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Apr 11, 2022 · Actors Brian Brown and wife Rachel Ward arrive for the world premiere of 'Australia' at the George Street Greater Union Cinemas on November 18, 2008 in Sydney, Australia, TV miniseries "The Thorn Birds" which aired from March 27 through 30, 1983. | Source: Getty Images
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Rachel Ward. Actress: The Thorn Birds. Rachel Ward was born on 12 September 1957 in Cornwell Manor, Cornwell, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England, UK. She is an actress and director, known for The Thorn Birds (1983), Against All Odds (1984) and Sharky's Machine (1981).
- Actress, Director, Writer
- September 12, 1957
- 2 min
- The Thorn Birds
- Rachel Ward
- Rachel Ward – Early Life
- Casting ‘The Thorn Birds’
- Golden Globe Nominated
- Rachel Ward: “Felt Terribly”
- Rachel Ward and Bryan Brown
- Married Months Later
- Rachel Ward – This Is Her Today
- Work with Daughter Matilda
There will always be a series that sticks closer to the heart than others. Even though we have more established series that last for years, there are several examples of miniseries that weren’t meant to stick around long, but still reached cult status. One of those was The Thorn Birds, starring Richard Chamberlain, Rachel Ward, and Bryan Brown. It ...
Ten hours long and spread over five nights, The Thorn Birdsis still to this day considered a classic that will live on for many years to come. Rachel Ward starred as Meggie Cleary in The Thorn Birds, but at the time, it was pretty much a surprise when she got it. It turned out that the producers had difficulties in finding the perfect person for th...
Born on September 12, 1957, in Cornwell, Oxfordshire, England, Ward studied at the Hatherop Castle School in Hatherop before attending the Byam Shaw School of Art in London. However, at just 16 years of age, she left school to pursue a career in fashion. Ward became a fashion and photography model, appearing on covers for Vogue, Cosmopolitan, as we...
Stan Marguiles was one of the producers on The Thorn Birds. But casting the right people to appear in the show wasn’t the easiest task. In 1982, he explained the difficulty. However, when they saw Rachel Ward, they were sure that they’d found the right one for the role of Meggie Cleary. “She has to go from 18 to her early 50s. From a rather naïve, ...
They sent Ward to work with an acting coach, and it was a great match. Starring alongside Richard Chamberlain as Father Ralph, Ward became a beloved actress, praised by viewers as well as critics. In 1982, she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television. Chamberlain...
Ward wasn’t an actress that crafted her skills through school, but rather she learned as time went by. As the show aired, she saw herself as the weaker link. She suffered from insecurity for years after she received some negative reviews (The New York Times said she was “miscast”). “I felt terribly like I’d disappointed,” she told Closer. “I felt t...
During her work on The Thorn Birds, Rachel Ward and Chamberlain’s characters Meggie and Father Ralph had great passion between them, which kept the viewers coming back. Chamberlain recalled that it was difficult filming specific scenes. “There’s a microphone hidden in the armpit… and you’re trying not to smear her lipstick,” he told Closer. Even th...
Ward and Brown obviously had “sexual chemistry” on set. She really fancied him, however, when asked who made the first move, she made sure to throw her beloved husband under the bus. ‘He as slow as a wet week. Really took forever. I think I probably did,’ she said. Brown, however, insisted that he was just being a “cunning Aussie bloke” not approac...
In 2001, she was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television following her performance in the film On the Beach. Her other credits include The Big House, Martha’s New Coat and television series Rake, Devil’s Playground and The Straits. Ward also went into producing and direct...
Both Matilda’s parents were present when she gave birth, which was truly special for her. “When I was pushing Zan out at the end, dad was stroking my head and mum was cheering me on, crying, saying, ‘Come on, Till! He’s so close,'” Matilda said. “It was pretty special that both my parents got to be with me through such a monumental time in my life....
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Rachel Ward. Actress: The Thorn Birds. Rachel Ward was born on 12 September 1957 in Cornwell Manor, Cornwell, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England, UK. She is an actress and director, known for The Thorn Birds (1983), Against All Odds (1984) and Sharky's Machine (1981).
- September 12, 1957
Rachel Ward found international fame playing "Meggie Cleary" in The Thorn Birds. Millions of viewers were kept on the edge of their seats wondering whether "Meggie" would ever be able to be in a ...
Jun 9, 2023 · Andrew Cameron, Rosie Brown, Rachel Ward with Anouk and Zan, Tashi Gooding, his father Scott Gooding and Matilda Brown. James Brickwood. For their three children, Rosie, Matilda and 31-year-old ...
