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Jacki Weaver

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Jacki Weaver
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Weaver at Les Misérables red carpet movie premiere in Sydney, Australia in December 2012
BornJacqueline Ruth Weaver
25 May 1947 (age 69)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
OccupationActress
Years active1966–present
Spouse(s)David Price
(1966–1970)
Max Hensser
(1975-?)
Derryn Hinch
(1983–1996, 1997–1998)
Sean Taylor
(2003–present)
Partner(s)John Walters
Children1
Jacqueline Ruth "Jacki" Weaver, AO (born 25 May 1947) is an Australian theatre, film, and television actress. She is known internationally for her performances in Animal Kingdom (2010) and Silver Linings Playbook (2012), both of which earned her a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Weaver emerged in the 1970s as a symbol of the Australian New Wave through her work in Ozploitation films such as Stork (1971), Alvin Purple (1973) and Petersen (1974). In 2005, she released her autobiography titledMuch Love, Jac.[1]

Early life and education[edit]

Weaver was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Her mother, Edith (née Simpson), was a migrant from northern England, and her father, Arthur Weaver, was a Sydney solicitor.[2] She attended Hornsby Girls' High School, and won a scholarship to study sociology at university, but instead embarked upon an acting career.[3][4]

Career[edit]

Weaver has been working in Australian film, stage and television since the 1960s. The turning point in her career came in 1965 just before she was about to go to university and was cast in the Australian TV seriesWandjina!.[5]

Singing[edit]

In 1964 at the Palace Theatre in Sydney, Weaver and a number of other Australian singers such as The Delltones and her then-boyfriend Bryan Davies performed a satire on the Gidget movies, in which Weaver performed as "Gadget."
In the mid-1960s, she appeared on the Australian music show Bandstand. In one appearance, she sang a 1920s-style pastiche, the novelty song "I Love Onions."

Film[edit]

Weaver at the AACTA Awards in Sydney, 31 January 2012
Weaver's film debut came with 1971's Stork for which she won her first Australian Film Institute Award. In the 1970s, Weaver gained a sex-symbol reputation thanks to her performances in the likes of Alvin Purple (1973). Other notable films during this time include a small role in Peter Weir's critically acclaimed film version of Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975), and a more substantive appearance in Caddie (1976) for which she won her second Australian Film Institute Award.
In the 1990s and early 2000s, Weaver found it increasingly hard to find roles on screen or television and devoted much of her energy to the Australian stage, starring in plays including A Streetcar Named Desire, Last of the Red Hot Lovers,Death of a Salesman, Reg Cribb's Last Cab to Darwin, and Chekhov's Uncle Vanya alongside Cate Blanchett and Richard Roxburgh in 2010-11.
In 2010, Weaver also starred in the Melbourne-set crime thriller Animal Kingdom playing a gang family matriarch. Her performance was praised and earned her an Academy Award nomination as well as winning the Australian Film Institute Award, the National Board of Review, Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award and a Satellite Award.
Weaver made her Hollywood debut with the comedy The Five-Year Engagement, alongside Emily Blunt and Jason Segel, and starred in Park Chan-Wook's English-language debut, Stoker, alongside fellow Australian actors Nicole Kidmanand Mia Wasikowska, and British actor Matthew Goode.[6]
On 10 January 2013, Weaver was again nominated for an Academy Award for her role opposite Robert De Niro in the film Silver Linings Playbook. In April the same year, she was cast in the adaptation of Richard Alfieri's play 6 Dance Lessons in 6 Weeks opposite Gena Rowlands.[7]
In August 2013, Australians in Film announced that Weaver would be honored with the organization's Breakthrough Award at an exclusive Benefit Dinner held 24 October 2013 in Los Angeles.[8] She also portrayed Dr. Warren in the 2014 comedy crime horror film The Voices.[9]

Personal life[edit]

Weaver was married to David Price from 1966 to 1970 before divorcing and marrying Max Hensser in 1975. She married radio and television presenter Derryn Hinch in 1983; they divorced in 1996, remarried in 1997, and divorced again in 1998.[10] She had a son, Dylan (b. 1969) with partner at the time John Walters.[11] She is currently married to actor Sean Taylor.
Weaver is a supporter of the Australian Labor Party, and recorded a radio advertisement in support of them for the 1996 federal election.

Filmography[edit]

Films[edit]

YearFilmRoleNotes
1971StorkAnna
1973Alvin PurpleSecond Sugar Girl
1974PetersenSusie Petersen
1975Picnic at Hanging RockMinnie
The RemovalistsMarilyn Carter
1976CaddieJosie
1982Squizzy TaylorDolly
1983Abra CadabraPrimrose ButtercupVoice
1987The PerfectionistBarbara Gunn
1996CosiCherry
1997The Two-Wheeled Time MachineOld AliceShort film
2008Three Blind MiceBernie Fisher
2009Early CheckoutCleanerShort
2010Animal KingdomJanine 'Smurf' Cody
Summer CodaJen
2011LoisLoisShort
2012The Five-Year EngagementSylvia Dickerson-Barnes
Silver Linings PlaybookDolores Solitano
2013StokerAunt Gwendolyn 'Gin' Stoker
ParklandMarguerite Oswald
HauntJanet Morello
Six Dance Lessons in Six WeeksIrene MossbeckerPost-production
2014ReclaimReigert
The VoicesDr. Warren
Maya the BeeBuzzlina Von Beena (voice)
Magic in the MoonlightGrace
2015Last Cab to DarwinDr. FarmerPost-production
EqualsBessPost-production
2016The MasterpieceCarolyn MinnottFilming

Television[edit]

YearFilmRoleNotes
1966Wandjina!
1967The Schoolmistress
HomicideHettie / Anne Johnson / Sue Ryan9 episodes
1969Riptide (Australian Tv Series)LizEpisode: "Brethren Island"
1969–1973Division 4Val Smith / Thea Kemp2 episodes
1970Woobinda, Animal DoctorEpisode: "Chocolate, Cherry or Pistachio"
1970–74Would You Believe?As SelfPanelist on ABC TV Game Show
1971The Comedy Game2 episodes
The GodfathersMatilda MathewsEpisode: "Waltzing Matilda"
SpyforceElaine HarrisonEpisode: "The Volunteers: Part 1"
1972CatwalkRock WilsonEpisode: "A Life in the Day Of"
1975Polly Me LovePollyTV film
1976Alvin PurpleEmily
Do I Have to Kill My Child?TV film
Up the Convicts
RushYvette PrecotEpisode: "A Shilling a Day"
1977The Dick Emery Show in AustraliaVarious Characters
1980Trial by MarriageJoan
Water Under the BridgeMaggie McGhee8 episodes
1981Tickled Pink2 episodes
1986The ChallengeRasa BertrandMiniseries
1988House RulesJulie BuckleyEpisode: "The Honourable Housewife"
1997The Two-Wheeled Time MachineOld aliceShort
2007Hammer BayAileen BlakelyTV film
2009SatisfactionGillian2 episodes
2013The McCarthysMarjorie McCarthyTV film
Super Fun NightPamela BoubierEpisode: "Engagement Party"
2014GracepointSusan Wright
2015Blunt TalkRosalie WinterSeries regular

Stage[edit]

YearFilmRoleVenue
1962A Wish is a DreamPhillip Theatre, Sydney
1963Once Upon a SurfiePalace Theatre, Sydney
1974Love's Labour's Lost[12]Drama Theatre, Sydney (6 December 1974 – 18 January 1975)
The SeagullNimrod Upstairs, Surry Hills
1976A Streetcar Named DesireDrama Theatre, Sydney
Bedroom FarceTheatre Royal (1976-5 October 1978)
1980They're Playing Our SongSonia WalskComedy Theatre, Melbourne (23 August 1980 - January 1981)
1985The Real ThingDrama Theatre, Sydney
1986Blithe SpiritPlayhouse, Melbourne
1987Emerald CityPlayhouse, Melbourne (18 March & 11 November 1987)
1993AwayRiverside Theatres, Parramatta
1995ReunionComedy Club, Carlton, 13 May - 3 June 1995
1997After The BallSydney Theatre Company
NavigatingKatherine ThompsonQueensland and Melbourne Theatre companies
1999Fred[13]Sydney Theatre Company
2000The FallsGriffin Theatre Company & Stables Theatre, Darlinghurst
Girl TalkAustralia wide October 2000 - June 2001
2002The Blonde, The Brunette and the Vengeful RedheadStables Theatre, Darlinghurst
SoulmatesCivic Theatre, Newcastle (13 April - 28 August 2002)
Three Sisters
2003Last of the Red Hot Lovers3 June 2003 – 13 July 2004
Six Degrees of Separation
2004Last Cab to Darwin7 August - 10 November 2004
The Blonde, The Brunette and the Vengeful Redhead24 February 2004 – 23 October 2006, 1 June 2007
2006A Hard GodSydney Theatre Company
2010Entertaining Mr SloaneState Theatre Company of South Australia
Uncle Vanya[14]NanaSydney Theatre Company
2013Solomon and MarionMarionArts Centre Melbourne (7 June - 20 July 2013)

Awards and nominations[edit]

YearNominated workAwardCategoryResult
1971StorkAustralian Film Institute AwardBest Actress in a Leading RoleWon
1976CaddieBest Actress in a Supporting RoleWon
2010Animal KingdomBest Actress in a Leading RoleWon
National Board of Review AwardBest Supporting ActressWon
Los Angeles Film Critics Association AwardBest Supporting ActressWon
Satellite AwardBest Supporting Actress – Motion PictureWon
Utah Film Critics AssociationBest Supporting ActressWon
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics AssociationBest Supporting Actress2nd Place
National Society of Film CriticsBest Supporting Actress3rd Place
San Francisco Film Critics CircleBest Supporting ActressWon
Critics' Choice Movie AwardsBest Supporting ActressNominated
Central Ohio Film Critics AssociationBest Supporting ActressNominated
Chicago Film Critics AssociationBest Supporting ActressNominated
Saturn AwardSaturn Award for Best Supporting ActressNominated
Golden Globe AwardBest Supporting Actress – Motion PictureNominated
Denver Film Critics SocietyBest Supporting ActressNominated
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics AssociationBest Supporting ActressNominated
Houston Film Critics SocietyBest Supporting ActressNominated
Detroit Film Critics SocietyBest Supporting ActressNominated
Academy AwardBest Supporting ActressNominated
2012Silver Linings PlaybookNominated
AACTA AwardsBest International Supporting ActressWon
Screen Actors Guild AwardOutstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion PictureNominated

Other awards[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • Jane Cadzow, "All or nothing", The Sydney Morning Herald, Good Weekend, 5 December 1998
  • Deborah Blashki-Marks, "What I've Learnt: Jacki Weaver", The Age, 8 May 2004
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