Portrait of Rachel Ward

Acting

Rachel Ward

Career

Active from 1981 to 2026, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Leading roles
27
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for On the Beach
On the Beach
GoodWatch score77/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 29 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Rachel Ward Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Situational Comedy
    1.4, average 2.7
  • Wholesome
    2.3, average 3.4
  • Physical Comedy
    1.3, average 2.4
  • Coming of Age
    2.1, average 3.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 6
  • Psychological Thriller 3
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Legal Thriller 3
  • Suspenseful 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Neo-Noir 2
  • Atmospheric 2
  • Adult Relationships 2
  • Human Connection 2
  • Melancholy 2
  • Religious Conflict 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

45
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

3 titles ยท average score 70
Whale Shark Jack
Whale Shark Jack (2026)

as Aunty Dot

Rachel's Farm
Rachel's Farm (2023)

Director

Darby and Joan
Darby and Joan (2022)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as English Sat Nav (Voice)

2010s

4 titles ยท average score 57
Palm Beach
Palm Beach (2019)
GoodWatch score 41

Director, Writer

Peter Rabbit
Peter Rabbit (2018)
GoodWatch score 59

as Josephine Rabbit (voice)

The Death and Life of Otto Bloom
The Death and Life of Otto Bloom (2017)
GoodWatch score 60

as Ada

An Accidental Soldier
An Accidental Soldier (2013)
GoodWatch score 70

Director

2000s

12 titles ยท average score 66
Beautiful Kate
Beautiful Kate (2009)
GoodWatch score 74

Director, Screenplay

Rain Shadow
Rain Shadow (2007)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Kate McDonald

Monarch Cove
Monarch Cove (2006)

TV show

Blackbeard
Blackbeard (2006)
GoodWatch score 55

TV show ยท as Sally Dunbar

Martha's New Coat
Martha's New Coat (2003)

Director

Bobbie's Girl
Bobbie's Girl (2002)
GoodWatch score 64

as Roberta Langham

Johnson County War
Johnson County War (2002)
GoodWatch score 61

as Queenie

And Never Let Her Go
And Never Let Her Go (2001)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Christine Sheve

And Never Let Her Go
And Never Let Her Go (2001)
GoodWatch score 66

as Christine Sheve

The Big House
The Big House (2001)

Director, Writer

On the Beach
On the Beach (2000)
GoodWatch score 65

as Moira Davidson

On the Beach
On the Beach (2000)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Moira Davidson

1990s

13 titles ยท average score 51
Seasons of Love
Seasons of Love (1999)

TV show ยท as Kate Linthorne

My Stepson, My Lover
My Stepson, My Lover (1997)
GoodWatch score 42

as Caitlin Cory

Twisted
Twisted (1997)

as Sara (segment 'Third Party')

Twisted Tales
Twisted Tales (1996)

TV show ยท as Sara

The Ascent
The Ascent (1994)
GoodWatch score 60

as Patricia

Wide Sargasso Sea
Wide Sargasso Sea (1993)
GoodWatch score 56

as Annette Cosway

Double Jeopardy
Double Jeopardy (1992)
GoodWatch score 46

as Lisa Burns Donnelly

Black Magic
Black Magic (1992)
GoodWatch score 45

as Lillian Blatman

Christopher Columbus: The Discovery
Christopher Columbus: The Discovery (1992)
GoodWatch score 21

as Queen Isabella

Double Obsession
Double Obsession (1992)

as Grandmother

And the Sea Will Tell
And the Sea Will Tell (1991)
GoodWatch score 65

as Jennifer Jenkins

After Dark, My Sweet
After Dark, My Sweet (1990)
GoodWatch score 71

as Fay Anderson

1980s

12 titles ยท average score 56
How to Get Ahead in Advertising
How to Get Ahead in Advertising (1989)
GoodWatch score 58

as Julia Bagley

Shadow of the Cobra
Shadow of the Cobra (1989)

as Chris Royston

The Good Wife
The Good Wife (1987)
GoodWatch score 48

as Marge Hills

Hotel Colonial
Hotel Colonial (1987)
GoodWatch score 48

as Irene Costa

Fortress
Fortress (1985)
GoodWatch score 70

as Sally Jones

Against All Odds
Against All Odds (1984)
GoodWatch score 54

as Jessie Wyler

The Thorn Birds
The Thorn Birds (1983)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show ยท as Meggie Cleary

The Final Terror
The Final Terror (1983)
GoodWatch score 37

as Margaret

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982)
GoodWatch score 69

as Juliet Forrest

Sharky's Machine
Sharky's Machine (1981)
GoodWatch score 69

as Domino

Night School
Night School (1981)
GoodWatch score 48

as Eleanor Adjai

Dynasty
Dynasty (1981)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show

1970s

1 title
Christmas Lilies of the Field
Christmas Lilies of the Field (1979)

as Jenny