She played Meggie in "spine birds". See Rachel Ward now at 64 years old.

The actor-tour-director played in the Minishers almost 40 years ago.


One of the most popular ministers of all time isSpine birds, which was originally distributed in 1983. The series is an adaptation of the well-liked Australian novel of the same name byColleen McCulloughAnd, like the novel, transfixed fans. But, while television adaptation has received a number of braces, part ofSpine birds Star madeRachel district want to change career.

Ward played Meggie Cleary in the minsteries, which follows the Cleary family in several decades of the twentieth century. These days, she always acts from time to time but prefers to work behind the scenes in movies and television. Read on to learn more about the life of Ward's today and howSpine birds changed his career trajectory.

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His actor career has slowed down.

Rachel Ward at the
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The neighborhood was a model and an actor beforeSpine birdsand she continued to act in the 1980s and 90s, including moviesAgainst all odds andHow to move forward in advertising. But, by the 2000s, she ceased to act as frequently as she had been. His most recent roles were in 2016Death and the life of Otto Bloom and express a character in 2018Rabbit peter. Before these, she appeared in the 2007 seriesShadow.AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB

She lost confidence afterSpine birds.

Rachel Ward at the premiere of
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WhileSpine birds Was well received, Ward received negative reviews for his representation of Meggie. (She received a nomination to the Globe Golden for the best actress in a miniseries or a television movie.) To appear on a panel for the association of television reviews in 2012, Ward explained that these poor comments did it.lose confidence in actor.

"When I was shot down, I really took it to the heart. I never really had my confidence after that," she said, according toHollywood journalist.

Warding continued: "As an actress, obviously, you need some talent. I think you need huge common for you to have a go to you ... I think you need confidence in you, that I did not have. I feel honored to have been part of [Spine birds], but I did not want to repeat the experience. "

Today, she is mainly director and writer.

Rachel Ward at the 2018 AACTA Awards
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Ward wrote two feature films: 2009Beautiful kate and 2019palm beach, of which she also directed. In addition, she directed the television movieAn accidental soldier and episodes of the Australian seriesRake,My place,The Strait, andDevil playground.

Ward talked aboutHis style as a director in an interview withThe Sydney Morning Herald In 2019. "I'm not flamboyant. Here, if you can not see the filmmaker, no one believes or trusting art," she said. "I like the camera to get out of the way. And I'm also a suction cup for beauty. This film [palm beach] Reflects my interest in the servant and the feminine, and the interiors I like those who are full of colors and textures. In Australia, we are embarrassed by styling. We only have two aesthetics: Trabe or Kitsch and I am neither. "

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She is also a mother and a grandmother.

Bryan Brown and Rachel Ward at the Sydney Film Festival in 2019
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Married actor of WardBryan Brown, who met on the whole ofSpine birdsin 1983.

"I consider myself extremely lucky, in fact," Ward oncesaid of her husband, according toThe Sydney Morning Herald. "I had no idea what I was letting myself away. But when these clouds [of lust and romance] were debited, I discovered that it was a wonderful and decent human being. An honorable man . "

The couple has three children,Pink,Lip, andJoseph Brown. Matilda, who is also an actor, appeared inpalm beach. As indicated by theDaily mailfrom 2019,Ward and Brown are also grandparents Following the birth of the Matilda baby.

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