- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- September 12, 1957
- Place of Birth
- Cornwell Manor, Cornwell, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England, UK
Rachel Ward
Rachel Claire Ward (born September 12, 1957) is an English-Australian actress, film and television director, screenwriter, and former model who has primarily pursued her career in Australia. During her modelling career, she was featured on the covers of Vogue, Harper's & Queen, and Cosmopolitan magazines. After moving to the United States in 1977, she appeared in television advertisements such as the Lincoln Mercury "Cougar Girl" and Revlon's "Scoundrel Girl". In 1981, she received a Golden Globe Award nomination for "New Star of the Year" 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. Her big break came in 1983, when she starred opposite Richard Chamberlain as the lead role portraying Meggie Cleary in the television miniseries The Thorn Birds, for which she was nominated for a Golde…
Filmography
movieWhale Shark Jack
2026 · Aunty Dot
tvA Bite to Eat with Alice
2024 · Self
movieRachel's Farm
2023 · Self, Director
tvDarby and Joan
2022 · English Sat Nav (Voice), Director
moviePalm Beach
2019 · Director, Writer
moviePeter Rabbit
2018 · Josephine Rabbit (voice)
movieThe Death and Life of Otto Bloom
2017 · Ada
movieThe Last Impresario
2014 · Self
movieAn Accidental Soldier
2013 · Director
tvThe Straits
2012 · Director
movieBeautiful Kate
2009 · Director, Screenplay
tvRain Shadow
2007 · Kate McDonald
Monarch Cove
tvMonarch Cove
2006
tvTwo Twisted
2006 · Director
tvBlackbeard
2006 · Sally Dunbar
Martha's New Coat
movieMartha's New Coat
2003 · Director
movieJohnson County War
2002 · Queenie
movieBobbie's Girl
2002 · Roberta Langham
movieThe Big House
2001 · Director, Writer
movieAnd Never Let Her Go
2001 · Christine Sheve
tvAnd Never Let Her Go
2001 · Christine Sheve
movieOn the Beach
2000 · Moira Davidson
tvOn the Beach
2000 · Moira Davidson
tvSeasons of Love
1999 · Kate Linthorne
movieMy Stepson, My Lover
1997 · Caitlin Cory
movieTwisted
1997 · Sara (segment 'Third Party')
tvTwisted Tales
1996 · Sara
movieThe Ascent
1994 · Patricia
movieWide Sargasso Sea
1993 · Annette Cosway
movieDouble Jeopardy
1992 · Lisa Burns Donnelly
movieBlack Magic
1992 · Lillian Blatman
movieChristopher Columbus: The Discovery
1992 · Queen Isabella
movieDouble Obsession
1992 · Grandmother
movieAnd the Sea Will Tell
1991 · Jennifer Jenkins
tvAnd the Sea Will Tell
1991 · Jennifer Jenkins
movieAfter Dark, My Sweet
1990 · Fay Anderson
movieShadow of the Cobra
1989 · Chris Royston
movieHow to Get Ahead in Advertising
1989 · Julia Bagley
movieThe Good Wife
1987 · Marge Hills
movieHotel Colonial
1987 · Irene Costa
movieFortress
1985 · Sally Jones
movieAgainst All Odds
1984 · Jessie Wyler
movieThe Final Terror
1983 · Margaret
tvThe Thorn Birds
1983 · Meggie Cleary
movieDead Men Don't Wear Plaid
1982 · Juliet Forrest
movieSharky's Machine
1981 · Domino
tvDynasty
1981
movieNight School
1981 · Eleanor Adjai
movieChristmas Lilies of the Field
1979 · Jenny