Jacki Weaver

Actor, Film actor

1947 –

43

Who is Jacki Weaver?

Jacqueline Ruth "Jacki" Weaver, AO is an Australian theatre, film, and television actress. She is known internationally for her performances as Janine 'Smurf' Cody in Animal Kingdom and as Dolores Solatano in Silver Linings Playbook, both of which earned her a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Weaver is a symbol for the Australian New Wave that began in the 1970s through her work in the films such as Caddie, for which she tied for the very first AFI Award for Best Supporting Actress, Petersen, and Stork, for which she won the second ever AFI Award for Best Lead Actress.

Weaver also won a Logie Award for her work in the 1976 television movie Do I Have to Kill My Child?

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Born
May 25, 1947
Sydney
Also known as
  • Jacqueline Ruth Weaver
  • Jacki
  • Jackie Weaver
  • Jacqueline Ruth "Jacki" Weaver
  • Jacqueline Ruth "Jacki" Weaver, AO
Parents
Spouses
Children
Nationality
  • Australia
Profession
Education
  • Hornsby Girls' High School
Lived in
  • Sydney

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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