Rachel Griffiths

Birthday: 1968-12-18
Birthplace: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Gender: Female
Drafted: 0
Drafted By: Unowned
Owned By: Unowned
Owned Wins: 0
Owned Noms: 0
Win Bonus: 0
Nom Bonus: 0
Total Points: 0

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 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.

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. 

Career Statisics

Season Age Movie Role Result Points
1999 31 Hilary and Jackie (1998) Supporting Actress Nom 0
Career 0

Transaction History

Date Location Team Receives Team Receives Team Receives

Credits

Year Title Character
Seeing Through the Mists of Oblivion Woman Underwater (archived footage)
2023-12-21 Anyone But You Innie
2023-11-16 A Savage Christmas Doctor Gabrielle
2023-11-02 Bring Him to Me Veronica
2022-01-21 The King's Daughter Abbess
2020-06-30 Strangers To The World Etty Hillesum
2017-05-18 Don't Tell Joy Conolly
2016-10-07 Hacksaw Ridge Bertha Doss
2016-04-01 Mammal Margaret
2016-02-17 Science Fiction Volume One: The Osiris Child General Lynex
2013-11-29 Saving Mr. Banks Aunt Ellie
2013-10-15 Patrick Matron Cassidy
2013-06-15 Butterflies Claire
2012-10-07 Underground: The Julian Assange Story Christine Assange
2011-09-10 Burning Man Miriam
2009-08-06 Beautiful Kate Sally Kendall
2006-08-11 Step Up Director Gordon
2005-09-15 Angel Rodriguez Nicole
2004-04-25 Plainsong Maggie Jonas
2003-08-08 The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina Albertine (voice)
2003-06-15 After the Deluge Annie
2003-03-22 Ned Kelly Susan Scott
2002-05-30 The Hard Word Carol
2002-03-25 The Rookie Lorri Morris
2001-05-25 Very Annie Mary Annie Mary Pugh
2001-04-04 Blow Ermine Jung
2001-03-01 Blow Dry Sandra
1999-10-06 Me Myself I Pamela Drury
1998-12-30 Hilary and Jackie Hilary Du Pré
1998-10-01 Divorcing Jack Lee Cooper
1998-08-27 Amy Tanya Rammus
1998-08-13 Welcome to Woop Woop Sylvia
1998-06-24 Among Giants Gerry
1998-06-06 Since You've Been Gone Sally Zalinsky
1997-10-21 My Son the Fanatic Bettina / Sandra
1997-06-19 My Best Friend's Wedding Samantha Newhouse
1996-12-26 Children of the Revolution Constable Anna Welch
1996-10-31 To Have and to Hold Kate
1996-03-04 Cosi Lucy
1996-02-06 Jude Arabella
1994-09-29 Muriel's Wedding Rhonda Epinstalk