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 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 moved to Melbourne. Attended Star of the Sea Catholic Girls' College, did well at school and learned ballet. When she was 11, her father left home with an 18 year old woman. She hasn't seen him for years. Her mother was an art teacher at the time and raised the children alone. Has an Education Degree in dance and drama. Worked for the theatre company The Woolly Jumpers, in Geelong. Made famous by Muriel's Wedding (1994).
Bio:
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 moved to Melbourne. Attended Star of the Sea Catholic Girls' College, did well at school and learned ballet. When she was 11, her father left home with an 18 year old woman. She hasn't seen him for years. Her mother was an art teacher at the time and raised the children alone. Has an Education Degree in dance and drama. Worked for the theatre company The Woolly Jumpers, in Geelong. Made famous by Muriel's Wedding (1994).
Tivia:
Once said to Bill Hunter, in a bout of insecurity, on the set of Muriel's Wedding (1994), "I'm kinda waiting for them to find out that I can't act". He encouraged her with the reply, "Rachel, I've been waiting 40 years, and they never find out!"Ran topless through Melbourne's Crown Casino on its opening night in protest. Was asked by media why she felt the need to do so and replied :"If I didn't flash my tits, you wouldn't have put me in the paper!"Plays Ermine Jung, George's (Johnny Depp's) mother, in Blow (2001), although she's actually five years younger than Depp.Suffered a ruptured uterus during daughter Clementine's birth in June 2009, which nearly ended her life. She spent a total of three days undergoing surgery, and recovered from the condition.In Six Feet Under (2001)'s season 3, she missed four episodes due to her first pregnancy with son Banjo. Her second pregnancy with daughter Adelaide was written into the show's final season and she appeared in almost every episode of the series.On Who Do You Think You Are? (2008), she discovered that her English-born paternal great-great-grandfather, Louis Francis Mallan, was Jewish, and traced her ancestry back to Benjamin Wolf Levy, who was born, c. 1664, in Hamburg, Germany, and later moved to London, England.Often mistaken for actress Juliette Lewis, to whom she bears a striking resemblanceGraduated from Victoria College in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia with a bachelors degree in Education.Was involved with actor Eric Stoltz while in Wales filming Very Annie Mary (2001).Mother, with husband Andrew Taylor, of son Banjo Patrick Taylor (b. November 22, 2003), and daughters Adelaide Rose Taylor (b. June 23, 2005) and Clementine Grace Taylor (b. June 21, 2009).Lives on the northern beaches in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. (2000)(December 31, 2002) Married her longtime boyfriend Andrew Taylor in a moonlit ceremony on New Year's Eve in their hometown of Melbourne, Australia following a 6-month-long engagement.Plays Dennis Quaid's wife in The Rookie (2002) and Val Kilmer's wife in Comanche Moon (2008). Quaid played "Doc" Holliday in Wyatt Earp (1994), and Kilmer played the same part in Tombstone (1993).Lives in Los Angeles, California, USA. (2007)Born on exactly the same date as Casper Van Dien of "Starship Troopers" fame. |
| Name: |
Rachel Griffiths |
Type: |
Actress,Producer,Writer (IMDB) |
| Area: |
All World |
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IMDB |
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Business scope: |
Actress,Producer,Writer |
| Products for sale: |
Actress,Producer,Writer |
| Model rank: |
119 |
| Last update: |
2024-07-01 03:46:06 |
| Height: |
5' 9?' (1.77 m) |
| Biography: |
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 moved to Melbourne. Attended Star of the Sea Catho |
| Trivia: |
Once said to Bill Hunter, in a bout of insecurity, on the set of Muriel's Wedding (1994), "I'm kinda waiting for them to find out that I can't act". He encouraged her with the reply, "Rachel, I've been waiting 40 years, and they never find out!"Ran topless through Melbourne's Crown Casino on its opening night in protest. Was asked by media why she felt the need to do so and replied :"If I didn't flash my tits, you wouldn't have put me in the paper!"Plays Ermine Jung, George's (Johnny Depp's) mother, in Blow (2001), although she's actually five years younger than Depp.Suffered a ruptured uterus during daughter Clementine's birth in June 2009, which nearly ended her life. She spent a total of three days undergoing surgery, and recovered from the condition.In Six Feet Under (2001)'s season 3, she missed four episodes due to her first pregnancy with son Banjo. Her second pregnancy with daughter Adelaide was written into the show's final season and she appeared in almost every episode of the series.On Who Do You Think You Are? (2008), she discovered that her English-born paternal great-great-grandfather, Louis Francis Mallan, was Jewish, and traced her ancestry back to Benjamin Wolf Levy, who was born, c. 1664, in Hamburg, Germany, and later moved to London, England.Often mistaken for actress Juliette Lewis, to whom she bears a striking resemblanceGraduated from Victoria College in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia with a bachelors degree in Education.Was involved with actor Eric Stoltz while in Wales filming Very Annie Mary (2001).Mother, with husband Andrew Taylor, of son Banjo Patrick Taylor (b. November 22, 2003), and daughters Adelaide Rose Taylor (b. June 23, 2005) and Clementine Grace Taylor (b. June 21, 2009).Lives on the northern beaches in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. (2000)(December 31, 2002) Married her longtime boyfriend Andrew Taylor in a moonlit ceremony on New Year's Eve in their hometown of Melbourne, Australia following a 6-month-long engagement.Plays Dennis Quaid's wife in The Rookie (2002) and Val Kilmer's wife in Comanche Moon (2008). Quaid played "Doc" Holliday in Wyatt Earp (1994), and Kilmer played the same part in Tombstone (1993).Lives in Los Angeles, California, USA. (2007)Born on exactly the same date as Casper Van Dien of "Starship Troopers" fame. |
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I think family movies have gotten so rich in this country.
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I think baseball - the baseball genre - is this mitt, to use a double pun there, to catch a whole bunch of themes.
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I think a big part of our attraction to sport movies are the stories contained within the sports.
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I just don't see where I could possibly fit in directing a feature.
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I grew up on cricket and I think Australian kids are getting so Americanized, you know? |
| Job title: |
Actress,Producer,Writer |
| Others works: |
Played the leading role in the play "A Doll's House".
Appeared in the play 'Proof' in Melbourne, Australia in 2002 with Naomi Watts and Heath Ledger
Has done some nude modelling
(2011 - 2012) Stage play: "Other Desert Citi |
| Spouse: |
Andrew Taylor (December 31, 2002 - present) (3 children) |
| Children: |
Banjo Patrick TaylorAdelaide Rose TaylorClementine Grace Taylor |
| Parents: |
Anna Hamilton
Edward Martin Griffiths |
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