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Rachel Griffiths is an Australian actress, director and producer whose work spans film, television and stage. Raised mostly in Melbourne, she began on the Australian series Secrets and broke out in Muriel's Wedding (1994), winning an AACTA Award for her supporting role. She led Amy (1997), appeared in My Son the Fanatic (1997) and earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for Hilary and Jackie (1998). American audiences know her as Brenda Chenowith on HBO's Six Feet Under, which won her a Golden Globe and two Emmy nominations, and as Sarah Walker on ABC's Brothers & Sisters, which brought two more Emmy nominations. Her films include Blow (2001), The Rookie (2002), Ned Kelly (2003), Step Up (2006), Saving Mr. Banks (2013), Hacksaw Ridge (2016) and Mammal (2016), and she appeared in When We Rise and Deadline Gallipoli. On stage she won a Helpmann Award for Proof in Melbourne and made her Broadway debut in Other Desert Cities (2011). She directed the short Tulip and episodes of Nowhere Boys. She holds the Centenary Medal (2001) and was named a Member of the Order of Australia in 2020. Griffiths brings intelligence, candor and warmth.