Rachel Griffiths

Rachel Griffiths is the kind of actress who quietly earns trust rather than demanding attention. Australian, she broke out in Muriel's Wedding, then built a serious international resume, an Oscar nomination for Hilary and Jackie and a long, layered run as Brenda on Six Feet Under that won her real acclaim. She has since moved into directing and writing too, and was made a Member of the Order of Australia. What I respect is the absence of vanity in her choices; she takes prickly, complicated women and makes them human. A grounded, durable talent who has let the work, not the publicity, do the talking.

Rachel Anne Griffiths (born December 18, 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.

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Name (English)

Rachel Griffiths

Name (Japanese)

レイチェル・グリフィス

Reading

れいちぇる・ぐりふぃす

Born

December 18, 1968 (age 57)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Monkey

Origin

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Blood type

Private

Height

Private

Agency

Private

Occupation

actor / film actor / film director / director / screenwriter

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Private

University

Private

Awards & achievements

• 2020 Member of the Order of Australia
• 2001 Centenary Medal
• 2001 Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AC%E3%82%A4%E3%83%81%E3%82%A7%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B0%E3%83%AA%E3%83%95%E3%82%A3%E3%82%B9

Tags

• Victoria
• actor
• film actor
• film director

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.