1. Rachel Anne Griffiths was born on in 1968 and is an Australian actress.
35 Facts About Rachel Griffiths
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From 2001 to 2005, Griffiths portrayed massage therapist Brenda Chenowith in the HBO series Six Feet Under, for which she earned a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in 2002 and two Primetime Emmy Award nominations.
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Rachel Griffiths has had roles in the films Blow, portraying the mother of George Jung; the historical drama Ned Kelly ; Step Up, and the Julian Assange television biopic Underground: The Julian Assange Story.
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Onstage, Rachel Griffiths appeared in a Melbourne-based production of Proof in 2002, which earned her a Helpmann Award, and later made her Broadway debut in a 2011 critically acclaimed production of Other Desert Cities.
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Rachel Griffiths was born on 18 December 1968 in Melbourne, Australia, and spent her early childhood on the Gold Coast.
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Rachel Griffiths is the daughter of Anna and Edward Martin Griffiths.
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Rachel Griffiths moved to Melbourne at age five, with her mother and brothers.
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Rachel Griffiths recalled first being inspired to become an actress after watching the American miniseries Roots as a child.
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Rachel Griffiths attended Star of the Sea College, a Catholic girls' high school in Brighton.
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Rachel Griffiths earned a Bachelor of Education degree in drama and dance at Victoria College, Rusden.
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Rachel Griffiths portrayed Rhonda Epinstall, the best friend of Toni Collette's titular character, in the 1994 film Muriel's Wedding.
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Rachel Griffiths's performance won her critical acclaim and both the Australian Film Critics Award and the Australian Film Institute Awards for Best Supporting Actress.
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Rachel Griffiths followed in 1996 with the role of an earthy, ill-mannered pig farmer's daughter in Michael Winterbottom's Jude.
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In 1997, Rachel Griffiths sparked controversy after showing up uninvited at the opening of the Crown Melbourne in Melbourne, Australia.
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Rachel Griffiths was topless when she showed up at the new integrated resort.
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Rachel Griffiths stated a wish to protest the views taken by the media and state government towards the new casino, inspired by the story of Lady Godiva.
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Rachel Griffiths received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of real-life flautist Hilary du Pre opposite Emily Watson as her sister, famed cellist Jacqueline "Jackie" du Pre, in Hilary and Jackie.
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In 2001, Rachel Griffiths appeared opposite Natasha Richardson in the English comedy Blow Dry, playing a lesbian hairdresser who enters a hairstyling competition with her lover, followed by the Ted Demme-directed Blow opposite Johnny Depp and Ray Liotta, in which she played the mother of Boston cocaine magnate George Jung.
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Rachel Griffiths received a 2007 Emmy nomination and a 2008 Emmy nomination for her work on the series, followed by 2008 and 2009 Golden Globe nominations.
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Rachel Griffiths starred on the series until its conclusion in 2011.
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Rachel Griffiths made her Broadway debut in Other Desert Cities, directed by Joe Mantello and co-starring Judith Light, Stockard Channing, and Stacy Keach, which began previews on 10 October 2011, opening on 3 November 2011 in Manhattan.
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In 2012, Rachel Griffiths returned to live in her native Australia, after having lived and worked in the United States for a decade.
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In November 2013, The Sydney Morning Herald reported that Rachel Griffiths was to play Julia Gillard in a television drama based on the book, The Stalking of Julia Gillard by Kerry-Anne Walsh.
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In 2020, Rachel Griffiths starred in the Amazon Prime television show, The Wilds, as Gretchen Klein.
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In 2023, Rachel Griffiths was announced as the lead role for New Zealand comedy-drama series Madam.
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In 2024, Rachel Griffiths appeared in the final season of ABC political drama Total Control, after appearing in the two previous seasons, she served as executive producer on the 3 series show.
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In 2017, Rachel Griffiths worked promoting the "No Robe" campaign for the Art Series Hotels, which invited hotel guests to pose for nude portraits in their rooms and have them brought to life by artists.
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Rachel Griffiths serves on the board of the Sydney Contemporary art fair.
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Rachel Griffiths married Australian artist Andrew Taylor on 31 December 2002 in the chapel of her high school, Star of the Sea College, in Melbourne.
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In 2009, she gave birth to her third child in Los Angeles; Rachel Griffiths suffered a ruptured uterus giving birth.
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Rachel Griffiths spent a total of three days undergoing surgery and recovered from the condition.
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Rachel Griffiths has supported the Global Charter of Basic Rights campaign for Oxfam Australia.
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Rachel Griffiths became a Member of the Order of Australia in the Australia Day Honours in 2020.
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Rachel Griffiths received an additional five AACTA nominations: three for Best Actress in a Leading Role for Amy, Me Myself I and The Hard Word ; and two more for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Beautiful Kate and Hacksaw Ridge.
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Rachel Griffiths has been nominated for two BAFTA Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, four Primetime Emmy Awards and six Screen Actors Guild Awards.