Rachel Griffiths

Rachel Anne Griffiths (born 1968) ''Playbill'', and ''The Boston Globe'', among others, list her birthdate as 18 December. Alternate sources claim 20 February and 4 June.}} is an Australian actress. Her accolades include a Golden Globe Award, three AACTA Awards, and nominations for an Academy Award and four Primetime Emmy Awards.

Raised primarily in Melbourne, Griffiths began her acting career appearing on the Australian series ''Secrets'' before being cast in a supporting role in the comedy ''Muriel's Wedding'' (1994), which earned her an AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. In 1997, she was the lead in Nadia Tass's drama ''Amy'', followed by her portrayal of Hilary du Pré in ''Hilary and Jackie'' (1998), for which she received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.

On television, Griffiths received Emmy nominations for her performances as massage therapist Brenda Chenowith in the HBO series ''Six Feet Under'' (2001 - 2005) and Sarah Walker Laurent on the ABC drama series ''Brothers & Sisters'' (2006 - 2011); the former also won her a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress. She has also had roles in the films ''Blow'' (2001), portraying the mother of George Jung; the historical drama ''Ned Kelly'' (2003); ''Step Up'' (2006), and the Julian Assange television biopic ''Underground: The Julian Assange Story'' (2012). In 2016, she appeared in a supporting role in Mel Gibson's biographical war drama ''Hacksaw Ridge'', and in the docudrama miniseries ''When We Rise'', written by Dustin Lance Black. In 2023, she played a supporting role in the commercially successful romantic comedy ''Anyone but You''.

Onstage, 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''. In addition to acting, she made her directorial debut with the short film ''Tulip'' in 1998, and directed several episodes of the Australian television series ''Nowhere Boys'' in 2015. Provided by Wikipedia