Rachel Ward

Rachel Claire Ward ( born September 12, 1957 in Cornwell Manor, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England ) is a British-Australian actress, director and screenwriter.

Life and career

Rachel Ward is aristocratic origin and attended private schools in their childhood. In Paris, she took an art course and then began to work as a model. In 1976 she moved to the U.S. in 1983 and named one of the most beautiful women in the world. In 1981, she had in Sharky's on the side of Burt Reynolds its first major appearance as an actress. She received a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Young Actress for this role.

The late 1970s, Ward was in a relationship with David A. Kennedy. International Rachel Ward was known by the television miniseries The Thorn Birds. During filming in 1982, she met Bryan Brown, whom she married the following year. Once again, were the two who have three children, in the temptation expired together in front of the camera. While she always remained a star in her adopted home of Australia, they kept it in Hollywood and in Europe only by the two rollers of a " femme fatale " in the remake Against All Odds and the comedy Dead Do not Wear Plaid on the side of Steve Martin in memory. In 2002, she starred in the television movie Bobbie 's Girl with Bernadette Peters and Thomas Sangster with.

Rachel Ward has also worked as director and writer since 2000. The Australian press called her directorial work as promising.

Film and Television ( selection)

Directing

  • 2000: The Big House
  • 2000: Bluff Blindman
  • 2003: Martha's New Coat
  • 2006: Two Twisted
  • 2009: Beautiful Kate
  • 2010: Rake, 2 episodes

Screenwriter

  • 2000: The Big House
  • 2000: Bluff Blindman
  • 2009: Beautiful Kate
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