Jacki Weaver

Jacqueline Ruth Weaver AO born 25 May 1947 is an Australian theatre film and television actress Her accolades include five AACTA Awardsincluding 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 comedydrama 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 FiveYear 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 20152016 the Fox Showcasepolitical thriller Secret City 20162019 the Epix thriller Perpetual Grace LTD 2019 and the Stanscience fiction series Bloom 20192020 Since 2021 she has played a recurring role as Caroline Warner in the Paramount Network neoWestern series Yellowstone Description above from the Wikipedia article Jacki Weaver licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia