Rachel Ward

Rachel Ward

Rachel Claire Ward AM (born 12 September 1957) is an English-Australian actress, film and television director, screenwriter, and former model who has primarily pursued her career in Australia. During her modelling career, she was featured on the covers of Vogue, Harper's & Queen, and Cosmopolitan magazines. After moving to the United States in 1977, she appeared in television advertisements such as the Lincoln Mercury "Cougar Girl" and Revlon's "Scoundrel Girl". In 1981, she received a Golden Globe Award nomination for "New Star of the Year" for her role in the film Sharky's Machine starring with Burt Reynolds. The following year, she starred in Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid with Steve Martin. Her big break came in 1983, when she starred opposite Richard Chamberlain as the lead role portraying Meggie Cleary in the television miniseries The Thorn Birds, for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film. Also in 1983, U.S. audiences voted Ward one of the world's 10 most beautiful women. In 1984, she played Jess in the film noir remake Against All Odds, with Jeff Bridges. After filming Fortress in 1985, she then disappeared from film for a few years to study acting. In 2001, she was again nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film for her role in On the Beach (2000). Also in 2001, she won the Australian Film Institute Award for Best Short Fiction Film for The Big House, and Best Australian Film at Flickerfest. The film also won the Film Critics Circle of Australia award, as did her 2003 film Martha's New Coat — which also won the 2003 ATOM Award. In 2005, she was made a Member of the Order of Australia "for service to raising awareness of social justice through lobbying, mentoring and advocacy for the rights of disadvantaged and at-risk young people, and support for the Australian film and television industry". In 2009, she directed her first feature-length film titled Beautiful Kate, adapted by Ward from a 1982 Newton Thornburg novel, and premiered at the Sydney Film Festival. She has been married to the Australian actor Bryan Brown since 1983. They have three children: Rosie, Matilda, and Joe. Matilda Brown is an actress, writer and director.
    Known for
    Acting
    Place of birth
    Cornwell Manor, Cornwell, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England, UK
    Birthday
    9/12/1957
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The Final Terror
5.1
Against All Odds
Against All Odds
5.7
On the Beach
On the Beach
6.1
After Dark, My Sweet
After Dark, My Sweet
5.6
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
6.6
Wide Sargasso Sea
Wide Sargasso Sea
5
Christopher Columbus: The Discovery
Christopher Columbus: The Discovery
4.9
Sharky's Machine
Sharky's Machine
6
How to Get Ahead in Advertising
How to Get Ahead in Advertising
6.3
Hotel Colonial
Hotel Colonial
5.3
Fortress
Fortress
6.9
Rachel's Farm
Rachel's Farm
7.5
Johnson County War
Johnson County War
5.5
Night School
Night School
5.7
Double Jeopardy
Double Jeopardy
5.2
The Good Wife
The Good Wife
4.8
My Stepson, My Lover
My Stepson, My Lover
3.3
And Never Let Her Go
And Never Let Her Go
6.6
Bobbie's Girl
Bobbie's Girl
4.1
Black Magic
Black Magic
3.3
And the Sea Will Tell
And the Sea Will Tell
6.4
Peter Rabbit
Peter Rabbit
6.7
Christmas Lilies of the Field
Christmas Lilies of the Field
5
Twisted
Twisted
0
The Ascent
The Ascent
5.5
The Death and Life of Otto Bloom
The Death and Life of Otto Bloom
7.3
Double Obsession
Double Obsession
5.5
Shadow of the Cobra
Shadow of the Cobra
7
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