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Rachel Griffiths

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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).
- IMDb mini biography by: Anonymous

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!"
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.
Plays Ermine Jung, George's (Johnny Depp's) mother, in Blow (2001), although she's actually five years younger than Depp.
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.

I think family movies have gotten so rich in this country.
I think baseball - the baseball genre - is this mitt, to use a double pun there, to catch a whole bunch of themes.
I think a big part of our attraction to sport movies are the stories contained within the sports.
I just don't see where I could possibly fit in directing a feature.
I grew up on cricket and I think Australian kids are getting so Americanized, you know?

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