Rachel Griffiths
Biography
Born in Melbourne in 1968, Rachel Griffiths is an Australian actress who first appeared on the series Secrets before a supporting role in Muriel's Wedding (1994) won her an AACTA Award for Best Supporting Actress. She received an Academy Award nomination for Hilary and Jackie (1998) and made her American film debut in My Best Friend's Wedding (1997). From 2001 to 2005 she played Brenda Chenowith on HBO's Six Feet Under, winning a Golden Globe and earning two Emmy nominations; she later earned two more Emmy nominations as Sarah Walker on Brothers & Sisters from 2006 to 2011. Her films include Blow (2001), Ned Kelly (2003), Step Up (2006), Underground: The Julian Assange Story (2012) and Hacksaw Ridge (2016), which brought an AACTA nomination. Onstage, she won a Helpmann Award for Proof and made her Broadway debut in Other Desert Cities in 2011. She also directed the short Tulip and episodes of Nowhere Boys.
57years old
Turns 58 on December 18in 77 days
- Born Melbourne
- Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
- Rachel Anne Griffiths (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 28
- Career span
- 29 years1994 to 2023
Genres
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Early training
Rachel Griffiths was rejected by the National Institute of Dramatic Art, so she joined the Woolly Jumpers, a community theater group in Geelong, instead.
Behind the camera
In 1991, Griffiths wrote and performed a one-woman show titled Barbie Gets Hip, which was staged at the Melbourne Fringe Festival that same year.
A role that slipped away
In November 2013, The Sydney Morning Herald reported that Griffiths would play Julia Gillard in a television drama drawn from Kerry-Anne Walsh's book, The Stalking of Julia Gillard. The project stalled after Australian television networks rejected the proposal.
Rachel Griffiths movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
John Lee Hancock directed two of these films, P.J. Hogan two. Fifteen actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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John Lee HancockDirector, 2 films, 2002 to 2013
All films by John Lee Hancock
P.J. HoganDirector, 2 films, 1994 to 1997
All films by P.J. Hogan
Also two films together9 more actors
- Joel EdgertonNed Kelly (2003) and The Hard Word (2002)
- Bryan BrownAnyone But You (2023) and Beautiful Kate (2009)
- Michael McElhattonMammal (2016) and Blow Dry (2001)
- Jon StewartThe Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina (2002) and Since You've Been Gone (1998)
- Dan WyllieBurning Man (2011) and Muriel's Wedding (1994)
- Felix WilliamsonMe Myself I (1999) and Welcome to Woop Woop (1998)
- Paul CopleyBlow Dry (2001) and Jude (1996)
- David RobertsA Savage Christmas (2023) and Me Myself I (1999)
- Doug BowlesUnderground: The Julian Assange Story (2012) and The Hard Word (2002)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Rachel Griffiths's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$1.1 billion
15 of the 28 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 28 films: 15 worldwide figure; 4 us gross only; 2 never in cinemas; 7 figure not found.
- 15Worldwide figure
- 4US gross only
- 2Never in cinemas
- 7Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 99% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$299M27.2% of the total
- 2$215M19.5% of the total
- 3$175M15.9% of the total
- 4$114M10.4% of the total
- 5$113M10.2% of the total
- 6$83M7.6% of the total
- 7$76M6.9% of the total
- 8$15M1.4% of the total
$10.4 millionfrom the other 7 films with a worldwide figure, 1% of the total
Awards
Three awards and honors from 2001 to 2020, one of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Globes | |||
| 2001 | Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | Six Feet Under | Won |
| Other honors | |||
| 2020 | Member of the Order of Australia | Won | |
| 2001 | Centenary Medal | Won | |
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