Rachel Ward
Biography
Rachel Ward is an English-Australian actress. She was born on September 12, 1957, in Cornwell Manor, Cornwell, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England, UK. Ward has primarily pursued her acting career in Australia. She has appeared in various television advertisements, including the Lincoln Mercury "Cougar Girl" and Revlon's "Scoundrel Girl". Ward received a Golden Globe Award nomination for "New Star of the Year" in 1981 for her role in the film Sharky's Machine. She has also starred in the film Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid alongside Steve Martin. Ward has a total of 49 known credits in her acting career.
Career overview
Rachel Ward is an English-Australian actress. She began her career as a model, appearing on the covers of several magazines, including Vogue, Harper's & Queen, and Cosmopolitan. She also appeared in television advertisements, such as the Lincoln Mercury "Cougar Girl" and Revlon's "Scoundrel Girl".
Ward transitioned to acting, receiving a Golden Globe Award nomination for "New Star of the Year" in 1981 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.
Ward has primarily pursued her acting career in Australia. She has appeared in numerous films and television shows, with 49 known credits.
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- Whale Shark Jack (2026) as Aunty Dot
- A Bite to Eat with Alice (2024) as Self
- Rachel's Farm (2023) as Self
- Rachel's Farm (2023) Director
- Darby and Joan (2022) as English Sat Nav (Voice)
- Darby and Joan (2022) Director
- Palm Beach (2019) Director
- Palm Beach (2019) Writer
- Peter Rabbit (2018) as Josephine Rabbit (voice)
- The Death and Life of Otto Bloom (2017) as Ada
- The Last Impresario (2014) as Self
- An Accidental Soldier (2013) Director
- The Straits (2012) Director
- Beautiful Kate (2009) Director
- Beautiful Kate (2009) Screenplay
- Rain Shadow (2007) as Kate McDonald
- Monarch Cove (2006)
- Two Twisted (2006) Director
- Blackbeard (2006) as Sally Dunbar
- Martha's New Coat (2003) Director
- Bobbie's Girl (2002) as Roberta Langham
- Johnson County War (2002) as Queenie
- And Never Let Her Go (2001) as Christine Sheve
- And Never Let Her Go (2001) as Christine Sheve
- The Big House (2001) Director
- The Big House (2001) Writer
- On the Beach (2000) as Moira Davidson
- On the Beach (2000) as Moira Davidson
- Seasons of Love (1999) as Kate Linthorne
- My Stepson, My Lover (1997) as Caitlin Cory
- Twisted (1997) as Sara (segment 'Third Party')
- Twisted Tales (1996) as Sara
- The Ascent (1994) as Patricia
- Wide Sargasso Sea (1993) as Annette Cosway
- Double Jeopardy (1992) as Lisa Burns Donnelly
- Black Magic (1992) as Lillian Blatman
- Christopher Columbus: The Discovery (1992) as Queen Isabella
- Double Obsession (1992) as Grandmother
- And the Sea Will Tell (1991) as Jennifer Jenkins
- And the Sea Will Tell (1991) as Jennifer Jenkins
- After Dark, My Sweet (1990) as Fay Anderson
- Shadow of the Cobra (1989) as Chris Royston
- How to Get Ahead in Advertising (1989) as Julia Bagley
- The Good Wife (1987) as Marge Hills
- Hotel Colonial (1987) as Irene Costa
- Fortress (1985) as Sally Jones
- Against All Odds (1984) as Jessie Wyler
- The Thorn Birds (1983) as Meggie Cleary
- The Final Terror (1983) as Margaret
- Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982) as Juliet Forrest
- Dynasty (1981)
- Sharky's Machine (1981) as Domino
- Night School (1981) as Eleanor Adjai
- Christmas Lilies of the Field (1979) as Jenny