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Jacki Weaver

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Jacki Weaver
From Academy Award winning animator Adam Elliot comes this bittersweet memoir of a melancholic woman called Grace Pudel - a hoarder of snails, romance novels, and guinea-pigs.
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Jacqueline Ruth Weaver 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 nominations 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). Weaver's other films include Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975), Magic in the Moonlight (2014), The Disaster Artist (2017), Bird Box (2018), and Poms (2019).

In 2019-20, Weaver had main roles in Bloom and Perpetual Grace, LTD, and in 2021 she had a recurring role in Season 4 of Yellowstone.

In 2005, she released her autobiography, Much Love, Jac.
BornMay 25, 1947
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BornMay 25, 1947
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    • Nominated for 2 Oscars
      • 23 wins & 45 nominations total

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    Known for

    Bradley Cooper, Debbie Lay, and Jennifer Lawrence in Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
    Silver Linings Playbook
    7.7
    • Dolores Solitano
    • 2012
    Joel Edgerton, Ben Mendelsohn, Jacki Weaver, and James Frecheville in Animal Kingdom (2010)
    Animal Kingdom
    7.2
    • Janine 'Smurf' Cody
    • 2010
    Nicole Kidman, Matthew Goode, and Mia Wasikowska in Stoker (2013)
    Stoker
    6.7
    • Gwendolyn Stoker
    • 2013
    James Franco, Seth Rogen, Zac Efron, and Dave Franco in The Disaster Artist (2017)
    The Disaster Artist
    7.3
    • Carolyn
    • 'Claudette'
    • 2017

    Credits

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    Actress



    • Salvation Creek
      • Esther
      • Pre-production
    • Pendulum
      • Ella-Rose
      • In Production
    • The Wonder Yard
      • Dinah
      • Pre-production
    • Holy Days
      • Post-production



    • Clipped (2024)
      Clipped
      6.5
      TV Mini Series
      • Shelly Sterling
      • 2024
    • Memoir of a Snail (2024)
      Memoir of a Snail
      7.8
      • Pinky (voice)
      • 2024
    • Hello Tomorrow! (2023)
      Hello Tomorrow!
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Barbara Billings
      • 2023
    • Yellowstone (2018)
      Yellowstone
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Caroline Warner
      • 2021–2022
    • American Murderer (2022)
      American Murderer
      5.3
      • Jeanne Brown
      • 2022
    • Brad Garrett, Dash Mihok, Jean Smart, Jacki Weaver, Reid Scott, Alexandra Daddario, Kiernan Shipka, Charlie Plummer, and Samantha Hyde in Wildflower (2022)
      Wildflower
      6.8
      • Loretta
      • 2022
    • Mark Wahlberg in Father Stu (2022)
      Father Stu
      6.5
      • Kathleen Long
      • 2022
    • Guy Pearce, Isla Fisher, Tim Minchin, Angus Imrie, and Miranda Tapsell in Back to the Outback (2021)
      Back to the Outback
      6.5
      • Jackie (voice)
      • 2021
    • Naomi Watts in Penguin Bloom (2020)
      Penguin Bloom
      6.8
      • Jan
      • 2020
    • Jacki Weaver and Phoebe Tonkin in Bloom (2019)
      Bloom
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Gwen Reed
      • 2019–2020
    • James Cromwell, Roy Billing, Max Cullen, Antony I. Ginnane, Mark Lamprell, David Lightfoot, Jack Thompson, Dennis Waterman, Jacki Weaver, Shane Jacobson, and Jack Christian in Never Too Late (2020)
      Never Too Late
      6.0
      • Norma McCarthy
      • 2020
    • Stage Mother (2020)
      Stage Mother
      6.6
      • Maybelline Metcalf
      • 2020
    • The Grudge (2019)
      The Grudge
      4.4
      • Lorna Moody
      • 2019
    • Parker Posey, Beau Bridges, Ken Jeong, Jacki Weaver, and Aden Young in Elsewhere (2019)
      Elsewhere
      5.9
      • Mom
      • 2019
    • James Franco, Craig Robinson, Seth Rogen, Jacki Weaver, Megan Fox, Danny McBride, Joey King, and Dave Franco in Zeroville (2019)
      Zeroville
      4.6
      • Dotty Langer
      • 2019

    Soundtrack



    • Michael Caton, Ningali Lawford, Jacki Weaver, Mark Coles Smith, and Emma Hamilton in Last Cab to Darwin (2015)
      Last Cab to Darwin
      7.2
      • performer: "Darwin Waltz", "The Return" (uncredited)
      • 2015
    • Super Fun Night (2013)
      Super Fun Night
      6.2
      TV Series
      • performer: "As Long as He Needs Me" (uncredited)
      • 2013
    • Cosi (1996)
      Cosi
      6.6
      • performer: "Give My Regards To Broadway", "Monday, Monday"
      • 1996
    • Sarah and the Squirrel (1982)
      Sarah and the Squirrel
      5.8
      • performer: "Sarah's Song"
      • 1982
    • Bandstand (1958)
      Bandstand
      7.9
      TV Series
      • performer: "On The Good Ship Lollipop", "I Wanna Be Loved By You", "Don't Bring Lulu", "Do, Do, Do", "When The Red, Red Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along", "I Love Onions"
      • performer: "Young Love", "Daddy"
      • performer: "Buttons And Bows", "Swinging On A Star", "Chim Chim Cher-ee"
      • 1965–1966

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    Animal Kingdom

    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Jackie Weaver
    • Height
      • 4′ 11½″ (1.51 m)
    • Born
      • May 25, 1947
      • Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
    • Spouses
        Sean Taylor2003 - present
    • Parents
        Edith Simpson
    • Other works
      Theatre:
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      • 2 Articles

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    • Trivia
      Publicly stated in interviews that her idol growing up and as a young actress in Australia was Esther Williams. Her manager got a phone call saying that Esther Williams was about to turn 90 and she'd love to meet Jacki.
    • Quotes
      [on playing the matriarch of a Melbourne crime family in Animal Kingdom (2010)] I found some of my scenes intense and emotionally draining, but that's the nature of the beast. I enjoy that.

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    • How old is Jacki Weaver?
      77 years old
    • When was Jacki Weaver born?
      May 25, 1947
    • Where was Jacki Weaver born?
      Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
    • What is Jacki Weaver's birth name?
      Jacqueline Ruth Weaver
    • How tall is Jacki Weaver?
      4 feet 12 inches, or 1.51 meters

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