She had her first success as the creator and performer of Barbie Gets Hips.
Background
Ethnicity:
She was born in Melbourne.Mother - Anna, an art teacher and consultantFather - Edward Griffiths.
She is often mistaken for actress Juliett Lewis, but Rachel bears to her a striking resemblance.
Education
Attended Star of the Sea Catholic Girls' College, did well at school and learned ballet.
Career
Her movie debut in the hit Oz comedy Muriel's Wedding (1994), won her the Australian Film Critics Circle Award and the Australian Film Institute's Award for Best Supporting Actress. She followed this with appearances in Jude (1996), Cosi (1996), Children of the Revolution (1996), Welcome to Woop-Woop (1997) and My Best Friend's Wedding (1997). In 1998, she received a Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination for her performance in Hilary and Jackie.
She is the first actor to receive financing from the Young Filmmakers Fund and recently wrote, produced and directed Tulip, a 14-minute short based on a story about her great-great-uncle and aunt who were farmers in western Victoria, Australia. She is a vocal supporter of Oxfam's campaign for the Global Charter of Basic Rights and continues to stay active in issues impacting the Melbourne community.
Showing convincing range, she portrayed Johnny Depp's hysterical mother in 2001's "Blow", opposite Ray Liotta.In 2001, Griffiths was cast as one of the leads in Six Feet Under. Her performance as emotionally-scarred massage therapist Brenda Chenowith earned her Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Awards, as well as two Emmy Award nominations. At present she is part of the ensemble cast, including Sally Field and Calista Flockhart, of the dramatic series Brothers & Sisters, in which she portrays Sarah Walker Whedon, who inherits control of the family business after her father's death.