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Rachel Anne Griffiths (born 18 December 1968) is an Australian actress and director. 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.
Griffiths was born in Melbourne, but spent her early childhood on the Gold Coast. She is the daughter of Anna, an art teacher and arts/education consultant, and Edward Griffiths. She moved to Melbourne at the age of five, with her mother and two older brothers. When she was 11, her father left home with an 18-year-old woman. She attended Star of the Sea College, a high school in Gardenvale.
After earning a Bachelor of Education degree in drama and dance at Victoria College, Rusden, she began her career as a member of Woolly Jumpers, a Geelong-based community theatre group. She had her first success as the creator and performer of Barbie Gets Hip, which played at the Melbourne Fringe Festival in 1991.
Rachel Griffiths May 09, 2008
In 2001, Griffiths was cast as one of the leads in Six Feet Under. Her performance as emotionally scarred massage therapist Brenda Chenowith earned her Golden Globe. Here is her hilarious but heart warming speech!
Muriel's Wedding star Rachel Griffiths has spoken in support of same sex marriage as she prepares to take to the stage for the play 8. She takes the role that George Clooney played when 8 was performed in the US.
In her 22 years in showbiz, Rachel has found success both at home and abroad. She sits down with marie claire’s Jackie Frank to talk about Hollywood, heading home and her miracle baby
Rachael Griffiths on 3AW Afternoon Program with Denis Walter
Rachel Griffiths is very talented and can play almost anything. So I thought why not look back to what she did in the last 15 years! I'll post a few videos and I am beginning with Muriel's Wedding and Cosi. The clips from Cosi are german, I am sorry about that! So, I hope you will enjoy this and please leave feedback! I owe nothing.
Rachel Griffiths is very talented and can play almost anything. So I thought why not look back to what she did in the last 15 years! The third part includes the movies "Welcome to Woop Woop", "My Best Friend's Wedding" and "Amy"! So, I hope you will enjoy this and please leave feedback! I own nothing.
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Getting your hair done makes you feel great - but wouldn't it be good if you could make someone else feel great at the same time. Libbi Gorr reports. Studio 10 | 8:30am on TEN
Rachel Griffiths is an internationally recognised and respected actor who has appeared in over a dozen Australian, British, and American films. She received an Academy Award® nomination for her role in Hilary and Jackie and won the Australian Film Institute Award for Best Supporting Actor in Muriel's Wedding. In 2001 Rachel was cast in the highly acclaimed HBO series Six Feet Under earning a number of award nominations, and most recently received another Golden Globe nomination for her role in Brothers and Sisters. She has also directed the award-winning short films Tulip and Roundabout.
Muriel finds life in Porpoise Spit, Australia dull and spends her days alone in her room listening to Abba music and dreaming of her wedding day. Slight problem, Muriel has never had a date...
Monday, 24 March 2014 Panellists: Rachel Griffiths, Film and television actress; Eddie McGuire, President of Collingwood FC and media personality; Lindsay Fox, Founder, The Linfox Group; Kelly O'Dwyer, Liberal Member for Higgins; and Richard Marles, Shadow Minister for Immigration and Border Protection. The panel discussed The Real Julia, Social Media Vitriol, Arthur Sinodinos, Turn Back Vindicated, Tania Hird, Mad Monday, Cyclists vs Motorists.
8x04: Mal Meninga Oct 4, 2016 'It really upset me': Delta Goodrem uncovers her family's history with domestic violence and scandal as she discovers her secret past By Alicia Vrajlal for Daily Mail Australia Published: 19:12 EST, 24 September 2016 | Updated: 02:15 EST, 26 September 2016 e-mail 1 View comments Delta Goodrem has unearthed several truths about her family after appearing on SBS show Who Do You Think You Are?. The 31-year-old actress and singer has discovered showbusiness runs in her family, with her great grandmother Florence Bay being a theatrical performer back in the day. But Delta also says that other revelations involving domestic violence down the family tree 'pushed a lot of buttons' and evoked heartache. Looking at the family tree: Delta Goodrem has unearthed s...
Season 08 , Special — “Retrospective” Who Do You Think You Are? Australia is a candid one hour retrospective special which features 40 of Australia’s most loved celebrities. The program brings together the best moments of this award winning genealogical series combined with revealing insights on what it was like to take part in the show, from Adam Hills, Magda Szubanski, Adam Goodes, Richard Roxburgh, Kerry O’Brien, Tina Arena, Maggie Beer and Vince Colosimo. The retrospective shines a light on Australia’s cultural and historical past, and gives a real sense of how profound the journey has been for many of the Australians who have taken part.
The film tells a story of three brothers who are convicted of crime and are in prison. Dale is leader of team, he and his brothers are hungry to come out of prison so they team up with their lawyer to have a special deal.
Little Otter Family Camp is a wicked slice of lake-side heaven. Parents decompress with gin while teenagers make gleeful mischief and fall in and out of love. Creators: Peter Elkoff, Liz Heldens Stars: Rachel Griffiths, Tom Green, Dena Kaplan Season 1 Episode 1 Episode 2 Episode 3 Episode 4 Episode 5 Episode 6 Episode 7 Episode 8 Episode 9 Episode 10
This edition of The Writing Life features Rives and Rachel Eliza Griffiths, poets and multi-media artists, talking about the artists that influence them, the concept of ekphrasis, the idea of obsolescence and the influence of technical devices. Rives, a TED Talk veteran who recites his poetry onstage and uses computers to display his multi-media poetry, says he believes in the fleeting nature of his performance poetry. Griffiths, a poet and photographer, says she thinks computers and visual media are going to be integral to poetry in the future, despite the trendiness of technology. “Talent is going to trump any device,” Griffiths declares. Rives agrees, “The difference is craft.” Griffiths reads from her poem “According to Beauty” and Rives recites from “Compliment.” Recorded April 27, 20...
Little Otter Family Camp is a wicked slice of lake-side heaven. Parents decompress with gin while teenagers make gleeful mischief and fall in and out of love. Creators: Peter Elkoff, Liz Heldens Stars: Rachel Griffiths, Tom Green, Dena Kaplan Season 1 Episode 1 Episode 2 Episode 3 Episode 4 Episode 5 Episode 6 Episode 7 Episode 8 Episode 9 Episode 10
The cast of Sex and the City present the award for Best Actress in a TV Series Drama to Frances Conroy for "Six Feet Under." Conroy thanks Alan Ball, HBO, and her husband. License Golden Globes Clips Here: https://www.dickclarklicensing.com/Default.aspx?&sk;=DCMA&q;=golden+globes&t;=-420
Rachel Griffiths (2002 Golden Globe Awards)
Watch the trailer for Mammal released on the 1 April 2016 at selected Cineworld Cinemas. Visit http://www.cineworld.com for more info and booking. A bereaved mother bonds with a homeless youth in this moving story of grief and redemption. Divorcee Margaret (Rachel Griffiths) lives a solitary life in Dublin, where she owns a charity shop and enjoys a daily dip in the public pool. Her world is turned upside down when ex-husband Matt (Michael McElhatton) reveals that their 18-year-old son has been found dead. At the pool, Margaret meets Joe (Barry Keoghan), a young homeless man she once assisted when she found him unconscious in a deserted lane. She generously offers him her spare room, but their unorthodox developing relationship is threatened by Matt's grief-driven rage and Joe's involve...