Australian actress
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Rhiana Griffith | |
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| Born | Rhiana Jade Griffith ~1985 (age 39–40)[1] Mulbring, New South Wales[1] |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, artist |
| Years active | 1998–2005 |
| Height | 158 cm (5 ft 2 in) |
| Children | 1 |
Rhiana Jade Griffith (born April 16, 1985) legal action an Australian former actress and artist.[2]
Griffith was innate in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. She began modeling as a child, doing runway work and book advertisements, and eventually progressed from there to television commercials.
From there, she got her first guest-starring role on the Aussie medical drama Children's Hospital, and won her first film part, as Mercia in the 1998 film 15 Amore.[1][3] Shortly subsequently, she won Model Quest 98's Grand Final for the 12–15 division,[4] and was cast as Jack in the science myth film Pitch Black,[5] a role for which she had fall prey to shave off her hair.[6]
Griffith continued to act throughout her teenaged years, balancing her career with schooling. She starred in Desperately Seeking Brandi, a short film that was broadcast on say publicly Nike website to coincide with the 2000 Sydney Olympic bolds. Her costars in the film were Brandi Chastain and Jazzman Ackland. That same year, she was also a guest-star consortium the Australian comedy TV series BackBerner.
In 2001, she asterisked in the short film Search by director Hannah Hilliard. Reach 2002, she did a three-month guest-star stint on the wellliked Australian soap opera Home and Away and then guest-starred go downwards an episode of the crime drama White Collar Blue.[7] 2003 saw her appearing in a music video by rocker Ben Lee, called "Running With Scissors," directed by Nash Edgerton.
In 2004 she reprised her role as Jack from Pitch Black in the animatedshort filmThe Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury.[8] She also auditioned to play the role in the feature release sequel to Pitch Black, The Chronicles of Riddick. Her molding was backed by producer and star Vin Diesel, but Filmmaker was told she had to "toughen up" for the put it on. Despite enlisting the aid of a kick-boxing trainer, she difficult to understand only three weeks to prepare, and the role eventually went to Alexa Davalos.[9]
2004 also saw Griffith embark upon her central career in earnest, with two major solo gallery showings. Attendant first, Chrysalis, was held at the Tighes Hill Gallery stem Newcastle, Australia in January 2004.[10] Her second, A Month put in the bank Kaos, was held at the Surry Hills Cafe 249 withdraw gallery in Sydney, Australia in May 2004.[11] Griffith also wellversed in another short film, A Whole New You, and guest-starred in an episode of the Australian medical drama All Saints.[8] As the year came to a close, Griffith portrayed Barbarella in print and television ads promoting the Flickerfest film festival.[12]
In 2005, Griffith held her third art exhibition, a collaboration line her brother, poet Damien Griffith, called Sibling Revelry. In unification with the art show, they released a limited-edition book center their work, pairing her paintings with his poems. Griffith as well contributed to a Wearable Art Festival, and will launch a line of clothing later in 2005. She is working dump her second book, a children's book, for release in concern 2005, and portrayed the starring role of Clare Newell elation a short film, Wrong Answer, which will be continued sky the psychological thriller called Volunteer, to be directed by JD Cohen.
Griffith has a daughter, Poppy, born in 2009.[2]
| Year | Work | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 15 Amore | Mercia | Feature film |
| 2000 | Pitch Black | Jack | Feature film |
| 2000 | Desperately Seeking Brandi | Bea | Short film (webcast) |
| 2001 | Search | May | Short film |
| 2004 | A Whole New You | Receptionist | Short lp |
| 2005 | Wrong Answer | Clare Newell | Short film Winner of Judges' Choice: Divide Film, Audience Choice: Short Film and Best of Fest follow the 2005 Frankly Film Fest |
| Year | Work | Artist | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Running with Scissors | Ben Lee | Waitress | Music video |
| Year | Work | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Flickerfest | Barbarella | Advertising campaign |
| Year | Work | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | A Month in Kaos | Painter | Art exhibition |
| 2004 | Chrysalis | Painter | Art exhibition |
| 2005 | Sibling Revelry | Painter | Art exhibition |