

Rachel Claire Ward (born September 12, 1957) is an English-Australian actress, film and television director, screenwriter, and former model who has primarily pursued her career in Australia. During her modelling career, she was featured on the covers of Vogue, Harper's & Queen, and Cosmopolitan magazines. After moving to the United States in 1977, she appeared in television advertisements such as the Lincoln Mercury "Cougar Girl" and Revlon's "Scoundrel Girl". In 1981, she received a Golden Globe Award nomination for "New Star of the Year" for her role in the film Sharky's Machine starring with Burt Reynolds. The following year, she starred in Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid with Steve Martin. Her big break came in 1983, when she starred opposite Richard Chamberlain as the lead role portraying Meggie Cleary in…
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Dynasty
1981 • TV

The Thorn Birds
1983 • TV
Meggie Cleary

Peter Rabbit
2018 • Movie
Josephine Rabbit (voice)

Blackbeard
2006 • TV
Sally Dunbar

Darby and Joan
2022 • TV
English Sat Nav (Voice)

A Bite to Eat with Alice
2024 • TV
Self

Against All Odds
1984 • Movie
Jessie Wyler

The Straits
2012 • TV
Director

An Accidental Soldier
2013 • Movie
Director

Two Twisted
2006 • TV
Director
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