Jacki Weaver
Born
May 25, 1947 (78 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Jacqueline Ruth Weaver AO (born 25 May 1947) is an Australian theatre, film, and television actress. Her accolades include five AACTA Awards(including the Longford Lyell Award), a National Board of Review Award, and nominations for two Academy Awards and a Golden Globe Award.
Weaver emerged in the 1970s during the Australian New Wave through her work in Ozploitation films such as Stork (1971), Alvin Purple (1973), and Petersen (1974). She later starred in Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975), Caddie (1976), Squizzy Taylor (1982), and several television films and miniseries. She also starred in Australian productions of plays such as Death of a Salesman and A Streetcar Named Desire.
Weaver received international attention and nominations for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performances in the crime film Animal Kingdom (2010) and the comedy-drama film Silver Linings Playbook (2012), the former of which also earned her the National Board of Review Award. This attention led her to receive roles in further Hollywood projects, including the films The Five-Year Engagement (2012), Parkland (2013), Magic in the Moonlight (2014), The Disaster Artist (2017), Bird Box, Widows (both 2018), Poms (2019), Stage Mother (2020), and Father Stu (2022).
On television, Weaver starred in the Starz comedy series Blunt Talk (2015–2016), the Fox Showcasepolitical thriller Secret City (2016–2019), the Epix thriller Perpetual Grace, LTD (2019), and the Stanscience fiction series Bloom (2019–2020). Since 2021, she has played a recurring role as Caroline Warner in the Paramount Network neo-Western series Yellowstone.
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Wildflower
Loretta
2023
Zeroville
Dotty Langer
2019
Small Crimes
Irma Denton
2017
The Disaster Artist
Carolyn / "Claudette"
2017
David Stratton: A Cinematic Life
Self
2017
The Polka King
Barb
2017
Sister Cities
Mary Baxter
2016
Goldstone
Maureen
2016
Last Cab to Darwin
Dr. Farmer
2015
Equals
Bess
2015
Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks
Irene Mossbecker
2014
Reclaim
Reigert
2014
Magic in the Moonlight
Grace
2014
Haunt
Janet Morello
2014
The Voices
Dr. Warren
2014
Florence Has Left the Building
Florence
2014
Parkland
Marguerite Oswald
2013
Stoker
Aunt Gwendolyn 'Gin' Stoker
2013
Silver Linings Playbook
Dolores Solatano
2012
Lois
2012
The Five-Year Engagement
Sylvia Dickerson-Barnes
2012
Summer Coda
Jen
2010
Animal Kingdom
Janine 'Smurf' Cody
2010
Three Blind Mice
Bernie
2008
Cosi
Cherry
1996
The Challenge
Rasa Bertrand
1986
The Perfectionist
Barbara Gunn
1985
Abra Cadabra
Primrose Buttercup
1983
Squizzy Taylor
Dolly
1982
Do I Have to Kill My Child?
Dianne
1976
Caddie
Josie
1976
The Removalists
1975
Picnic at Hanging Rock
Minnie
1975
Polly My Love
Polly
1975
A Recollection... Hanging Rock 1900
Self (archive photos)
1975
Jock Petersen
Susie Petersen
1974
Alvin Purple
Second Sugar Girl
1973
Stork
Anna
1971
The Naked Bunyip
Herself
1970
Larrikins
Doris (voice)
The Wonder Yard
Dinah
Australia: An Unofficial History
Self · (3 episodes)
2025
Memoir of a Snail
Pinky (voice)
2024
Clipped
Shelly Sterling · (6 episodes)
2024
Hello Tomorrow!
Barbara Billings · (6 episodes)
2023
American Murderer
Jeanne
2022
Dr. Jackie
Jacki Weaver · (1 episode)
2022
Father Stu
Kathleen Long
2022
Back to the Outback
Jackie (voice)
2021
Wahl Street
Self (uncredited) · (1 episode)
2021
Penguin Bloom
Jan
2021
Stage Mother
Maybelline Metcalf
2020
Never Too Late
Norma McCarthy
2020
Elsewhere
Mom
2020
The Grudge
Lorna Moody
2019
Perpetual Grace LTD
Lillian 'Ma' Brown · (10 episodes)
2019
Poms
Sheryl
2019
Out of Blue
Miriam Rockwell
2019
Bloom
Gwen Reed · (7 episodes)
2019
Bird Box
Cheryl
2018
Widows
Agnieska
2018
Yellowstone
Caroline Warner · (7 episodes)
2018
Life of the Party
Sandy Cook
2018
Oh, Hi Mark: Making a Disaster
Self
2018
Irreplaceable You
Estelle
2018
The Two-Wheeled Time Machine
Older Alice
1997
Holy Days
Pendulum
Squinters
Audrey · (6 episodes)
2018
Secret City
Catriona Bailey · (9 episodes)
2016
Blunt Talk
Rosalie Winter · (20 episodes)
2015
Satisfaction
Gillian · (2 episodes)
2007
Water Under the Bridge
Maggie McGhee · (9 episodes)
1980
Homicide
Jill Henderson · (1 episode)
1964
Homicide
Kay Thomas · (1 episode)
1964
Homicide
Petra Kendrix · (1 episode)
1964
Homicide
Annette Bishop · (1 episode)
1964
Homicide
Wilma Steiner · (1 episode)
1964
Homicide
Vicki Gaye · (1 episode)
1964
Homicide
Sue Ryan · (1 episode)
1964
Homicide
Hettie · (1 episode)
1964
Homicide
Anne Johnson · (1 episode)
1964