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 serie ... s 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.
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| BAFTA Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Hilary and Jackie | Nominated |
Brothers and Sisters
as Sarah Walker
Episodes: 109
First Aired: Sep 24, 2006
Six Feet Under
as Brenda Chenowith
Episodes: 63
First Aired: Jun 03, 2001
Total Control
as Rachel Anderson
Episodes: 18
First Aired: Oct 13, 2019
The Wilds
as Gretchen Klein
Episodes: 18
First Aired: Dec 11, 2020
Aftertaste
as Margot
Episodes: 12
First Aired: Feb 03, 2021
Camp
as Mackenzie 'Mack' Granger
Episodes: 10
First Aired: Jul 10, 2013
Madam
as Mack Leigh
Episodes: 10
First Aired: Jul 04, 2024
House Husbands
as Belle
Episodes: 7
First Aired: Sep 02, 2012
Barracuda
as Samantha Taylor
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Jul 10, 2016
When We Rise
as Diane Jones
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Feb 27, 2017
Dead Lucky
as Grace Gibbs
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Jul 25, 2018
Comanche Moon
as Inez Scull
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Jan 13, 2008
After the Deluge
as Annie
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Jun 15, 2003
Deadline Gallipoli
as Lady Hamilton
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Apr 19, 2015
Paper Giants: Magazine Wars
as Dulcie Boling
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Jun 02, 2013
Kath & Kim
as Rachel Griffiths
Episodes: 1
First Aired: May 16, 2002
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Maggie Jonas
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 24, 1951
Police Rescue
as Shelley
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 14, 1991
Bali 2002
as Fiona Wood
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 25, 2022
The Feds
as Angelia Braglia
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 20, 1993
Great Southern Landscapes
as Self - Presenter
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Aug 09, 2022
Finding the Archibald
as Self - Presenter
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Jun 15, 2021
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 26, 2003
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Episodes: 1
First Aired: May 25, 1992
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 13, 1993
Once a Thief
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 29, 1996
V Graham Norton
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: May 06, 2002
The Oscars
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 19, 1953
The Sound
as Self - Host
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 19, 2020
Rove
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 22, 1999
Q&A
as Self - Panellist
Episodes: 1
First Aired: May 22, 2008
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