Trivia

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.

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.

Stated in her memoir "Much Love, Jac" that she was sexually molested as a child from the age 7-11 by a family friend.

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.

Has been a vocal supporter of the LGBT community throughout her career.

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).

Attended Hornsby Girls' High School.

She had a vacation home in Kauai, Hawaii for ten years.