 2009 and was nominated for Green Room Awards for best direction for In the Next Room (or The Vibrator Play) and Elling.
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Worked with
Pamela Rabe shares two films with Ben Mendelsohn, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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All films by John Duigan
All films by Bruce Beresford
Mark JoffeDirector, 1 film, 1996
All films by Mark Joffe
Awards
One award and honor.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| 2023 | Member of the Order of Australia | Won | |
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