Jacqueline Ruth Weaver AO (born 25 May 1947) is an Australian theatre, film, and television actress. Weaver emerged in the 1970s Australian New Wave through her work in Ozploitation films such as Stork (1971) for which she won AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, Alvin Purple (1973), and Petersen (1974). She later starred in Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975), Caddie (1976) for which she won the AACTA Award for Best Supporting Actress in Film, Squizzy Taylor (1982), and a number of television films, miniseries, and Australian productions of plays such as Death of a Salesman and A Streetcar Named Desire.
Jacki Weaver | |
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 Weaver in December 2012 | |
| Born | Jacqueline Ruth Weaver 25 May 1947[1] Hurstville, New South Wales, Australia |
| Education | Hornsby Girls' High School |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1962–present |
| Spouses | David Price
(m. 1966; div. 1970)Max Hensser
(m. 1975; div. 1977)Sean Taylor (m. 2003) |
| Partner(s) | John Walters (esp. 1969; sep. 1970) Richard Wherrett (esp. 1971; sep. 1974) Phil Davis (esp. 1977; sep. 1981) |
| Children | 1 |
Weaver garnered acclaim and received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and won the AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for starring in the crime film Animal Kingdom (2010) and the comedy-drama film Silver Linings Playbook (2012), the former also winning her the National Board of Review Award. In following years, Weaver appeared in the films The Five-Year Engagement (2012), Parkland (2013), Magic in the Moonlight (2014), The Disaster Artist (2017), Bird Box (2018), Widows (2018), Poms (2019), Stage Mother (2020), and Father Stu (2022).
On television, Weaver starred in the Starz comedy series Blunt Talk (2015–2016), Fox Showcase political thriller Secret City (2016–2019), Epix thriller Perpetual Grace, LTD (2019), and the Stan science fiction series Bloom (2019–2020). Since 2021, she has a recurring role as Caroline Warner in the Paramount Network neo-Western series Yellowstone.
Early life
editJacqueline Ruth Weaver was born in Hurstville, a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales.[2][3] Her mother, Edith (née Simpson), was a migrant from England, and her father, Arthur Weaver, was a Sydney solicitor.[4] She attended Hornsby Girls' High School and was Dux of her school. She won a scholarship to study sociology at university, but instead embarked upon an acting career.[5][6]
Career
edit1960s–2000s
editWeaver has been working in Australian film, stage and television since the 1960s. In 1963, at the age of 16, Weaver mimed the role of Gretel to the soprano Janet Rutledge in an ABC production of Engelbert Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel, conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras.[7] 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". 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 series Wandjina![8]
In 1971, Weaver made her big screen debut playing the female leading role in the comedy film, Stork directed by Tim Burstall, for which she won her first Australian Film Institute Award. She later starred in the comedy films Alvin Purple (1973), and Petersen (1974). She played supporting role in Peter Weir's critically acclaimed mystery film version of Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975), and a more substantial appearance in Caddie (1976) for which she won her second Australian Film Institute Award. The following years, Weaver appeared in series, miniseries, and made-for-television movies, playing leading and supporting roles. Her notable television movies including Polly Me Love (1976), and Do I Have to Kill My Child? (1976), for which she received Logie Award for Best Individual Performance By An Actress.[3]
Weaver starred in the miniseries Water Under the Bridge (1980) and The Challenge (1986), and 1982 drama film Squizzy Taylor. Also in the 1980s she appeared alongside Sir Les Patterson and politician Barry Jones on Parkinson[9] Contrary to popular belief, Weaver has never appeared in a soap opera.[10] She starred in the 1988 ABC drama series, House Rules about a Melbourne house-wife who becomes a member of parliament.[11] After years off-screen, Weaver returned to film starring in the comedy-drama Cosi.[12]
In the 1990s and early 2000s, Weaver found it increasingly difficult to gain roles on screen or television and she 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. Weaver has performed in more than 80 plays.[1] Her stage abilities were recognised with a "Mo" award. In 2005, she released her autobiography, Much Love, Jac.[13]
2010–present
editIn 2010, Weaver starred in the Melbourne-set crime thriller Animal Kingdom playing a gang family matriarch. Her performance received praise from film critics 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 2012 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 Kidman and Mia Wasikowska, and British actor Matthew Goode.[14] In 2012, Weaver was again nominated for an Academy Award for her role opposite Robert De Niro in the comedy-drama film Silver Linings Playbook.[1]
Weaver played Marguerite Oswald in the 2013 historical drama film Parkland and same year starred in the supernatural horror film Haunt. She made her American television debut guest-starring as a Rebel Wilson' character mother in her short-lived comedy series Super Fun Night. In 2014, she starred in the adaptation of Richard Alfieri's play Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks opposite Gena Rowlands,[15] Marjane Satrapi's comedy-horror The Voices, and the romantic comedy Magic in the Moonlight written and directed by Woody Allen. She returned to Australia appearing in Last Cab to Darwin (2015) and Goldstone (2016) receiving Australian Film Critics Association for Best Supporting Actress. Her other notable film credits including Equals (2015), The Polka King (2017), Life of the Party (2018), Bird Box (2018) and Widows (2018). She starred alongside Diane Keaton, Pam Grier and Rhea Perlman in the 2019 comedy film Poms (2019).[16] The following year, she played the leading role in the comedy-drama film Stage Mother.[17] Also that year, she starred in The Grudge, a remake of the 2004 supernatural horror film, and the Australian drama Penguin Bloom starring Naomi Watts. In 2022, she played Mark Wahlberg' mother in the biographical drama film Father Stu.[18]
On American television, Weaver starred in the 2015 Fox limited series Gracepoint and the Starz comedy series, Blunt Talk (2015–16) opposite Patrick Stewart. She returned to Australia with starring role in the Fox Showcase political thriller Secret City (2016–19), and Stan science fiction series Bloom (2019–20). In 2019, she starred in the Epix thriller Perpetual Grace, LTD (2019) and in 2021 she began appearing in the recurring role as Caroline Warner in the Paramount Network neo-Western series, Yellowstone.[19]
Personal life
editWeaver had a relationship of many years with Richard Wherrett, director of the Sydney Theatre Company.[20] She was married to David Price from 1966 to 1970. She had a son in 1970 with her partner at the time, John Walters.[21]
She married Max Hensser in 1975. She lived with Phil Davis, a former Sydney crime reporter, Canberra Press Secretary, and executive producer for Mike Willesee, for five years until 1981. She married radio and television presenter Derryn Hinch in 1983. She and Hinch renewed their vows[10] before divorcing in 1998.
She is married to actor Sean Taylor.[22]
Filmography
editFilms
edit| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | They're a Weird Mob | Girl on beach | Feature film, Australia |
| 1970 | The Naked Bunyip | Herself | Feature film documentary, Australia |
| 1971 | Stork | Anna | Feature film, Australia |
| 1973 | Alvin Purple | Second Sugar Girl | |
| 1974 | Petersen | Susie Petersen | |
| 1975 | Picnic at Hanging Rock | Minnie | |
| The Removalists | Marilyn Carter | ||
| 1976 | Caddie | Josie | |
| 1982 | Squizzy Taylor | Dolly | |
| 1983 | Abra Cadabra | Primrose Buttercup (voice) | Animated feature film, Australia |
| 1996 | Cosi | Cherry | Feature film, Australia |
| 1997 | The Two-Wheeled Time Machine | Older Alice | Short film, Australia |
| 1999 | In the Red | Unknown | Feature film, Australia |
| 2008 | Three Blind Mice | Bernie Fisher | |
| 2009 | Early Checkout | Cleaner | Short film, Australia |
| 2010 | Animal Kingdom | Janine "Smurf" Cody | Feature film, Australia |
| Summer Coda | Jen | ||
| 2011 | Lois | Lois | Short film, Australia |
| 2012 | The Five-Year Engagement | Sylvia Dickerson-Barnes | Feature film, US |
| Silver Linings Playbook | Dolores Solitano | ||
| 2013 | Stoker | Aunt Gwendolyn "Gin" Stoker | |
| Parkland | Marguerite Oswald | ||
| Haunt | Janet Morello | ||
| 2014 | Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks | Irene Mossbecker | Feature film, US/Hungary |
| Reclaim | Reigert | Feature film, US | |
| The Voices | Dr. Warren | ||
| Maya the Bee | Buzzlina Von Beena (voice) | Animated feature film, Australia | |
| Magic in the Moonlight | Grace | Feature film, US | |
| 2015 | Last Cab to Darwin | Dr. Farmer | Feature film, Australia |
| Equals | Bess | Feature film, US | |
| 2016 | Goldstone | The Mayor | Feature film, Australia |
| 2017 | The Polka King | Barb | Feature film, US |
| Small Crimes | Irma Denton | ||
| The Disaster Artist | Carolyn Minnott | ||
| 2018 | Irreplaceable You | Estelle | |
| Life of the Party[23] | Sandy Cook | ||
| Out of Blue | Miriam Rockwell | ||
| Widows | Agnieszka | ||
| Bird Box | Cheryl | ||
| 2019 | Poms | Sheryl | |
| Zeroville | Dotty | ||
| Elsewhere | Mom | ||
| 2020 | The Grudge | Lorna Moody | |
| Stage Mother | Maybelline Metcalf | ||
| Never Too Late | Norma McCarthy | Feature film, Australia | |
| Penguin Bloom | Jan | ||
| 2021 | Back to the Outback | Jackie (voice) | Animated feature film, Australia |
| 2022 | Father Stu | Kathleen Long | Feature film, US |
| American Murderer | Jeanne | ||
| Wildflower | Loretta | ||
| 2024 | Memoir of a Snail | Pinky (voice) | Animated feature film, Australia |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Hansel and Gretel | Gretel | ABC teleplay, Australia |
| 1964 | Split Level[24] | Dysfunctional child | |
| 1965–1969 | Bandstand | Guest | TV music series, Australia |
| 1966 | Be Our Guest! | ||
| Wandjina! | Ann MacPherson | TV series, Australia | |
| 1967 | The Schoolmistress | Dinah | ABC teleplay, Australia |
| 1967–1976 | Homicide | Hettie / Anne Johnson / Sue Ryan | TV series, Australia |
| 1967 | Personality Squares | Contestant | TV game series, Australia |
| 1968 | The Unloved | Unknown | TV series, 1 episode, Australia |
| 1969 | Riptide | Liz | TV series, Australia, episode: "Brethren Island" |
| 1969–1973 | Division 4 | Val Smith / Thea Kemp | TV series, Australia |
| 1970 | Woobinda, Animal Doctor | Unknown | TV series, Australia, episode: "Chocolate, Cherry or Pistachio" |
| Would You Believe? | Panellist | TV game series, Australia | |
| 1971; 1973 | The Comedy Game | Unknown | TV series, Australia, 2 episodes |
| 1971 | The Godfathers | Matilda Mathews | TV series, Australia, episode: "Waltzing Matilda" |
| 1971–1976 | Matlock Police | Kathy Marcus / Trudy Morton / Gail Hemming / Lindy Robinson | TV series, Australia, 4 episodes |
| 1971 | Spyforce | Elaine Harrison | TV series, Australia, episode: "The Volunteers: Part 1" |
| 1972–1973 | All About Faces | Contestant | TV game series, Australia |
| 1972 | For the Juniors | Herself | TV series, Australia |
| Catwalk | Rock Wilson | TV series, Australia, episode: "A Life in the Day Of" | |
| The Stirrers | Unknown | TV comedy series, Australia | |
| 1973 | Inside Alvin Purple | Herself | TV documentary special, Australia |
| The Engagement | Ditzy virgin | ABC teleplay, Australia | |
| 1974 | Silent Number | Anne | TV series, Australia |
| This Love Affair | Unknown | ||
| 1974; 1975 | The Last of the Australians | Sandy / Gillie | TV series, Australia, 2 episodes |
| 1974 | No Man's Land | Herself | TV series, Australia |
| 1975 | Celebrity Squares | Contestant | TV game series, Australia |
| The Seven Ages of Man | Unknown | TV series, Australia | |
| A Recollection... Hanging Rock 1900 | Herself | TV documentary special, Australia | |
| Polly Me Love | Polly | TV film, Australia | |
| 1976 | Alvin Purple | Emily | TV series, Australia |
| Up the Convicts | Unknown | TV comedy series, Australia | |
| Rush | Yvette Precot | TV series, Australia, episode: "A Shilling a Day" | |
| 1976–1977 | Willesee at Seven | Guest | TV current affairs series, Australia |
| 1976 | Do I Have to Kill My Child? | Dianne | TV film, Australia |
| 1977 | Death Cell | Terrifying ghost | |
| 1977 | Graham Kennedy's Blankety Blanks | Contestant | TV game series, Australia |
| The Faces of Dick Emery | Various characters | TV comedy series, Australia | |
| 1978 | Micro Macro | Herself | TV series, Australia |
| 1979 | Cappriccio | TV music series, Australia, 1 episode | |
| Cop Shop | Lynne Bennett | TV series, Australia, 1 episode | |
| 1979; 1981 | Tickled Pink | Various roles | TV series, Australia, episode: "Three Blind Mice" |
| 1979 | Patrol Boat | Journalist | TV series, Australia, 1 episode |
| 1980 | Water Under the Bridge | Maggie McGhee | TV miniseries, Australia, 8 episodes |
| 1980–1981 | Trial by Marriage | Joan | TV series, Australia |
| 1983 | Flashback | Herself | |
| 1984 | Cut that Out | TV special, Australia | |
| The Girl from Moonooloo | Unknown | TV film, Australia | |
| 1985 | The Perfectionist | Barbara Gunn | |
| 1986 | The Challenge | Rasa Bertrand | TV miniseries, Australia |
| Television: The First 30 Years | Herself | TV special, Australia | |
| 1987 | Dearest Enemy | Unknown | TV series pilot, Australia |
| 1988 | House Rules | Julie Buckley | TV series, Australia, episode 24 |
| 1990 | Rafferty's Rules | Unknown | TV series, Australia, 1 episode |
| Hey Hey It's Saturday | Herself ("Red Faces" segment) | TV variety series, Australia, 1 episode | |
| 1991 | The Main Event | Contestant | TV game series, Australia |
| 1994 | The Beatles In Australia: 30th Anniversary | Herself | TV special, Australia |
| Sale of the Century | Contestant | TV game series, Australia | |
| 1999 | All-Star Squares | ||
| 2001 | This Is Your Life: Derryn Hinch | Guest - Herself | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2002 | This Is Your Life: Jacki Weaver | Herself - Special Guest | TV series, episode 10 |
| Caddie on Location | Herself | TV special, Australia | |
| 2004 | Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? | Contestant | TV game series, Australia |
| 2005 | Dancing with the Stars | TV competition series, Australia | |
| 2007 | Hammer Bay | Aileen Blakely | TV film, Australia |
| 2008 | Spicks & Specks | Guest | TV quiz series, Australia, 1 episode |
| The Celebrity Singing Bee | Contestant | TV competition series, Australia | |
| 2009 | Satisfaction | Gillian | TV series, Australia, 2 episodes |
| 2010 | The Making of Animal Kingdom | Herself | TV behind the scenes special, Australia |
| 2013 | The McCarthys | Marjorie McCarthy | Unaired pilot, US |
| Super Fun Night | Pamela Boubier | TV series, US, episode: "Engagement Party" | |
| 2014 | Gracepoint | Susan Wright | TV series, 10 episodes |
| Who Do You Think You Are? | Herself | TV series, Australia, season 6, episode 3 | |
| 2015–2016 | Blunt Talk | Rosalie Winter | TV series, regular role, 20 episodes |
| 2015 | Gaps Between the Stars: The Story of 'Last Cab to Darwin' | Herself | TV behind the scenes special, Australia |
| 2016 | Sister Cities | Mary Baxter | TV film, US |
| 2016–2018 | Secret City | Senator Catriona Bailey | TV series, 9 episodes |
| 2017 | The Disaster Artist: Oh, Hi Mark: Making a Disaster | Herself | TV behind the scenes special, US |
| 2018 | Mom Sandwich | Video | |
| 2019–2020 | Bloom | Gwendolyn 'Gwen' Reed | TV series, lead role |
| 2019 | Perpetual Grace, LTD | Lillian | |
| 2021-2024 | Yellowstone | Caroline Warner | TV series, recurring role |
| 2023 | Hello Tomorrow! | Barbara Billings | TV series, recurring role, US |
| 2024 | Clipped | Shelly Sterling | Miniseries |
Stage
editAwards and nominations
editReferences
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- ^ O'Neill, Helen (26 April 2019). "The golden age of Jacki Weaver: 'I'm prepared for it to evaporate'". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ^ a b Pender, Anne (December 2016). "Jacki Weaver – 'I'm Very Stella'". AustLit. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ^ Weaver, Jacki (2007). Much Love, Jac. Allen & Unwin. pp. 2–7. ISBN 978-1741750560.
- ^ Jacki Weaver (2005). Much Love, Jac. Crows Nest, N.S.W.: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-74114-618-6.
- ^ "Jacki Weaver actress" by Jennie Curtin, The Age (11 April 1986)
- ^ "A World of Make-Believe". The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. 31, no. 34. Australia. 22 January 1964. p. 21. Retrieved 29 March 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Tom Ryan, "Jacki Weaver", Cinema Papers, April 1982 pp. 121–124, 185
- ^ "Sir les Patterson circa 1985 pt1". YouTube. August 2010.
- ^ a b Weaver, Jacki (7 June 2019). "Aussies in Hollywood Podcast: Jacki Weaver". SoundCloud (Interview). Interviewed by Jenny Cooney. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ "House Rules (1988) - the Screen Guide - Screen Australia".
- ^ Stratton, David (26 March 1996). "Cosi".
- ^ Much Love Jac accessed 1-9-2016
- ^ Dunning, Craig (29 July 2011). "Jacki Weaver has landed another blockbuster role alongside Nicole Kidman in Stoker". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney. Archived from the original on 7 October 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ "Jacki Weaver To Star In Indie '6 Dance Lessons In 6 Weeks'". Deadline Hollywood. 4 April 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ "Jacki Weaver Says the Poms Dance Sequences Were More Difficult Than They Look". Vanity Fair. 10 May 2019.
- ^ Harvey, Dennis (2 July 2020). "'Stage Mother': Film Review".
- ^ "Father Stu" – via www.rottentomatoes.com.
- ^ Hahn, Kate. "Get to Know the New Threat to the Duttons in 'Yellowstone' Season 4". TV Insider.
- ^ Tranter, Kirsten (2 November 2013). "Jacki Weaver: Hooray for Hollywood". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
- ^ Jones, Caroline (2 June 2003). "Secret Life of Jacki". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 14 November 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
- ^ Gilbey, Ryan (24 July 2020). "Jacki Weaver: 'Michael Powell said I was headed for great things. He didn't tell me it would take 50 years'". The Guardian.
- ^ Galuppo, Mia (2 August 2016). "Jacki Weaver to Play Melissa McCarthy's Mom in 'Life of the Party' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
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- ^ Uncle Vanya Archived 24 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine at the Sydney Theatre Company
- ^ "MO Award Winners". Mo Awards. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
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- ^ "Jacki Weaver wins AACTA lifetime achievement award", Sydney Morning Herald, 27 January 2014. Retrieved 2014-01-27
- ^ "2016 GLUGS THEATRE AWARDS". Stage Whispers. 6 February 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2023.