Rachel Griffiths
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003
Series
Six Feet Under
Brenda Chenowith
2001
Series
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Film
Hacksaw Ridge
Bertha Doss
2016
Series
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
Series
Brothers and Sisters
Sarah Walker
2006
Film
Anyone but You
Innie
2023
Series
Police Rescue
Shelley
1991
Series
The Oscars
Self
1953
Series
Q&A
Self - Panellist
2008
Film
The King's Daughter
Abbess
2022
Series
V Graham Norton
Self
2002
Series
Rove
Self
1999
Film
Blow
Ermine Jung
2001
Series
The Wilds
Gretchen Klein
2020
Series
Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras
Self
1994
Film
Mammal
Margaret Brady
2016
Series
Kath & Kim
Rachel Griffiths
2002
Film
My Best Friend's Wedding
Samantha Newhouse
1997
Series
Comanche Moon
Inez Scull
2008
Film
Step Up
Director Gordon
2006
Series
Total Control
Rachel Anderson
2019
Film
The Rookie
Lorri Morris
2002
Film
Saving Mr. Banks
Aunt Ellie
2013
Series
House Husbands
Belle
2012
Series
Once a Thief
1996
Film
Ned Kelly
Susan Scott
2003
Series
When We Rise
Diane Jones
2017
Film
Muriel's Wedding
Rhonda Epinstalk
1994
Series
Bali 2002
Fiona Wood
2022
Series
Madam
Mack Leigh
2024
Series
Deadline Gallipoli
Lady Hamilton
2015
The Feds
Angelia Braglia
1993
Series
Aftertaste
Margot
2021
Film
Science Fiction Volume One: The Osiris Child
General Lynex
2016
Film
Don't Tell
Joy Conolly
2017
Film
Bring Him to Me
Veronica
2023
Series
Barracuda
Samantha Taylor
2016
Film
Jude
Arabella
1996
Film
Blow Dry
Sandra
2001
Series
Sam Pang Tonight
Self - Guest
2025
Series
Dead Lucky
Grace Gibbs
2018
Series
Camp
Mackenzie 'Mack' Granger
2013
Brothers & Sisters: Family Album
Self/Sarah Whedon
2007
Film
The Hard Word
Carol
2002
Series
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Maggie Jonas
1951
Film
Beautiful Kate
Sally Kendall
2009
Series
The Sound
Self - Host
2020
Film
Hilary and Jackie
Hilary du Pré
1998
Film
Burning Man
Miriam
2011
Film
The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina
Albertine (voice)
2003
Series
After the Deluge
Annie
2003
Film
Angel Rodriguez
Nicole
2005
Film
Patrick
Matron Cassidy
2013
Film
Cosi
Lucy
1996
Series
Paper Giants: Magazine Wars
Dulcie Boling
2013
Series
When The War Is Over
Self - Presenter
2025
Film
Amy
Tanya Rammus
1998
Film
Welcome to Woop Woop
Sylvia
1998
Film
Children of the Revolution
Constable Anna Welch
1996
Film
Divorcing Jack
Lee Cooper
1998
Film
Since You've Been Gone
Sally Zalinsky
1998
Film
David Stratton: A Cinematic Life
Self
2017
Film
Plainsong
Maggie Jonas
2004
Series
Great Southern Landscapes
Self - Presenter
2022
Film
Underground: The Julian Assange Story
Christine Assange
2012
Series
Finding the Archibald
Self - Presenter
2021
Film
Making Muriel
Self
2017
Film
My Son the Fanatic
Bettina / Sandra
1997
Film
Among Giants
Gerry
1998
Film
Very Annie Mary
Annie Mary Pugh
2001
Film
Me Myself I
Pamela Drury
1999
Film
Six Feet Under: In Memoriam
Herself
2005
Film
Jill Bilcock: The Art of Film Editing
Self
2017
Film
After the Deluge
Annie
2003
Film
The Sounds of Aus
Self
2007
Film
To Have and to Hold
Kate
1996
Film
Genesis: Total Rock Review
Self - Interviewer
2006
Film
A Savage Christmas
Doctor Gabrielle
2023
Land of the Morning Star
Narrator (voice)
2003
Film
Butterflies
Claire
2013
Film
Strangers To The World
Etty Hillesum
2020