Rachel Griffiths
Birthday: 18 December 1968, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Height: 177 cm
Her mother, Anna Griffiths, is an art consultant. Her uncle is a Jesuit priest. Has two older brothers. One brother, Ben, is a ski instructor. Lived on the Gold Coast, Queensland until age five, then ...Show More
We've got our football where no one wears anything and the guys are in little shorts and they beat t Show more
We've got our football where no one wears anything and the guys are in little shorts and they beat the crap out of each other, and they can catch it and they can kick it, and it's the only place it's played in the world. Hide
People going into the cities for the opportunities and the towns are getting older, no young people.
People going into the cities for the opportunities and the towns are getting older, no young people.
A Golden Globe is a mood-altering substance, there's no doubt about that.
A Golden Globe is a mood-altering substance, there's no doubt about that.
You know Texas is - even more now that Enron has bit the dust - it's held up on the back of small bu Show more
You know Texas is - even more now that Enron has bit the dust - it's held up on the back of small businesses. Hide
I think family movies have gotten so rich in this country.
I think family movies have gotten so rich in this country.
There's nothing as exciting as a comeback - seeing someone with dreams, watching them fail, and then Show more
There's nothing as exciting as a comeback - seeing someone with dreams, watching them fail, and then getting a second chance. Hide
I'm developing some screenplays at the moment with my Australian producer.
I'm developing some screenplays at the moment with my Australian producer.
I found it an interesting portrait of a marriage in exploring notions of how one partner supports th Show more
I found it an interesting portrait of a marriage in exploring notions of how one partner supports the other, whilst not jeopardising the greater good - which is the family. Hide
I grew up on cricket and I think Australian kids are getting so Americanized, you know?
I grew up on cricket and I think Australian kids are getting so Americanized, you know?
I'm pretty ruthless about that; I think when you sign over your story, you sign over your story.
I'm pretty ruthless about that; I think when you sign over your story, you sign over your story.
It was a lovely opportunity for the first time in my whole career to stand up and thank people who a Show more
It was a lovely opportunity for the first time in my whole career to stand up and thank people who are really responsible for me getting to realise my dreams. Hide
The filmmaker's got to make it his story and the actors have got to make it their story.
The filmmaker's got to make it his story and the actors have got to make it their story.
I just don't see where I could possibly fit in directing a feature.
I just don't see where I could possibly fit in directing a feature.
I think baseball - the baseball genre - is this mitt, to use a double pun there, to catch a whole bu Show more
I think baseball - the baseball genre - is this mitt, to use a double pun there, to catch a whole bunch of themes. Hide
But just playing the partner of someone famous, I had a lot more freedom.
But just playing the partner of someone famous, I had a lot more freedom.
I think a big part of our attraction to sport movies are the stories contained within the sports.
I think a big part of our attraction to sport movies are the stories contained within the sports.
Why movies are so powerful is because you are right in there and you stay in there until they want y Show more
Why movies are so powerful is because you are right in there and you stay in there until they want you to come out, and then you've really gone somewhere. Hide
And I grew up watching all the British ones so when you hear that from an early age, it makes it muc Show more
And I grew up watching all the British ones so when you hear that from an early age, it makes it much easier than you guys who don't grow up with Australian television or British television. Hide
We grew up as kids watching those movies and we were exposed to themes of civil rights, unfairness, Show more
We grew up as kids watching those movies and we were exposed to themes of civil rights, unfairness, bigotry and fathers struggling against the kind of mob of the town, so you remember how you felt as a kid being taken seriously, that you are part of the human drama. Hide
I'm so motivated to collaborate with people and help them realise the kind of collective vision.
I'm so motivated to collaborate with people and help them realise the kind of collective vision.
Rachel Griffiths's FILMOGRAPHY - Page 4
as Actor (91)
Rachel Griffiths'S roles
Sarah Walker
Rhonda Epinstalk
Brenda Chenowith
Samantha Newhouse
Director Gordon
Matron Cassidy
Lorri Morris
Ermine Jung
