Bio: Jacqueline Ruth Weaver is an Australian theatre, film and television actress. She is known internationally for her performances in Animal Kingdom (2010) and Silver Linings Playbook (2012), both of which earned her nominations for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.Weaver emerged in the 1970s as a symbol of the Australian New Wave through her work in Ozploitation films such as Stork (1971), Alvin Purple (1973), and Petersen (1974). Weaver's other films include Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975), Magic in the Moonlight (2014), The Disaster Artist (2017), Bird Box (2018), and Poms (2019).In 2019-20, Weaver had main roles in Bloom and Perpetual Grace, LTD, and in 2021 she had a recurring role in Season 4 of Yellowstone.In 2005, she released her autobiography, Much Love, Jac.
Tivia: Publicly stated in interviews that her idol growing up and as a young actress in Australia was Esther Williams. Her manager got a phone call saying that Esther Williams was about to turn 90 and she'd love to meet Jacki.Won her Oscar nominated role of Dolores Solitano in Silver Linings Playbook (2012) after Emma Thompson turned it down.Daughter of Edith (Simpson) and Arthur Weaver. Her father was from Sydney and her mother was English.Stated in her memoir "Much Love, Jac" that she was sexually molested as a child from the age 7-11 by a family friend.Has been a vocal supporter of the LGBT community throughout her career.Since her Oscar nomination, projects that have fallen through include the 2013 CBS pilot The McCarthys (2014), which wasn't picked up but was a year later when it was re shot with Laurie Metcalf in the role. Additionally she was long attached to the Shirley MacLaine starring vehicle Wild Oats (2016) however she was replaced with Jessica Lange. Finally she was cast in a supporting role in the all-star film 'Frank or Francis', directed by 'Charlie Kauffman', however funding fell through.She was awarded the AO (Officer of the Order of Australia) in the 2014 Queen's Honours List for her services and contributions to the performing arts.Made her American stage debut in 2011 as apart of the Sydney Theater Company's production of "Uncle Vanya" at the Eisenhower Theater, Washington D.C. (and later at the Lincoln Centre Festival in 2012 in New York City).Has a son, Dylan Walters (b. 1969), with her ex-boyfriend John Walters .Has two grandchildren; Taketora (b. 2007) and Luli (b. 2010).She had a vacation home in Kauai, Hawaii for ten years.Attended Hornsby Girls' High School.