Jacki Weaver

Jacki Weaver

1947-05-25 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 60 Credits

Biography

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 (...

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Memoir of a Snail

Memoir of a Snail

2024

as Pinky (voice)

8.1
Acting

Forcibly separated from her twin brother when they are orphaned, a melancholic misfit learns how to find confidence within herself amid the clutter of...

Wildflower

Wildflower

2023

as Loretta

7.5
Acting

The story of Bea Johnson from birth to graduation as she navigates life with an intellectually disabled parent and an extended family who can't quite ...

American Murderer

American Murderer

2022

as Jeanne

5.9
Acting

The True story of how charismatic con man Jason Derek Brown bankrolls his extravagant lifestyle through a series of scams. On Brown’s trail: Lance Lei...

Father Stu

Father Stu

2022

as Kathleen Long

7.2
Acting

The true-life story of boxer-turned-priest. When an injury ends his amateur boxing career, Stuart Long moves to Los Angeles to find money and fame. Wh...

Back to the Outback

Back to the Outback

2021

as Jackie (voice)

7.7
Acting

Tired of being locked in a reptile house where humans gawk at them like they are monsters, a ragtag group of Australia’s deadliest creatures plot an e...

Penguin Bloom

Penguin Bloom

2021

as Jan

6.9
Acting

When an unlikely ally enters the Bloom family's world in the form of an injured baby magpie they name Penguin, the bird’s arrival makes a profound dif...

Stage Mother

Stage Mother

2020

as Maybelline Metcalf

6.2
Acting

A conservative church-choir director moves from Texas to San Francisco to run her deceased gay son's drag club.

Never Too Late

Never Too Late

2020

as Norma McCarthy

5.8
Acting

It's been a long time since Caine, Bronson, Angus and Wendell—aka ‘The Chain Breakers'—escaped a torturous Vietnamese POW camp. They now find themselv...

Elsewhere

Elsewhere

2020

as Mom

5.4
Acting

A man does everything in his power to keep ownership of a seaside cottage he built with his late wife.

The Grudge

The Grudge

2019

as Lorna Moody

5.4
Acting

After a young mother murders her family in her own house, a detective attempts to investigate the mysterious case, only to discover that the house is ...

Zeroville

Zeroville

2019

as Dotty Langer

5.1
Acting

A young actor arrives in Hollywood in 1969 during a transitional time in the Industry.

Poms

Poms

2019

as Sheryl

6.6
Acting

After moving to a retirement community, loner Martha eventually befriends her fun-loving neighbor, Sheryl, and forms a cheerleading club for young-at-...

Out of Blue

Out of Blue

2019

as Miriam Rockwell

5.2
Acting

Mike Hoolihan is an unconventional New Orleans cop investigating the murder of renowned astrophysicist Jennifer Rockwell, a black hole expert found sh...

Bird Box

Bird Box

2018

as Cheryl

6.8
Acting

Five years after an ominous unseen presence drives most of society to suicide, a survivor and her two children make a desperate bid to reach safety.

Widows

Widows

2018

as Agnieska

6.5
Acting

A police shootout leaves four thieves dead during an explosive armed robbery attempt in Chicago. Their widows have nothing in common except a debt lef...

Life of the Party

Life of the Party

2018

as Sandy Cook

6.1
Acting

When her husband suddenly dumps her, longtime dedicated housewife Deanna turns regret into re-set by going back to college... landing in the same clas...

Oh, Hi Mark: Making a Disaster

Oh, Hi Mark: Making a Disaster

2018

as Self

Acting

A documentary about the making and shooting of James Franco's ‘The Disaster Artist’ (2017)

Irreplaceable You

Irreplaceable You

2018

as Estelle

7.0
Acting

A stunning cancer diagnosis spurs Abbie to seek a future girlfriend for fiancé and childhood sweetheart Sam, who's clueless when it comes to dating.

Small Crimes

Small Crimes

2017

as Irma Denton

5.4
Acting

A disgraced former cop, fresh off a six-year prison sentence for attempted murder, returns home looking for redemption but winds up trapped in the mes...

The Disaster Artist

The Disaster Artist

2017

as Carolyn / 'Claudette'

7.1
Acting

An aspiring actor in Hollywood meets an enigmatic stranger by the name of Tommy Wiseau, the meeting leads the actor down a path nobody could have pred...

David Stratton: A Cinematic Life

David Stratton: A Cinematic Life

2017

as Self

3.8
Acting

A compelling personal journey with David Stratton, as he relates the fascinating development of our cinema history. David guides us from his boyhood c...

The Polka King

The Polka King

2017

as Barb

5.6
Acting

Local Pennsylvania polka legend Jan Lewan develops a plan to get rich that shocks his fans and lands him in jail.

Sister Cities

Sister Cities

2016

as Mary Baxter

6.3
Acting

Based on the internationally-acclaimed play by Colette Freedman, the story of 4 estranged sisters who reunite for their mother’s alleged suicide.

Goldstone

Goldstone

2016

as Maureen

6.0
Acting

Indigenous Detective Jay Swan arrives in the frontier town of Goldstone on a missing persons inquiry. What seems like a simple investigation unearths ...

Last Cab to Darwin

Last Cab to Darwin

2015

as Dr. Farmer

6.9
Acting

Rex is a loner, and when he's told he doesn't have long to live, he embarks on an epic drive through the Australian outback from Broken Hill to Darwin...

Equals

Equals

2015

as Bess

6.1
Acting

A futuristic love story set in a world where emotions have been eradicated.

Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks

Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks

2014

as Irene Mossbecker

3.2
Acting

A retired woman hires a dance instructor to give her private dance lessons at her home -- one per week for six weeks. What begins as an antagonistic r...

Reclaim

Reclaim

2014

as Reigert

5.2
Acting

After their newly adopted daughter goes missing in a small town, Steven and Shannon will stop at nothing to uncover the truth behind her disappearance...

Magic in the Moonlight

Magic in the Moonlight

2014

as Grace

6.5
Acting

Set in the 1920s French Riviera, a master magician is commissioned to try and expose a psychic as a fraud.

Haunt

Haunt

2014

as Janet Morello

5.2
Acting

An introverted teen sparks with his new neighbor, and together the couple begins to explore the haunted house that his family has unknowingly just pur...

The Voices

The Voices

2014

as Dr. Warren

6.2
Acting

A mentally unhinged factory worker must decide whether to listen to his talking cat and become a killer, or follow his dog's advice to keep striving f...

Florence Has Left the Building

Florence Has Left the Building

2014

as Florence

5.0
Acting

Its the annual Christmas Eve concert at the Marigold House Assisted Living Facility. All her friends are dying and Florence wants out. When the facili...

Parkland

Parkland

2013

as Marguerite Oswald

6.2
Acting

November 22nd, 1963 was a day that changed the world forever — when young American President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. This f...

Stoker

Stoker

2013

as Aunt Gwendolyn 'Gin' Stoker

6.6
Acting

After India Stoker's father dies, her Uncle Charlie, who she never knew existed, comes to live with her and her unstable mother. She comes to suspect ...

Silver Linings Playbook

Silver Linings Playbook

2012

as Dolores Solatano

7.1
Acting

After losing his job and wife, and spending time in an institution, a former teacher winds up living with his parents. He wants to rebuild his life an...

Lois

Lois

2012

Acting

When a mysterious letter tips Lois over the edge, she is driven to wild lengths to address some unfinished business.

The Five-Year Engagement

The Five-Year Engagement

2012

as Sylvia Dickerson-Barnes

5.9
Acting

Exactly one year after Tom meets Violet, he surprises her with a wedding ring. By all accounts, Tom and Violet are destined for their happily ever aft...

Summer Coda

Summer Coda

2010

as Jen

4.7
Acting

Hitchhiking home to a family she's never known, Heidi meets Michael. In the stunning orange groves of country Australia, they embark on an adventure, ...

Animal Kingdom

Animal Kingdom

2010

as Janine 'Smurf' Cody

6.8
Acting

Joshua “J” is taken in by his extended family after his mother dies of an overdose. The clan, ruled by J’s scheming grandmother, is heavily involved i...

Three Blind Mice

Three Blind Mice

2008

as Bernie

5.7
Acting

Three young Navy officers hit Sydney for one last night on land before being shipped over to the Gulf to fight. Sam has been mistreated at sea and is ...

The Two-Wheeled Time Machine

The Two-Wheeled Time Machine

1997

as Older Alice

5.0
Acting

Henry Howard discovers a way to stay young forever, but life doesn't seem worth living without his childhood sweetheart Alice. Risking old age, Henry ...

Cosi

Cosi

1996

as Cherry

6.3
Acting

Lewis, a young amateur theater director, is offered a job with a governmental program for the rehabilitation of mentally ill patients in a Sydney inst...

The Challenge

1986

as Rasa Bertrand

3.0
Acting

The story of the 1983 America's Cup challenge, where the Australian team financed by business tycoon Alan Bond, finally wrests the cup from the New Yo...

The Perfectionist

The Perfectionist

1985

as Barbara Gunn

Acting

Barbara and Steward are happily married and have three kids. But one day Barbara decides that her children are old enough now and she can quit as hous...

Abra Cadabra

Abra Cadabra

1983

as Primrose Buttercup

5.8
Acting

Dr Cadabra, an eccentric magician, lives in outer space with his son Abra and their pets - Stella the star cat and Zodiac the space dog. When all fou...

Squizzy Taylor

Squizzy Taylor

1982

as Dolly

4.5
Acting

This Australian crime drama chronicles the life of notorious, keen witted, acid tongued 1920s Melbourne gangster Squizzy Taylor. Wormy and diminutive,...

Do I Have to Kill My Child?

Do I Have to Kill My Child?

1976

as Dianne

Acting

A disturbing drama about a young mother who physically abuses her baby. Feeling overwhelmed and aware that she's not coping after the birth of her thi...

Caddie

Caddie

1976

as Josie

5.8
Acting

Proud and classy Caddie Marsh is forced to get a job as a barmaid and raise two children on her own after her husband walks out on her.

The Removalists

The Removalists

1975

3.0
Acting

An adaptation of David Williamson's play; John Hargreaves and Peter Cummins star as a good and bad cop who assist a battered wife as she tries to esca...

Picnic at Hanging Rock

Picnic at Hanging Rock

1975

as Minnie

7.2
Acting

In the early 1900s, Miranda attends a girls boarding school in Australia. One Valentine's Day, the school's typically strict headmistress treats the g...

Polly My Love

1975

as Polly

Acting

An Australian-set romance starring Jacki Weaver.

A Recollection... Hanging Rock 1900

A Recollection... Hanging Rock 1900

1975

as Self (archive photos)

6.0
Acting

A documentary about the disappearance of school girls on St. Valentine's Day, 1900 at Australia's Hanging Rock.

Jock Petersen

Jock Petersen

1974

as Susie Petersen

3.3
Acting

Tony Petersen, a married electrician and ex-footballer, goes to university to study English. Petersen is odd man out at the uni. He receives extracurr...

Alvin Purple

Alvin Purple

1973

as Second Sugar Girl

5.3
Acting

Alvin is your average guy, except for the fact women find him irresistible and chase him everywhere. He tries to avoid them and get psychiatric help b...

Stork

Stork

1971

as Anna

5.9
Acting

Stork is a gangly young man, a virgin with an overactive imagination who thinks he’s a revolutionary. Bored with a design job at General Motors Holden...

The Naked Bunyip

The Naked Bunyip

1970

as Herself

5.7
Acting

A shy young man is hired by an ad agency to conduct a survey on sex in Australia. The somewhat clueless young man investigates homosexuality, transves...

Larrikins

Larrikins

N/A

as Doris (voice)

Acting

When an uptight bilby escapes his sheltered life from his family burrow, he ventures out and finds himself launched on a musical adventure across the ...

The Wonder Yard

N/A

as Dinah

Acting

Following the death of her husband of fifty years, Dinah devotes all her efforts to building an ambitious wonderland in her garden.

Holy Days

Holy Days

N/A

Acting

Three quirky older nuns hit the road looking for miracles but end up learning to drive like demons instead. When the last of the sisters of St. Suzann...

Pendulum

Pendulum

N/A

as Ella-Rose

Acting

Young couple Patrick and Abigail journey to a new-age retreat in New Mexico, drawn by the possibility of healing after a traumatic event. Patrick is w...