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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

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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

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

International Emmy Award Winner Shoshana McCallum will present MERELY BELOVED, a darkly comedic one-woman show exploring grief, love, and loss.
ANYONE BUT YOU Will Be Available to Watch at Home Tomorrow Photo
ANYONE BUT YOU Will Be Available to Watch at Home Tomorrow

In the edgy comedy Anyone But You, Bea (Sydney Sweeney) and Ben (Glen Powell) look like the perfect couple, but after an amazing first date something happens that turns their fiery hot attraction ice cold - until they find themselves unexpectedly thrust together at a destination wedding in Australia.
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

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

​​​​​​​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.
Comedy Series TEN PERCENT to Premiere on Sundance Now and AMC+ Photo
Comedy Series TEN PERCENT to Premiere on Sundance Now and AMC+

Sundance Now is set to release the first season of the upcoming original comedy series Ten Percent. The show's two-episode premiere is set for Friday, April 29 on Sundance Now and AMC+. An encore airing of the first episode will debut linearly on BBC AMERICA Sunday, May 1 with one episode weekly thereafter. 
THE KING'S DAUGHTER Starring Pierce Brosnan And Kaya Scodelario Set For Release Photo
THE KING'S DAUGHTER Starring Pierce Brosnan And Kaya Scodelario Set For Release

Fans are anticipating the upcoming film The King's Daughter directed by Sean McNamara (Soul Surfer, Spare Parts, The Miracle Season) a romantic fantasy set at Versailles starring Pierce Brosnan and Kaya Scodelario, which will debut in theaters on January 21st, 2022.
VIDEO: Julie Andrew Narrates THE KING'S DAUGHTER in New Trailer Photo
VIDEO: Julie Andrew Narrates THE KING'S DAUGHTER in New Trailer

A new trailer for The King's Daughter has been released. Narrated by Julie Andrews, the film features Pierce Brosnan, Kaya Scodelario, Benjamin Walker, Rachel Griffiths, Bingbing Fan and William Hurt. It is based on Vonda N. McIntyre’s novel 'The Moon and the Sun'. Watch the new trailer now!
Gravitas Ventures Acquires Rights to THE KING'S DAUGHTER With Julie Andrews & Pierce Photo
Gravitas Ventures Acquires Rights to THE KING'S DAUGHTER With Julie Andrews & Pierce Brosnan

Gravitas Ventures has acquired the North American distributing rights for the King's Daughter. The film, narrated by Julie Andrews and starring Pierce Brosnan, will be released in theaters on January 21, 2022. Watch the trailer for the film now!
COSI Will Be Performed at Roleystone Hall in August Photo
COSI Will Be Performed at Roleystone Hall in August

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

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!
TOTAL CONTROL Premieres Next Thursday On Sundance Now Photo
TOTAL CONTROL Premieres Next Thursday On Sundance Now

Featuring the award-winning performances by Oscar-nominated actress Rachel Griffiths (Six Feet Under, Brothers and Sisters, Dead Lucky) and AACTA winner Deborah Mailman (Jack Irish, Mystery Road), this gripping new political drama makes its highly anticipated U.S. premiere on AMC Networks' streaming service Sundance Now.
Rachel Griffiths' Political Drama TOTAL CONTROL Premieres On Sundance Now This Month Photo
Rachel Griffiths' Political Drama TOTAL CONTROL Premieres On Sundance Now This Month

Sundance Now's highly anticipated new political drama Total Control. Exclusive U.S. premiere on Sundance Now on Thursday, December 17, 2020, with a new episode available every following Thursday.
New Series, Films, Holiday Specials & More Streaming on AMC+ Photo
New Series, Films, Holiday Specials & More Streaming on AMC+

For the month of December, AMC+ offers subscribers a wide variety of critically acclaimed and commercial-free programming, including exclusive holiday specials, compelling new drama series, and beloved films from across the company’s entertainment networks and targeted streaming services.
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

BWW Review: MURIEL'S WEDDING THE MUSICAL is a triumph in Melbourne - a show that everyone will love!
Celebrity Cast for the New Season of DANCING WITH THE STARS Announced Photo
Celebrity Cast for the New Season of DANCING WITH THE STARS Announced

“Dancing with the Stars” is waltzing its way into its upcoming season, and the new celebrity cast is adding some glitzy bling to their wardrobe, breaking in their dancing shoes and readying themselves for their first dance on the ballroom floor, as the season kicks off MONDAY, SEPT. 24 (8:00-10:00 p.m. EDT), on The ABC Television Network, streaming and on demand. This season's lineup of celebrity dancers includes an “American Idol” mentor, the first-ever blind contestant to take part in the show, an alumnus from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, a Duke of Hazzard, an Olympic Gold medal-winning gymnast and a Bachelor Nation favorite, among others.
SundanceTV and Sundance Now Unveil Fall 2018 Programming Slate, Featuring a Diverse A Photo
SundanceTV and Sundance Now Unveil Fall 2018 Programming Slate, Featuring a Diverse Array of Thrilling Dramas and Compelling True Crime Docu-Series

SundanceTV, the linear and digital entertainment brand dedicated to bold, independent storytelling, and Sundance Now, AMC Networks' direct-to-consumer SVOD service curated with high quality dramas and crime thrillers, announced today from the Television Critics Association (TCA) Press Tour highlights from their 2018 fall programming slates.
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

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.
Australia's Missy Higgins To Perform At Gala Reception For New Comedy GREY NOMAD Photo
Australia's Missy Higgins To Perform At Gala Reception For New Comedy GREY NOMAD

Australian singer/songwriter Missy Higgins (North American top 20 airplay hits “Where I Stood” and “Steer”) will perform at a fundraising event for L.A.'s Australian Theatre Company at the Skylight Theatre onSunday, Sept. 10.
RLJ Entertainment Acquires THE OSIRIS CHILD: SCIENCE FICTION VOLUME 1

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.
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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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