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What Is Rachel Griffiths' Net Worth and Salary?
Rachel Griffiths AM (Order of Australia) is an Australian actress, screenwriter, director, and producer who has a net worth of $8 million. Griffiths is probably best known for playing Brenda Chenowith on HBO's "Six Feet Under" (2001–2005) and Sarah Walker on ABC's "Brothers and Sisters" (2006–2011).
Rachel has more than 60 acting credits to her name, including the films "Muriel's Wedding" (1994), "My Best Friend's Wedding" (1997), "Hilary and Jackie" (1998), "Ned Kelly" (2003), and "Saving Mr. Banks" (2013), the television series "Secrets" (1993–1994), "Camp" (2013), "House Husbands" (2014), "Total Control" (2019–2021), and "The Wilds" (2020), and the miniseries "When We Rise" (2017). Griffiths wrote and directed the short films "Tulip" (1998) and "Roundabout" (2003), and she directed the film "Ride Like a Girl" (2019) as well as three 2015 episodes of "Nowhere Boys." She created "Total Control," and she served as a producer on that series and "Ride Like a Girl" as well as the TV shows "Little Acorns" (2016) and "Aftertaste" (2021). Rachel made her Broadway debut as Brooke Wyeth in a 2011 production of Jon Robin Baitz's "Other Desert Cities," and in 2020, she was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in the Australia Day Honours for "significant service to the performing arts as an actor."
Early Life
Rachel Griffiths was born Rachel Anne Griffiths in 1968 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Most sources list Rachel's birthdate as December 18th, but some list it as February 20th or June 4th. During her early childhood, Griffiths lived on the Gold Coast with mother Anna, father Edward, and older brothers Samuel and Ben, and when Rachel was 5, Anna and the children moved to Melbourne. Watching the 1977 miniseries "Roots" during her youth inspired Griffiths to become an actress. Rachel attended the Brighton Catholic school Star of the Sea College, then she enrolled at Victoria College, Rusden, graduating with a Bachelor of Education in dance and drama. Griffiths joined the Geelong theatre group the Woolly Jumpers, and her one-woman show "Barbie Gets Hip" (which she wrote and starred in) was performed at the 1991 Melbourne Fringe Festival.
Career
Rachel's first onscreen role came in a 1992 episode of "Fast Forward," and in 1993, she appeared in the TV movie "The Feds" and began playing Sarah Foster on the Australian series "Secrets." In 1994, she co-starred withToni Collettein the film "Muriel's Wedding," which earned her an Australian Film Institute Award and an Australian Film Critics Award. Griffiths then appeared in the films "Cosi" (1996), "Jude" (1996), "To Have & To Hold" (1996), "Children of the Revolution" (1996), "Welcome to Woop Woop" (1997), and "My Son the Fanatic" (1997), and she co-starred withJulia RobertsandCameron Diazin 1997's "My Best Friend's Wedding," her first American film. In 1998, she appeared in the films "Among Giants," "Amy," and "Divorcing Jack," and she starred as Hilary du Pré in "Hilary and Jackie," which earned her an Academy Award nomination. Rachel appeared in 1999's "Me Myself I" and 2001's "Very Annie Mary," "Blow," and "Blow Dry," and from 2001 to 2005, she played Brenda Chenowith on the critically-acclaimed drama "Six Feet Under," which aired 63 episodes over five seasons and won more than 40 awards.
While starring on "Six Feet Under," Griffiths appeared in the films "The Hard Word" (2002), "The Rookie" (2002), and "Plainsong" (2004), co-starred withHeath Ledger,Orlando Bloom,Geoffrey Rush, andNaomi Wattsin 2003's "Ned Kelly," and gave a Helpmann Award-winning performance in an Australian production of David Auburn's "Proof" (2002). She appeared in the 2005 TV movie "Angel Rodriguez" and the 2006 dance film "Step Up," and from 2006 to 2011, she starred as Sarah Walker on the family drama "Brothers and Sisters." The series aired 109 episodes over five seasons, and Rachel received two Primetime Emmy nominations and two Golden Globe nominations for her performance. She played Inez Scull in the 2008 miniseries "Comanche Moon," then she appeared in the films "Beautiful Kate" (2009), "Burning Man" (2011), "Underground: TheJulian AssangeStory" (2012), and "Patrick" (2013). In 2013, Griffiths played Helen "Ellie" Morehead, the inspiration for Mary Poppins, in "Saving Mr. Banks" alongsideTom HanksandEmma Thompson. That year she also starred as MacKenzie Granger on the NBC series "Camp," and in 2014, she had a recurring role as Belle on the Australian series "House Husbands."
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