Rachel Griffiths
Rachel Griffiths
Rachel Anne Griffithsis an Australian actress and director. She came to prominence with the 1994 film Muriel's Wedding and her Academy Award nominated performance in Hilary and Jackie. She is best known for her portrayals of Brenda Chenowith in the HBO series Six Feet Under and Sarah Walker Laurent on the ABC primetime drama Brothers & Sisters. Her work in film and television has earned her a Golden Globe Award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards and three Australian Film Institute...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actress
Date of Birth18 December 1968
CityMelbourne, Australia
CountryUnited States of America
People going into the cities for the opportunities and the towns are getting older, no young people.
But just playing the partner of someone famous, I had a lot more freedom.
You know Texas is - even more now that Enron has bit the dust - it's held up on the back of small businesses.
A Golden Globe is a mood-altering substance, there's no doubt about that.
I grew up on cricket and I think Australian kids are getting so Americanized, you know?
I just don't see where I could possibly fit in directing a feature.
I think family movies have gotten so rich in this country.
I'm developing some screenplays at the moment with my Australian producer.
I'm pretty ruthless about that; I think when you sign over your story, you sign over your story.
I'm quite intuitive about what I pick. Often it's to do with what I've just done and how I'm feeling.
There`s a good sense of fun and lack of sarcasm in the Texans, maybe a little earnestness which is kind of why I found it quite Australian.
I found it an interesting portrait of a marriage in exploring notions of how one partner supports the other, whilst not jeopardizing the greater good - which is the family.
Acting is like playing, while directing is really fun, sort of like an orgy.
Although I'm not Christian, I was raised Christian. I'm an atheist, with a slight Buddhist leaning. I've got a very strong sense of morality.