Rachel Griffiths

Rachel Griffiths Movies and TV Shows

Rachel Anne Griffiths 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. 

Personal info

  • Gender: Female
  • Date of birth: 12/18/1968 (55 years old)
  • Place of birth: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
  • nationality: Australian
  • height: 1.77 m
  • Net worth: $6,000,000
  • instagram: rachelgriffithsofficial
Year
Genre
IMDB
TMDB
Available on the following streaming services in the United States
2023

Comedy

Romance

6.2
71%
Bring Him to Me
IMDB 5.6
TMDB 55%
role:
Veronica
2023

Crime

Thriller

5.6
55%
2022

Drama

Romance

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.1
72%
Aftertaste
IMDB 6.5
TMDB 73%
role:
Executive Producer & 1 more
2021

Comedy

Drama

6.5
73%
The Wilds
IMDB 7.3
TMDB 80%
role:
Gretchen Klein
Not available
2020

Drama

Mystery

7.3
80%
Not available
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Total Control
IMDB 7.9
TMDB 68%
role:
Executive Producer
2019

Drama

7.9
68%
Ride Like a Girl
IMDB 7.0
TMDB 75%
role:
Director
2019

Drama

7.0
75%
Don't Tell
IMDB 7.3
TMDB 58%
role:
Joy Conolly
Not available
2017

Drama

7.3
58%
Not available
When We Rise
IMDB 7.5
TMDB 71%
role:
Diane Jones
2017

Drama

7.5
71%
Hacksaw Ridge
IMDB 8.1
TMDB 82%
role:
Bertha Doss
2016

Drama

History

War & Politics

8.1
82%
Barracuda
IMDB 7.8
TMDB 70%
role:
Samantha Taylor
Not available
2016

Drama

7.8
70%
Not available
The Osiris Child
IMDB 5.5
TMDB 54%
role:
General Lynex
2016

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.5
54%
Deadline Gallipoli
IMDB 7.2
TMDB 76%
role:
Lady Hamilton
Not available
2015

Drama

War & Politics

7.2
76%
Not available
Saving Mr. Banks
IMDB 7.5
TMDB 74%
role:
Aunt Ellie
2013

Comedy

Drama

History

7.5
74%
Patrick
IMDB 4.9
TMDB 50%
role:
Matron Cassidy
2013

Horror

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

4.9
50%
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Camp
IMDB 7.2
TMDB 61%
role:
Mackenzie 'Mack' Granger
Not available
2013

Comedy

Drama

7.2
61%
Not available
Jack the Giant Slayer
IMDB 6.3
TMDB 58%
role:
Grace Gibbs
2013

Action

Adventure

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.3
58%
2012

Drama

6.6
62%
Burning Man
IMDB 6.4
TMDB 61%
role:
Miriam
2011

Comedy

Drama

Romance

6.4
61%
Beautiful Kate
IMDB 6.6
TMDB 59%
role:
Sally Kendall
2009

Drama

6.6
59%
Brothers and Sisters
IMDB 7.5
TMDB 71%
role:
Sarah Walker
Not available
2006

Drama

7.5
71%
Not available
Step Up
IMDB 6.5
TMDB 69%
role:
Director Gordon
2006

Crime

Drama

Music

Romance

6.5
69%
Ned Kelly
IMDB 6.4
TMDB 60%
role:
Susan Scott
2003

Action

Adventure

Drama

History

6.4
60%
The Rookie
IMDB 6.9
TMDB 68%
role:
Lorri Morris
2002

Drama

Family

6.9
68%
Six Feet Under
IMDB 8.7
TMDB 81%
role:
Brenda Chenowith
2001

Drama

8.7
81%
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Blow
IMDB 7.5
TMDB 74%
role:
Ermine Jung
2001

Crime

Drama

7.5
74%
Blow Dry
IMDB 6.2
TMDB 60%
role:
Sandra
2001

Comedy

Drama

6.2
60%
Hilary and Jackie
IMDB 7.3
TMDB 68%
role:
Hilary Du Pré
1998

Drama

Music

7.3
68%
My Best Friend's Wedding
IMDB 6.3
TMDB 66%
role:
Samantha Newhouse
1997

Comedy

Romance

6.3
66%
Cosi
IMDB 6.6
TMDB 64%
role:
Lucy
1996

Comedy

Drama

Music

6.6
64%
Muriel's Wedding
IMDB 7.2
TMDB 69%
role:
Rhonda Epinstalk
1994

Comedy

Drama

Romance

7.2
69%

FAQs

Some movies or TV shows available in the United States starring or involving Rachel Griffiths are, for example, Anyone But You, Bring Him to Me and The King's Daughter.
The streaming services with the largest selection are Google Play, Amazon and iTunes.
The best Anystream ratings are Six Feet Under (8.4), Hacksaw Ridge (8.2) and Saving Mr. Banks (7.5).
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