About
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...
Known for
Brothers and SistersSeries • 2006
Six Feet UnderSeries • 2001
Hacksaw RidgeMovie • 2016
Anyone but YouMovie • 2023
Police RescueSeries • 1991
My Best Friend's WeddingMovie • 1997
Total ControlSeries • 2019
Nowhere BoysSeries • 2013
The WildsSeries • 2020
Kath & KimSeries • 2002
Saving Mr. BanksMovie • 2013
Once a ThiefSeries • 1996
Step UpMovie • 2006
BlowMovie • 2001
House HusbandsSeries • 2012
The King's DaughterMovie • 2022
Muriel's WeddingMovie • 1994
Comanche MoonSeries • 2008
When We RiseSeries • 2017
The RookieMovie • 2002
Ned KellyMovie • 2003
MammalMovie • 2016
Ride Like a GirlMovie • 2019
Science Fiction Volume One: The Osiris ChildMovie • 2016