Where You’ve Seen Jacki Weaver

Where You’ve Seen Her

Jacki Weaver says she’s a born actress: “I have always loved pretending to be other people. I think my mother said I came out of the womb pretending to be somebody else.” The Australian landed her first professional acting job at 15 in a musical production of “Cinderella.” Her movie heyday came in the 1970s when she appeared in such films as Peter Weir’s “Picnic at Hanging Rock” and “Caddie.” More recently, she worked with Toni Collette and Rachel Griffiths in 1996’s “Cosi.” She’s remained consistently busy on stage, appearing in some 60 theatrical productions in Australia. “I am doing four plays back-to-back this year,” she says, including “Uncle Vanya” with Cate Blanchett. “Last year I did seven months touring Australia in ‘Steel Magnolias.’ I play a lot of Americans. I have done a lot of Tennessee Williams. I am so lucky — I am able to diversify enormously.”

— Susan King