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Actress | Director | Writer

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Rachel Ward met her husband, Bryan Brown, while working on The Thorn Birds. She played the heroine, and he played the heroine's husband (who was not however the hero!). See more trivia »

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Rachel Claire Ward
in Cornwell Manor, Cornwell, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England, UK
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Franklin Ojeda Smith - -- "...back in the day the 'barb wire' was more visible" and early on I chose baseball over acting; then academia and not baseball. Now,"...the kids are grown, the dog is dead and now that I may, I choose acting." Please take a look: 1)Boardwalk Empire - Deacon Cuffy 2)Murder Incorporated - Sam Christenson 3)Cayman Went - Aniston Turnkey 4)Letting Go -Therapist 5)Footsteps in the Sand - Jim. Thank You! Franklin

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Nominated for 3 Golden Globes. Another 2 wins & 7 nominations See more awards »

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Hide HideActress (32 titles)
2007 Rain Shadow (TV mini-series)
Kate McDonald
– The Soldiers Choice (2007) … Kate McDonald
– The Call of the Wild (2007) … Kate McDonald
– Black and White (2007) … Kate McDonald
– Paringa Rules (2007) … Kate McDonald
– You Can't Eat Scenery (2007) … Kate McDonald
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2007 Shotgun! [An Opening Sequence] (short)
Adrianna
 
2006 Monarch Cove (TV series)
Arianna Preston
– Episode #1.14 (2006) … Arianna Preston
– Episode #1.12 (2006) … Arianna Preston
– Episode #1.11 (2006) … Arianna Preston
– Episode #1.10 (2006) … Arianna Preston
– Episode #1.9 (2006) … Arianna Preston
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2006 Blackbeard (TV movie)
Sally Dunbar
 
2002 Johnson County War (TV movie)
Queenie
 
2002 Bobbie's Girl (TV movie)
Roberta Langham
 
2001 And Never Let Her Go (TV movie)
Christine Sheve
 
2000 On the Beach (TV movie)
Moira Davidson
 
1999 Seasons of Love (TV movie)
Kate Linthorne
 
1997 My Stepson, My Lover (TV movie)
Caitlin Cory
 
1996 Twisted Tales (TV series)
Sara
– Third Party (1996) … Sara
 
1994 The Ascent
Patricia
 
1994 Double Obsession
Grandmother
 
1993 Wide Sargasso Sea
Annette Cosway
 
1992 Double Jeopardy (TV movie)
Lisa Burns Donnelly
 
1992 Christopher Columbus: The Discovery
Queen Isabella
 
1992 Black Magic (TV movie)
Lillian Blatman
 
1991 And the Sea Will Tell (TV movie)
Jennifer Jenkins
 
1990 After Dark, My Sweet
Fay Anderson
 
1989 Shadow of the Cobra (TV movie)
Chris Royston
 
1989 How to Get Ahead in Advertising
Julia Bagley
 
1987 Peter Kenna's The Good Wife
Marge Hills
 
1987 Hotel Colonial
Irene Costa
 
1985 Fortress (TV movie)
Sally Jones
 
1984 Against All Odds
Jessie Wyler
 
1983 The Final Terror
Margaret
 
1983 The Thorn Birds (TV mini-series)
Meggie Cleary
– Part 4 (1983) … Meggie Cleary
– Part 3 (1983) … Meggie Cleary
– Part 2 (1983) … Meggie Cleary
– Part 1 (1983) … Meggie Cleary
 
1982 Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
Juliet Forrest
 
1981 Sharky's Machine
Dominoe
 
1981 Dynasty (TV series)
Edna MacReady
– The Dinner Party (1981) … Edna MacReady
 
1981 Night School
Eleanor Adjai
 
1979 Christmas Lilies of the Field (TV movie)
Jenny
 
Show ShowDirector (9 titles)
2012 The Straits (TV series)
– The Price (2012)
– Epiphanies (2012)
– The Hunt for Vlad (2012)
 
2011 My Place (TV series)
– 1838 Davey (2011)
– 1828 Alice
– 1848 Johanna
 
2010 Rake (TV series)
– R vs Lorton (2010)
– R vs Dana (2010)
 
2009 Beautiful Kate
 
2006 Two Twisted (TV series)
– Heart Attack (2006)
 
2006 Knot at Home Project (TV series documentary)
 
2003 Martha's New Coat
 
2001 The Big House (short)
 
2000 Blindman's Bluff (short)
 
Show ShowWriter (3 titles)
2009 Beautiful Kate (screenplay)
 
2001 The Big House (short)
 
2000 Blindman's Bluff (short)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2010 How God Works (short) (big thanks to)
 
Show ShowSelf (12 titles)
2012 Adam Hills in Gordon St Tonight (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #2.4 (2012) … Herself
 
2010 Breakfast (TV series)
Herself - Actress & Director
– Episode dated 29 July 2010 (2010) … Herself - Actress & Director
 
2010 Moving Pictures Live! (TV series)
Herself
– Aussies (2010) … Herself
 
2009 The Chaser's War on Everything (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #3.6 (2009) … Herself
 
2003 The Thorn Birds: Old Friends New Stories (video)
Herself
 
2003 Enough Rope with Andrew Denton (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.26 (2003) … Herself
 
2003 What's Going On? (TV series documentary)
– Indigenous Children in Australia
 
2000 The Big Schmooze (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.4 (2000) … Herself
 
1994 In the Name of Love (TV series)
Herself - Hostess (1994)
 
1991 The 48th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter
 
1990 The 62nd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter Best Sound and Sound Effects Editing
 
1982 The 54th Annual Academy Awards (TV special documentary)
Herself - Presenter: Best Cinematography
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (4 titles)
2010 Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape (video documentary)
Herself
 
2007 La tele de tu vida (TV series)
 
2006 Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film (documentary)
Herself
 
2004 Retrosexual: The 80's
 

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Personal Details

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Height:

5' 9" (1.75 m)
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Personal Quote:

"I wish I had [done more nude scenes when I was younger.] I was just a prudish English girl and I wish I had been less prudish about it really. I don't think we have a hell of a lot to be serious about at this point. See more »

Trivia:

Rachel Ward met her husband, Bryan Brown, while working on The Thorn Birds. She played the heroine, and he played the heroine's husband (who was not however the hero!). See more »

Star Sign:

Virgo