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Rachel Griffiths

1968 - Today

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Rachel Anne Griffiths (born 1968) is an Australian actress. Raised primarily in Melbourne, she began her acting career appearing on the Australian series Secrets before being cast in a supporting role in the comedy Muriel's Wedding (1994), which earned her an AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. In 1997, she was the lead in Nadia Tass's drama Amy, followed by her portrayal of Hilary du Pré in Hilary and Jackie (1998), for which she received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. From 2001 to 2005, Griffiths portrayed massage therapist Brenda Chenowith in the HBO series Six Feet Under, for which she earned a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in 2002 and two Primetime Emmy Award nominations. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2024). Rachel Griffiths is the 5,785th most popular actor (down from 4,934th in 2024), the 287th most popular biography from Australia (down from 218th in 2019) and the 58th most popular Australian Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Rachel Griffiths ranks 5,785 out of 13,578. Before her are Adrian Rawlins, Diana Wynyard, Carrie Preston, Christine Pascal, Auliʻi Cravalho, and Susan Tyrrell. After her are Alison Arngrim, Ian McElhinney, Lou Tellegen, Roger Allam, Martin Mull, and Choi Si-won.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Rachel Griffiths ranks 268. Before her are Zacarias Moussaoui, Adolfo Valencia, Jorge Larrionda, André Cruz, Ellen Allien, and Donizete Oliveira. After her are Nick Anderson, Shelley Lubben, Ivan Sokolov, Jaume Balagueró, Cheb Hasni, and Carlos Batres.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Rachel Griffiths ranks 287 out of 1,143. Before her are Snub Pollard (1889), Chrissy Amphlett (1959), Mathew Ryan (1992), David Walker (1941), Wilberforce Eaves (1867), and Patricia Wrightson (1921). After her are Dave Power (1928), Fleur Mellor (1936), Snowy Baker (1884), Thelma Coyne Long (1918), Steven Bradbury (1973), and Ben Chifley (1885).

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Among ACTORS In Australia

Among actors born in Australia, Rachel Griffiths ranks 58. Before her are Abbie Cornish (1982), Portia de Rossi (1973), Mia Wasikowska (1989), Teresa Palmer (1986), Phoebe Tonkin (1989), and Snub Pollard (1889). After her are Snowy Baker (1884), Rebel Wilson (1980), Jack Thompson (1940), Emily Browning (1988), Tina Arena (1967), and Jason Donovan (1968).

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