Rachel Ward was born on 12 September 1957 in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom. She is a British actress, film director, columnist and screenwriter.

Biography and Career:

Rachel Ward became better known when she appeared along with Richard Chamberlain in The Thorn Birds in 1983, as Meggie Cleary. Then she was nominated to a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in Miniseries or Television Film. In 2001 she gains a nomination for the same award for the role in On the Beach from 2001.

She received a Golden Globe Award nomination for the New Star of the Year for Sharky's Machine where she opposite Burt Reynolds. In 1982 she filmed Dead Men Don' Wear Plaid and in 1984 Against All Odds, along with Jeff Bridges.

Rachel Ward studied acting for 3 years. She reappeared in the public's attention in 1987, along with her husband named Bryan Brown in The Umbrella Woman. Together they had 3 children: Matilda, an actress too, Rose and Joe.

In 2001, Rachel Ward gained the Australian Film Institute Award for Best Short Fiction Film for The Big House. And, at the Flickerfest a Best Australian Film Award. Also, the film won the Film Critics Circle of Australia Award, as her 2003 film named Martha's New Coat, which got and a 2003 ATOM Award.

General appearance

Birth Name: Rachel Claire Ward
Nick Name: Rachel Ward
Years active: 1979 - present

Why do we like Rachel Ward?

We like Rachel Ward because she played in numerous films with a big success to the public. She has a lot of fame because of her natural talent in acting.

Why is Rachel Ward famous?

Rachel Ward is famous because she is activating in the film industry. She is a British actress, film director, columnist and screenwriter.

Rachel Ward Lists

	1957 births
	Australian television actors
	Australian film directors
	Australian screenwriters
	English actors
	Living people
	Members of the Order of Australia
	People from Chipping Norton
	English expatriates in Australia

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Rachel Ward Movies
Night School The Final Terror Against All Odds Hotel Colonial Christopher Columbus: The Discovery Double Obsession The Ascent Monarch Cove Retrosexual---The `80s After Dark, My Sweet How To Get Ahead In Advertising
Rachel Ward Filmography

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Tags: 1957, virgo, actress, chipping norton, oxfordshire

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Category: Actresses  - ( Actresses Archive)

Date Added: 09 August '10

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