Rachel Griffiths won the Golden Globe Award for her performance on the HBO series "Six Feet Under" (which also won Best Drama Series) in 2002, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Hilary du Pre in "Hilary and Jackie." Griffiths was also nominated for an Emmy for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama for "Six Feet Under" in 2003, and she was nominated for Best Actress in a Drama, again for "Six Feet Under," in 2002. "Six Feet Under" will return for its final season this summer.

American film audiences were first introduced to Griffiths as the brilliantly crafted Rhonda in the popular "Muriel's Wedding," for which she won both the Australian Film Critics Award and the Australian Film Institute Award for best supporting actress.

A native of Melbourne, Australia, Griffiths graduated from Victoria College with a Bachelor of Education degree in drama and dance. She worked in the theater in Melbourne with Australia's acclaimed theater company for young people, Wooly Jumpers Inc. She continued over the next six years working with the Melbourne and Sydney Theatre Companies starring "Sylvia," "The Sisters Rosensweig," "The Grapes of Wrath" and "The Doll House."

Griffiths directed her first short film, "Tulip," in 1999, which went on to win best short film at the Toronto and Palm Spring film Festivals. She completed her second short, "Roundabout," that is also currently playing the festival circuit.

Griffiths' numerous feature film credits include "Blow" opposite Johnny Depp, "Blow Dry," "Very Annie Mary," "Me Myself I," "My Son the Fanatic," "Among Giants," "My Best Friend's Wedding," and "Ned Kelley".