Jacki Weaver
Jacqueline Ruth Weaver AO (born 25 May 1947) is an Australian theatre, film, and television actress. Her accolades include five AACTA Awards(including the Longford Lyell Award), a National Board of Review Award, and nominations for two Academy Awards and a Golden Globe Award.
Weaver emerged in the 1970s during the 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
Weaver received international attention and nominations for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performances in the crime film Animal Kingdom (2010) and the comedy-drama film Silver Linings Playbook (2012), the former of which also earned her the National Board of Review Award. This attention led her to receive roles in further Hollywood projects, including the films The Five-Year Engagement (2012), Parkland (2013), Magic in the Moonlight (2014), The Disaster Artist (2017), Bird Box, Widows (both 2018), Poms (2019), Stage Mother (2020), and Father Stu (2022).
On television, Weaver starred in the Starz comedy series Blunt Talk (2015–2016), the Fox Showcasepolitical thriller Secret City (2016–2019), the Epix thriller Perpetual Grace, LTD (2019), and the Stanscience fiction series Bloom (2019–2020). Since 2021, she has played a recurring role as Caroline Warner in the Paramount Network neo-Western series Yellowstone.
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Born
May 25, 1947
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Known For
Acting
Movies
63 acting
0 crew
Popularity
1.3
Known For
Silver Linings Playbook
2012
as Dolores Solatano
Bird Box
2018
as Cheryl
Memoir of a Snail
2024
as Pinky (voice)
Widows
2018
as Agnieska
The Five-Year Engagement
2012
as Sylvia Dickerson-Barnes
Stoker
2013
as Aunt Gwendolyn 'Gin' Stoker
The Disaster Artist
2017
as Carolyn / 'Claudette'
Back to the Outback
2021
as Jackie (voice)
Equals
2015
as Bess
Life of the Party
2018
as Sandy Cook
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