Jacki Weaver | |
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Born | Jacqueline Ruth Weaver 25 May 1947 [1] Hurstville, New South Wales, Australia |
Education | Hornsby Girls' High School |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1962–present |
Spouses | David Price (m. 1966;div. 1970)Max Hensser (m. 1975;div. 1977)Sean Taylor (m. 2003) |
Partner(s) | John Walters (esp. 1969; sep. 1970) Richard Wherrett (esp. 1971; sep. 1974) Phil Davis (esp. 1977; sep. 1981) |
Children | 1 |
Jacqueline Ruth Weaver AO (born 25 May 1947) is an Australian theatre, film, and television actress. Weaver emerged in the 1970s Australian New Wave through her work in Ozploitation films such as Stork (1971), Alvin Purple (1973), and Petersen (1974). She later starred in Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975), Caddie (1976), Squizzy Taylor (1982), and a number of television films, miniseries, and Australian productions of plays such as Death of a Salesman and A Streetcar Named Desire .
Weaver garnered acclaim and nominations for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for starring in the crime film Animal Kingdom (2010) and the comedy-drama film Silver Linings Playbook (2012), the former also winning her the National Board of Review Award. In following years, Weaver appeared in the films The Five-Year Engagement (2012), Parkland (2013), Magic in the Moonlight (2014), The Disaster Artist (2017), Bird Box (2018), Widows (2018), Poms (2019), Stage Mother (2020), and Father Stu (2022).
On television, Weaver starred in the Starz comedy series Blunt Talk (2015–2016), Fox Showcase political thriller Secret City (2016–2019), Epix thriller Perpetual Grace, LTD (2019), and the Stan science fiction series Bloom (2019–2020). In 2021, she had a recurring role as Caroline Warner in the Paramount Network neo-Western series Yellowstone .
Jacqueline Ruth Weaver was born in Hurstville, a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales. [2] [3] Her mother, Edith (née Simpson), was a migrant from England, and her father, Arthur Weaver, was a Sydney solicitor. [4] She attended Hornsby Girls' High School and was Dux of her school. She won a scholarship to study sociology at university, but instead embarked upon an acting career. [5] [6]
Weaver has been working in Australian film, stage and television since the 1960s. In 1963, at the age of 16, Weaver mimed the role of Gretel to the soprano Janet Rutledge in an ABC production of Engelbert Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel , conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras. [7] In 1964 at the Palace Theatre in Sydney, Weaver and a number of other Australian singers such as The Delltones and her then-boyfriend Bryan Davies performed a satire on the Gidget movies, in which Weaver performed as "Gadget". In the mid-1960s, she appeared on the Australian music show Bandstand . In one appearance, she sang a 1920s-style pastiche, the novelty song "I Love Onions". The turning point in her career came in 1965 just before she was about to go to university and was cast in the Australian TV series Wandjina! [8]
In 1971, Weaver made her big screen debut playing the female leading role in the comedy film, Stork directed by Tim Burstall, for which she won her first Australian Film Institute Award. She later starred in the comedy films Alvin Purple (1973), and Petersen (1974). She played supporting role in Peter Weir's critically acclaimed mystery film version of Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975), and a more substantial appearance in Caddie (1976) for which she won her second Australian Film Institute Award. The following years, Weaver appeared in series, miniseries, and made-for-television movies, playing leading and supporting roles. Her notable television movies including Polly Me Love (1976), and Do I Have to Kill My Child? (1976), for which she received Logie Award for Best Individual Performance By An Actress. [3]
Weaver starred in the miniseries Water Under the Bridge (1980) and The Challenge (1986), and 1982 drama film Squizzy Taylor . Also in the 1980s she appeared alongside Sir Les Patterson and politician Barry Jones on Parkinson [9] Contrary to popular belief, Weaver has never appeared in a soap opera. [10] She starred in the 1988 ABC drama series, House Rules about a Melbourne house-wife who becomes a member of parliament. [11] After years off-screen, Weaver returned to film starring in the comedy-drama Cosi . [12]
In the 1990s and early 2000s, Weaver found it increasingly difficult to gain roles on screen or television and she devoted much of her energy to the Australian stage, starring in plays including A Streetcar Named Desire , Last of the Red Hot Lovers , Death of a Salesman , Reg Cribb's Last Cab to Darwin , and Chekhov's Uncle Vanya alongside Cate Blanchett and Richard Roxburgh in 2010–11. Weaver has performed in more than 80 plays. [1] Her stage abilities were recognised with a "Mo" award. In 2005, she released her autobiography, Much Love, Jac. [13]
In 2010, Weaver starred in the Melbourne-set crime thriller Animal Kingdom playing a gang family matriarch. Her performance received praise from film critics and earned her an Academy Award nomination as well as winning the Australian Film Institute Award, the National Board of Review, Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award and a Satellite Award.
Weaver made her Hollywood debut with the 2012 comedy The Five-Year Engagement , alongside Emily Blunt and Jason Segel, and starred in Park Chan-Wook's English-language debut, Stoker , alongside fellow Australian actors Nicole Kidman and Mia Wasikowska, and British actor Matthew Goode. [14] In 2012, Weaver was again nominated for an Academy Award for her role opposite Robert De Niro in the comedy-drama film Silver Linings Playbook . [1]
Weaver played Marguerite Oswald in the 2013 historical drama film Parkland and same year starred in the supernatural horror film Haunt . She made her American television debut guest-starring as a Rebel Wilson' character mother in her short-lived comedy series Super Fun Night . In 2014, she starred in the adaptation of Richard Alfieri's play Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks opposite Gena Rowlands, [15] Marjane Satrapi's comedy-horror The Voices , and the romantic comedy Magic in the Moonlight written and directed by Woody Allen. She returned to Australia appearing in Last Cab to Darwin (2015) and Goldstone (2016) receiving Australian Film Critics Association for Best Supporting Actress. Her other notable film credits including Equals (2015), The Polka King (2017), Life of the Party (2018), Bird Box (2018) and Widows (2018). She starred alongside Diane Keaton, Pam Grier and Rhea Perlman in the 2019 comedy film Poms (2019). [16] The following year, she played the leading role in the comedy-drama film Stage Mother . [17] Also that year, she starred in The Grudge , a remake of the 2004 supernatural horror film, and the Australian drama Penguin Bloom starring Naomi Watts. In 2022, she played Mark Wahlberg' mother in the biographical drama film Father Stu . [18]
On American television, Weaver starred in the 2015 Fox limited series Gracepoint and the Starz comedy series, Blunt Talk (2015–16) opposite Patrick Stewart. She returned to Australia with starring role in the Fox Showcase political thriller Secret City (2016–19), and Stan science fiction series Bloom (2019–20). In 2019, she starred in the Epix thriller Perpetual Grace, LTD (2019) and in 2021 she began appearing in the recurring role as Caroline Warner in the Paramount Network neo-Western series, Yellowstone . [19]
Weaver had a relationship of many years with Richard Wherrett, director of the Sydney Theatre Company. [20] She was married to David Price from 1966 to 1970. She had a son in 1970 with her partner at the time, John Walters. [21]
She married Max Hensser in 1975. She lived with Phil Davis, a former Sydney crime reporter, Canberra Press Secretary, and executive producer for Mike Willesee, for five years until 1981. She married radio and television presenter Derryn Hinch in 1983. She and Hinch renewed their vows [10] before divorcing in 1998.
She is married to actor Sean Taylor. [22]
Year | Film | Role | Type |
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1966 | They're a Weird Mob | Girl on beach | Feature film, Australia |
1970 | The Naked Bunyip | Herself | Feature film documentary, Australia |
1971 | Stork | Anna | Feature film, Australia |
1973 | Alvin Purple | Second Sugar Girl | Feature film, Australia |
1974 | Petersen | Susie Petersen | Feature film, Australia |
1975 | Picnic at Hanging Rock | Minnie | Feature film, Australia |
The Removalists | Marilyn Carter | Feature film, Australia | |
1976 | Caddie | Josie | Feature film, Australia |
1982 | Squizzy Taylor | Dolly | Feature film, Australia |
1983 | Abra Cadabra | Primrose Buttercup (voice) | Animated feature film, Australia |
1996 | Cosi | Cherry | Feature film, Australia |
1997 | The Two-Wheeled Time Machine | Older Alice | Short film, Australia |
1999 | In the Red | Feature film, Australia | |
2007 | Hammer Bay | Aileen Blakely | TV film, Australia |
2008 | Three Blind Mice | Bernie Fisher | Feature film, Australia |
2009 | Early Checkout | Cleaner | Short film, Australia |
2010 | Animal Kingdom | Janine "Smurf" Cody | Feature film, Australia |
Summer Coda | Jen | Feature film, Australia | |
2011 | Lois | Lois | Short film, Australia |
2012 | The Five-Year Engagement | Sylvia Dickerson-Barnes | Feature film, US |
Silver Linings Playbook | Dolores Solitano | Feature film, US | |
2013 | Stoker | Aunt Gwendolyn "Gin" Stoker | Feature film, US |
Parkland | Marguerite Oswald | Feature film, US | |
Haunt | Janet Morello | Feature film, US | |
2014 | Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks | Irene Mossbecker | Feature film, US/Hungary |
Reclaim | Reigert | Feature film, US | |
The Voices | Dr. Warren | Feature film, US | |
Maya the Bee | Buzzlina Von Beena (voice) | Animated feature film, Australia | |
Magic in the Moonlight | Grace | Feature film, US | |
2015 | Last Cab to Darwin | Dr. Farmer | Feature film, Australia |
Equals | Bess | Feature film, US | |
2016 | Goldstone | The Mayor | Feature film, Australia |
Sister Cities | Mary Baxter | TV film, US | |
2017 | The Polka King | Barb | Feature film, US |
Small Crimes | Irma Denton | Feature film, US | |
The Disaster Artist | Carolyn Minnott | Feature film, US | |
2018 | Irreplaceable You | Estelle | Feature film, US |
Life of the Party [23] | Sandy Cook | Feature film, US | |
Out of Blue | Miriam Rockwell | Feature film, US | |
Widows | Agnieszka | Feature film, US | |
Bird Box | Cheryl | Feature film, US | |
2019 | Poms | Sheryl | Feature film, US |
Zeroville | Dotty | Feature film, US | |
Elsewhere | Mom | Feature film, US | |
2020 | The Grudge | Lorna Moody | Feature film, US |
Stage Mother | Maybelline Metcalf | Feature film, US | |
Never Too Late | Norma McCarthy | Feature film, Australia | |
Penguin Bloom | Jan | Feature film, Australia | |
2021 | Back to the Outback | Jackie (voice) | Animated feature film, Australia |
2022 | Father Stu | Kathleen Long | Feature film, US |
American Murderer | Jeanne | Feature film, US | |
2024 | Memoir of a Snail | Pinky (voice) | Animated feature film, Australia |
Year | Program | Role | Notes |
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1963 | Hansel and Gretel | Gretel | ABC teleplay, Australia |
1964 | Split Level | Dysfunctional child | ABC teleplay, Australia |
1965–1969 | Bandstand | Guest | TV music series, Australia |
1966 | Be Our Guest! | Guest | TV music series, Australia |
1966 | Wandjina! | Ann MacPherson | TV series, Australia |
1967 | The Schoolmistress | Dinah | ABC teleplay, Australia |
1967–1976 | Homicide | Hettie / Anne Johnson / Sue Ryan | TV series, Australia |
1967 | Personality Squares | Contestant | TV game series, Australia |
1968 | The Unloved | TV series, 1 episode, Australia | |
1969 | Riptide | Liz | TV series, Australia, episode: "Brethren Island" |
1969–1973 | Division 4 | Val Smith / Thea Kemp | TV series, Australia |
1970 | Woobinda, Animal Doctor | TV series, Australia, episode: "Chocolate, Cherry or Pistachio" | |
1970 | Would You Believe? | Panellist | TV game series, Australia |
1971; 1973 | The Comedy Game | TV series, Australia, 2 episodes | |
1971 | The Godfathers | Matilda Mathews | TV series, Australia, episode: "Waltzing Matilda" |
1971–1976 | Matlock Police | Kathy Marcus / Trudy Morton / Gail Hemming / Lindy Robinson | TV series, Australia, 4 episodes |
1971 | Spyforce | Elaine Harrison | TV series, Australia, episode: "The Volunteers: Part 1" |
1972–1973 | All About Faces | Contestant | TV game series, Australia |
1972 | For the Juniors | Herself | TV series, Australia |
1972 | Catwalk | Rock Wilson | TV series, Australia, episode: "A Life in the Day Of" |
1972 | The Stirrers | TV comedy series, Australia | |
1973 | Inside Alvin Purple | Herself | TV documentary special, Australia |
1973 | The Engagement | Ditzy virgin | ABC teleplay, Australia |
1974 | Silent Number | Anne | TV series, Australia |
1974 | This Love Affair | TV series, Australia | |
1974; 1975 | The Last of the Australians | Sandy / Gillie | TV series, Australia, 2 episodes |
1974 | No Man's Land | Herself | TV series, Australia |
1975 | Celebrity Squares | Contestant | TV game series, Australia |
1975 | The Seven Ages of Man | TV series, Australia | |
1975 | A Recollection... Hanging Rock 1900 | Herself | TV documentary special, Australia |
1975 | Polly Me Love | Polly | TV film, Australia |
1976 | Alvin Purple | Emily | TV series, Australia |
1976 | Up the Convicts | TV comedy series, Australia | |
1976 | Rush | Yvette Precot | TV series, Australia, episode: "A Shilling a Day" |
1976–1977 | Willesee at Seven | Guest | TV current affairs series, Australia |
1976 | Do I Have to Kill My Child? | Dianne | TV film, Australia |
1977 | Death Cell | Terrifying ghost | TV film, Australia |
1977 | Graham Kennedy's Blankety Blanks | Contestant | TV game series, Australia |
1977 | This Is Your Life Brian Henderson | Guest - Herself | TV series, 1 episode |
1977 | The Faces of Dick Emery | Various characters | TV comedy series, Australia |
1978 | Micro Macro | Herself | TV series, Australia |
1979 | Cappriccio | Herself | TV music series, Australia, 1 episode |
1979 | Cop Shop | Lynne Bennett | TV series, Australia, 1 episode |
1979; 1981 | Tickled Pink | Various roles | TV series, Australia, episode: "Three Blind Mice" |
1979 | Patrol Boat | Journalist | TV series, Australia, 1 episode |
1980 | Water Under the Bridge | Maggie McGhee | TV miniseries, Australia, 8 episodes |
1980–1981 | Trial by Marriage | Joan | TV series, Australia |
1981 | Parkinson in Australia | Guest | TV series, Australia/UK, 1 episode |
1981 | Willesee '81 | Guest | TV current affairs series, Australia |
1983 | Flashback | Herself | TV series, Australia |
1984 | Cut that Out | Herself | TV special, Australia |
1984 | The Girl from Moonooloo | TV film, Australia | |
1985 | The Perfectionist | Barbara Gunn | TV film, Australia |
1986 | The Challenge | Rasa Bertrand | TV miniseries, Australia |
1986 | Television: The First 30 Years | Herself | TV special, Australia |
1987 | Dearest Enemy | TV series pilot, Australia | |
1988 | House Rules | Julie Buckley | TV series, Australia, episode 24 |
1990 | Rafferty's Rules | TV series, Australia, 1 episode | |
1990; 1993 | Tonight Live with Steve Vizard | Guest | TV series, Australia, 2 episodes |
1990 | Hey Hey It's Saturday | Herself ("Red Faces" segment) | TV variety series, Australia, 1 episode |
1991 | The Main Event | Contestant | TV game series, Australia |
1991 | The 7:30 Report | Guest | TV current affairs series, Australia, 1 episode |
1994 | Midday with Derryn Hinch | Guest | TV series, Australia, 1 episode |
1994 | The Beatles In Australia: 30th Anniversary | Herself | TV special, Australia |
1994 | Sale of the Century | Contestant | TV game series, Australia |
1995 | The Times | Guest | TV news series, Australia, 1 episode |
1995 | At Home | Guest | TV series, Australia, 1 episode |
1995; 1999 | What's Cooking? | Guest | TV series, Australia, 2 episodes |
1995; 1996; 1997 | This Is Your Life? | Guest | TV series, Australia, 3 episodes |
1995 | A Current Affair | Guest | TV current affairs show, Australia |
1996 | McFeast: Breasts | Guest | TV comedy special, Australia |
1998 | FCTV | Guest | TV show |
1998 | Strassman | Guest | TV series |
1999 | Barry Humphries' Flashbacks | Guest | TV series, Australia |
1999 | All-Star Squares | Contestant | TV game series, Australia |
1999 | Bondi Banquet | Herself | TV series, Australia |
2001 | This Is Your Life: Derryn Hinch | Guest - Herself | TV series, 1 episode |
2002 | This Is Your Life: Jacki Weaver | Herself - Special Guest | TV series, episode 10 |
2002 | Caddie on Location | Herself | TV special, Australia |
2004 | Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? | Contestant | TV game series, Australia |
2005 | Dancing with the Stars | Contestant | TV competition series, Australia |
2006–2007 | The Book Club | Herself | TV series |
2008 | Spicks & Specks | Guest | TV quiz series, Australia, 1 episode |
2008 | The Celebrity Singing Bee | Contestant | TV competition series, Australia |
2009 | Satisfaction | Gillian | TV series, Australia, 2 episodes |
2010 | The Circle | Host | TV panel series, Australia, 1 episode |
2010 | Moving Pictures Live! | Herself | TV series |
2010 | The Making of Animal Kingdom | Herself | TV behind the scenes special, Australia |
2013 | Sidewalks Entertainment | Guest | TV series, US |
2013 | Made in Hollywood | Guest | TV series, US |
2013 | The McCarthys | Marjorie McCarthy | Unaired pilot, US |
2013 | Super Fun Night | Pamela Boubier | TV series, US, episode: "Engagement Party" |
2014 | TCM Spotlight: Australian Cinema | Herself | TV special, Australia |
2014 | Gracepoint | Susan Wright | TV series, 10 episodes |
2014 | Who Do You Think You Are? | Herself | TV series, Australia, season 6, episode 3 |
2015–2016 | Blunt Talk | Rosalie Winter | TV series, regular role, 20 episodes |
2015 | Gaps Between the Stars: The Story of 'Last Cab to Darwin' | Herself | TV behind the scenes special, Australia |
2017 | David Stratton: A Cinematic Life | Guest | TV series, Australia, 1 episode |
2016–2018 | Secret City | Senator Catriona Bailey | TV series, 9 episodes |
2017 | The Disaster Artist: Oh, Hi Mark: Making a Disaster | Herself | TV behind the scenes special, US |
2018 | Mom Sandwich | Herself | Video |
2019 | The Sunday Project | Guest | TV panel show, Australia, 1 episode |
2019–2020 | Bloom | Gwendolyn 'Gwen' Reed | TV series, lead role |
2019 | Perpetual Grace, LTD | Lillian | TV series, lead role |
2020 | Studio 10 | Guest | TV panel series, Australia, 1 episode |
2021 | Yellowstone | Caroline Warner | TV series, US |
2022 | Back in Time For the Corner Shop | Herself in Rice Krinkles archive clip | ABC TV series, 1 episode 3: The 1950s & 1960s |
2023 | Hello Tomorrow! | Barbara Billings | TV series, recurring role, US |
2023 | 10 News First | Herself (Barry Humphries State Memorial) | TV series, 1 episode |
2023 | 7 News | Herself (Barry Humphries State Memorial) | TV series, 1 episode |
2024 | Clipped | Shelly Sterling | Miniseries |
Year | Work | Role | Venue |
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1962 | A Wish is a Dream | Cinderella | Phillip Street Theatre |
1963 | Once Upon a Surfie | Gadget | Palace Theatre |
1964 | Mother Goose and the Three Stooges | Jill | Palace Theatre |
1965 | The Bandwagon | Aurora | Phillip Street Theatre |
The Legend of King O'Malley | Old Tote Theatre Company - NZ tour | ||
1966 | Ten Bob in Kitty | Copenhagen Theatre Restaurant, Sydney | |
Last Precious Stream | Schools tour NSW | ||
Little Red Riding Hood | Schools tour NSW | ||
The Schoolmistress | Dinah | Old Tote Theatre Company | |
1967 | Peter Pan | Peter Pan | Independent Theatre |
The Imaginary Invalid | Louise | Old Tote Theatre Company | |
Hay Fever | Marian | Marian Street Theatre | |
The Runaway Steamboat | Adelaide Festival | ||
1968 | You Never Can Tell | Dolly | Old Tote Theatre Company |
1969 | Halfway Up the Tree | ||
Applicant | Q Lunchtime Theatre, Sydney | ||
The Knack | Nancy | Theatre Royal, Hobart | |
See the Pretty Lights | Q Lunchtime Theatre, Sydney | ||
1971 | The Roy Murphy Show | Sharon the rugby league maid | Nimrod |
After Magritte | 80yo tuba playing granny | Nimrod | |
Caste | Polly Eccles | Marian Street Theatre | |
1972 | The Removalists | Fiona | Nimrod |
Forget-Me-Not Lane | Ursula | Old Tote Theatre Company | |
1974 | Love's Labour's Lost [24] | Rosaline | Old Tote Theatre Company |
1974–1975 | The Seagull | Masha | Nimrod |
1975 | Tom | Susan | Nimrod |
Customs and Excise | Nimrod | ||
1976 | A Streetcar Named Desire | Stella | Old Tote Theatre Company |
Roberta | Roberta | ||
1976–1978 | Bedroom Farce | Kate | Elizabethan Theatre Trust at Theatre Royal |
1977 | Three Sisters | Natasha | Old Tote Theatre Company |
1978 | Rockola | Blue Velvet | Nimrod & Adelaide Festival |
1980–1981 | They're Playing Our Song | Sonia Walsk | Comedy Theatre |
1982 | Three Sisters | ||
1984 | Ben-Hur | ||
1985 | Born Yesterday | Billie Dawn | STC at Sydney Opera House |
The Real Thing | Annie | STC | |
1986 | Having a Ball | Doreen | Elizabethan Theatre Trust |
Blithe Spirit | Elvira | MTC | |
1987 | Emerald City | Kate | MTC |
A Day in the Death of Joe Egg | Sheila | MTC | |
1990 | Daylight Saving | Felicity | MTC - national tour |
Rumours | Chris | Gary Penney Productions | |
1990–1992 | Love Letters | Melissa | STC at Sydney Opera House |
1991; 1993 | Shadowlands | Joy Gresham | STC at Sydney Opera House |
1992 | Six Degrees of Separation | Ouisa | STC |
1993 | Away | Coral | STC & Riverside Theatres |
1994 | The Sisters Rosensweig | Gorgeous Teitelbaum | MTC |
1995 | Sydney Stories 2 | ||
Reunion | Ex-wife of rock star | Comedy Club, Carlton & national tour | |
1997 | After the Ball | Judy | STC |
Navigating | Bea | QTC and MTC | |
1999 | Fred [25] | STC | |
Silhouette | Celia | Marian Street Theatre | |
Love Letters | |||
2000 | The Falls | Nellie | Griffin Theatre Company & Stables Theatre |
Wharf Revue | STC | ||
Old Masters | Fleur | STC | |
2000–2001 | Girl Talk | Julie | Hit Productions - national tour |
2001 | Soulmates | Heather | STC, MTC & Newcastle Civic Theatre |
2001–2002 | Shadowlands | STC | |
2002 | Through the Wire | South African Jewish woman | Sydney Festival |
Three Sisters | |||
2003 | Last of the Red Hot Lovers | Elaine / Bobbie /Jeannette | Hit Productions |
2003–2004 | Six Degrees of Separation | ||
2004 | Last Cab to Darwin | Dot, Mrs Gratton, Backpacker 2, Deirdre | Pork Chop Productions at Sydney Opera House, Octagon Theatre |
2004–2006, 2007 | The Blonde, the Brunette and the Vengeful Redhead | One woman show - 7 characters | Stables Theatre |
2005 | Ruby’s Last Dollar | Ruby | Pork Chop Productions |
2006 | A Hard God | STC | |
2007 | Derrida in Love | Lina | Ensemble Theatre |
2008 | Priscilla, Queen of the Desert | Shirley the bartender | Lyric Theatre |
Death of a Salesman | Linda | Ensemble Theatre | |
Prisoner of Second Avenue | Edna Edison | QTC | |
The Pig Iron People | Rosie | STC | |
2009 | Secret Bridesmaids' Business | Colleen Bacon | Kay & McLean Productions at Arts Centre Melbourne |
2010 | Entertaining Mr Sloane | Kath | STCSA |
Uncle Vanya [26] | Nana | STC | |
Let the Sunshine | Ros | QTC |
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Elizabeth Debicki is an Australian actress. She is known for starring in the BBC limited series The Night Manager (2016) and gained wider recognition for her portrayal of Diana, Princess of Wales in the Netflix drama series The Crown (2022–2023). Her acclaimed performance in the latter won her a Golden Globe Award, a Critics Choice Television Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award and a British Academy Television Award.