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BIO

Theater: more than 18 years with the Sydney and Melbourne Theater companies, in productions including Sylvia, The Sisters Rosensweig, The Grapes of Wrath, A Doll's House, Proof (Green Room Award). Film: Burning Man, Beautiful Kate (Australian Film Institute Award), Blow, The Rookie, Me Myself I, Hilary and Jackie (Academy Award nomination), Amy, Among Giants, My Son the Fanatic, My Best Friend's Wedding, Jude, Children of the Revolution, Very Annie Mary, Muriel's Wedding (Australian Film Critics and Film Institute awards), Tulip (as writer and director - Best Short Film, Palm Springs and Toronto Film festivals), Roundabout (as director - Best Short Film Award, Australian Film Critics Circle and Melbourne Film Festival). TV: "Brothers & Sisters" (two Emmy, three Golden Globe and AFI International Award nominations), "Six Feet Under" (Golden Globe and SAG Awards, plus two Emmy nominations), "Angel Rodriguez" for HBO. Native of Melbourne, Australia, and graduate of Victoria College, Melbourne (Bachelor of Arts in drama and design).

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STAGE CREDITS

Other Desert Cities Other Desert Cities
[Broadway]
Broadway Transfer, 2011
Brooke Wyeth

Movies

Muriel's Wedding
[ 1994 ] Rhonda
Children of the Revolution
[ 1996 ] Anna
Jude
[ 1996 ] Arabella
To Have & to Hold
[ 1996 ] Kate
Cosi
[ 1996 ] Lucy
My Son the Fanatic
[ 1997 ] Bettina, Sandra
My Best Friend's Wedding
[ 1997 ] Samantha Newhouse
Welcome to Woop Woop
[ 1997 ] Sylvia
Amy
[ 1997 ] Tanya Rammus
Among Giants
[ 1998 ] Gerry
Hilary and Jackie
[ 1998 ] Hilary Du Pré
Divorcing Jack
[ 1998 ] Lee Cooper
Me Myself I
[ 1999 ] Pamela Drury
Very Annie Mary
[ 2001 ] Annie Mary Pugh
Blow
[ 2001 ] Ermine Jung
Blow Dry
[ 2001 ] Sandra
The Hard Word
[ 2002 ] Carol
The Rookie
[ 2002 ] Lorri Morris
Ned Kelly
[ 2003 ] Susan Scott
Step Up
[ 2006 ] Director Gordon
Beautiful Kate
[ 2009 ] Sally, Ned's Sister
Burning Man
[ 2011 ] Miriam
Underground: The Julian Assange Story
[ 2012 ] Christine Assange
Saving Mr. Banks
[ 2013 ] Aunt Ellie
Patrick: Evil Awakens
[ 2013 ] Matron Csidy
Hacksaw Ridge
[ 2016 ] Bertha Doss
The Osiris Child
[ 2016 ] General Lynex
Mammal
[ 2016 ] Margaret
Don't Tell
[ 2017 ] Joy Conolly
Ride Like a Girl
[ 2019 ] producer
Strangers to the World
[ 2020 ] Etty Hillesum
The King's Daughter
[ 2022 ] Head Abbess

TV Shows

Aftertaste
Margot Duplass, Margot
Brothers & Sisters
Sarah Walker, Sarah Whedon, Nora Traylor
Secrets
Sarah Foster
Six Feet Under
Brenda Chenowith
The Wilds
Gretchen Klein
Total Control
Rachel Anderson
Madam
McKenzie Leigh
Total Control
[ 2019-2024 ] Rachel Anderson

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Ed Harris, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Allison Janney, and More Will Lead OTHER DESERT CITIE Photo
Ed Harris, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Allison Janney, and More Will Lead OTHER DESERT CITIES on Broadway
by Stephi Wild - May 26, 2026

Ed Harris has revealed that he will be returning to the stage this year, starring alongside Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Allison Janney in a production of Jon Robin Baitz's family drama, Other Desert Cities.
Playfight Productions to Present ME, MY MOTHER AND SUZY CATO by Florence Hartigan Photo
Playfight Productions to Present ME, MY MOTHER AND SUZY CATO by Florence Hartigan
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 4, 2025

Following its sold out season at the 2024 Auckland Fringe Festival, Florence Hartigan (Madam, Shortland Street) is bringing her award-winning, one-woman Y2K comedy to the NZ International Comedy Festival.
Playfight Productions Presents MERELY BELOVED by Shoshana McCallum Photo
Playfight Productions Presents MERELY BELOVED by Shoshana McCallum
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 4, 2025

International Emmy Award Winner, Shoshana McCallum, aims to make you laugh at the loss of a loved one. An unflinching, hilarious, yet deeply compassionate examination of what happens when we try to avoid grief, Merely Beloved invites us all along to the catastrophe that is not death itself but every single day you wake up without your person.
ME, MY MOTHER & SUZY CATO To Be Presented As Part of Auckland Fringe Photo
ME, MY MOTHER & SUZY CATO To Be Presented As Part of Auckland Fringe
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 26, 2024

Explore the nostalgic era of the late 90s with Me, My Mother and Suzy Cato, a one-woman show by Florence Hartigan.
MERELY BELOVED To Be Presented As Part of Auckland Fringe Photo
MERELY BELOVED To Be Presented As Part of Auckland Fringe
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 26, 2024

International Emmy Award Winner Shoshana McCallum will present MERELY BELOVED, a darkly comedic one-woman show exploring grief, love, and loss.
Jeffrey Carlson, Star of TABOO and THE GOAT, Has Passed Away at 48 Photo
Jeffrey Carlson, Star of TABOO and THE GOAT, Has Passed Away at 48
by Blair Ingenthron - Jul 9, 2023

According to various reports, Jeffrey Carlson, best known for originating the role of Marilyn in TABOO and Billy in Edward Albee's THE GOAT on Broadway, has passed away. He was 48.
OTHER DESERT CITIES Opens January 13 At Theatre Palisades Photo
OTHER DESERT CITIES Opens January 13 At Theatre Palisades
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 5, 2023

​​​​​​​Theatre Palisades was founded in 1963, making 2023 their 60th anniversary. They will be opening the anniversary season with 'Other Desert Cities' by Jon Robin Baitz. The play made its Broadway debut in November 2011 and was a finalist for the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
COSI Will Be Performed at Roleystone Hall in August Photo
COSI Will Be Performed at Roleystone Hall in August
by Stephi Wild - Jul 29, 2021

What happens when an eclectic cast of asylum patients are brought together to perform Mozart's Italian opera Cosi fan tutte, despite the fact none can sing nor even speak Italian?  The answer is Cosi, the popular Australian play by Louis Nowra showing at Roleystone Hall this August. 
Theater Stories: SUNDAY IN THE PARK, NEXT TO NORMAL, FREESTYLE LOVE SUPREME & More Ab Photo
Theater Stories: SUNDAY IN THE PARK, NEXT TO NORMAL, FREESTYLE LOVE SUPREME & More About The Booth Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 14, 2021

Today's Theater Stories features the Booth Theatre! Learn about some of the theatre's best-known shows including Sunday in the Park with George, Next to Normal, Freestyle Love Supreme, and many more!
BWW Review: MURIEL'S WEDDING THE MUSICAL is a Triumph in Melbourne Photo
BWW Review: MURIEL'S WEDDING THE MUSICAL is a Triumph in Melbourne
by Victoria Beal - Mar 24, 2019

BWW Review: MURIEL'S WEDDING THE MUSICAL is a triumph in Melbourne - a show that everyone will love!
Diane Lane To Star In New FX Drama Based On DC Comics, Plus Additional Casting Announ Photo
Diane Lane To Star In New FX Drama Based On DC Comics, Plus Additional Casting Announced
by Tori Hartshorn - Jul 11, 2018

Award-winning actor Diane Lane has signed on to star in the drama series pilot Y, headlining an ensemble cast also starring Barry Keoghan, Imogen Poots, Lashana Lynch, Juliana Canfield and Marin Ireland, it was announced today by Eric Schrier and Nick Grad, Presidents of Original Programming for FX Networks and FX Productions.
RLJ Entertainment Acquires THE OSIRIS CHILD: SCIENCE FICTION VOLUME 1
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 13, 2017

RLJ Entertainment (NASDAQ: RLJE) has acquired all North American rights to the highly anticipated action/science fiction film THE OSIRIS CHILD.  Directed by Shane Abbess (Infini, Gabriel), who also co-wrote the film with Brian Cachia (Infini), the film stars Kellan Lutz (Twilight Franchise), Daniel MacPherson (The Shannara Chronicles, "APB"), Isabel Lucas (Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Knight of Cups), Temuera Morrison ("Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith"), with Rachel Griffiths (Hacksaw Ridge, "Six Feet Under") and Teagan Croft, making her feature film debut.
Global Green and FLAUNT's #StandForGreen Oscar Week Event Dazzled
by BWW News Desk - Feb 24, 2017

Yesterday evening, FLAUNT partnered with Global Green for their 14th annual pre-Oscar fundraiser at the new TAO in Hollywood. The event honored Tribal Chairman of the Standing Rock Indian Reservation, David Archambault II, among others, and was a bold show of community in the face of the increasing threat to our environment and way of life.
ABC Announces May Premiere Date for DIRTY DANCING Event Movie
by Caryn Robbins - Jan 10, 2017

The ABC Television Network has announced midseason premiere dates for the mini-series 'When We Rise' and series premiere dates for the one-hour drama 'Time After Time,' half-hour comedy 'Imaginary Mary' and the event movie 'Dirty Dancing,'
Dustin Lance Black Pens Gay Rights Miniseries WHEN WE RISE for ABC
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 18, 2016

"When We Rise" was written and created by Academy Award winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black.  This mini-series event chronicles the real-life personal and political struggles, set-backs and triumphs of a diverse family of LGBT men and women who helped pioneer one of the last legs of the U.S. Civil Rights movement, from its turbulent infancy in the 20th century to the once unfathomable successes of today. 
Gunning for a Groom! MURIEL'S WEDDING THE MUSICAL to Premiere in Sydney Next Year with New Tunes
by BWW News Desk - Sep 8, 2016

In Muriel's Wedding The Musical, Muriel Heslop is back! And this time she's singing.
Christopher Jackson, HAIRSPRAY & More - BWW's Guide to Broadway on Fall TV!
by Caryn Robbins - Aug 23, 2016

Broadway stars and a host of musical presentations are on tap for the upcoming 2016-17 primetime television season. Included in THE LINEUP will be new series starring HAMILTON's Christopher Jackson, FROZEN's Kristen Bell and BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY star Stephen Pasquale.
ABC Unveils 2016-17 Programming Slate Including Nine New Series
by Caryn Robbins - May 17, 2016

ABC continues its commitment to distinctive storytelling with the announcement of its 2016-17 slate of programming, including the addition of nine new series. Channing Dungey, president, ABC Entertainment, will unveil the network's new lineup to the advertising and media communities this afternoon at Lincoln Center's David Geffen Hall, in New York City.
Stage Veterans Mary-Louise Parker, Emily Skeggs & Austin McKenzie Set for ABC's LGBT Event Series WHEN WE RISE
by Tyler Peterson - Mar 21, 2016

ABC Studios has cast the epic event limited series 'When We Rise,' written and created by Academy Award winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black. Starring in the event limited series are Guy Pearce ('Memento,' 'L.A. Confidential') as LGBT activist Cleve Jones, Mary-Louise Parker ('Weeds,' 'Angels in America') as women's rights leader Roma Guy and Rachel Griffiths ('Brothers and Sisters,' 'Six Feet Under') as her wife, social justice activist Diane. The roles of African American community organizer Ken Jones and transgender activist Cecelia Chung are still to be cast, among others.
Sundance Sets 2016 Lineup of U.S., World Competition Films
by Tyler Peterson - Dec 2, 2015

Offering a first look at the year ahead in independent film, culture and new ideas, Sundance Institute announced today the 65 films selected for the U.S. Competition, World Competition and out-of-competition NEXT category set to premiere at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival, January 21-31 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance, Utah. Films that have premiered in these sections include Beasts of the Southern Wild, Fruitvale Station,Whiplash, Blackfish, The September Issue, The Cove, An Education, Animal Kingdom, Precious, A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night, Obvious Child, Tangerine and Escape from Tomorrow.
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How many Broadway shows has Rachel Griffiths been in?

Rachel Griffiths has appeared on Broadway in 1 shows.

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Rachel Griffiths has not appeared in the West End.

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