---
name: "Jacki Weaver"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jacki-weaver"
fi1m_id: "jacki-weaver"
imdb_id: "nm0915865"
tmdb_id: 67837
wikidata_id: "Q241897"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "25 May 1947"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 7
average_fi1m_score: 76
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 7
updated: "2026-09-30T22:30:17.862202+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Jacki Weaver

## Identity

Jacki Weaver

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/jacki-weaver
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** jacki-weaver
- **IMDb ID:** nm0915865
- **TMDB ID:** 67837
- **Wikidata ID:** Q241897
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacki_Weaver, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q241897, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0915865/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/67837

Actor. Born 25 May 1947 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 25 May 1947, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- **Active:** 1975–present
- **Also known as:** 재키 위버, جکی ویور
- **Academy Awards:** 2 Oscar nominations
- **Average Fi1m score:** 76, as actor, over 7 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 88 (1), 2010s 75 (5), 2020s 72 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 76 to 74 across 7 titles
- **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 6 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 7, Comedy 3, Crime 2, Thriller 2, Animation 1, Horror 1
- **Screen time:** 13 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $348m across 6 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacki_Weaver, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q241897, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0915865/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/67837

## Coming up

- *Pendulum* (2027-01-01), as Ella-Rose

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Picnic at Hanging Rock*](https://film.one/film/picnic-at-hanging-rock.md) (88)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Animal Kingdom*](https://film.one/film/animal-kingdom.md) (84)
- **Apple TV:** [*Silver Linings Playbook*](https://film.one/film/silver-linings-playbook.md) (80)
- **Tubi:** [*The Disaster Artist*](https://film.one/film/the-disaster-artist.md) (74)
- **AMC+:** [*Memoir of a Snail*](https://film.one/film/memoir-of-a-snail.md) (72)
- **Netflix:** [*Bird Box*](https://film.one/film/bird-box.md) (53)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Jacki Weaver

> Jacki Weaver makes family authority convincing, even when it becomes frightening. We value how she suggests years of shared life in a supporting part, though we would like casting directors to look beyond the mothers and matriarchs.

In *Animal Kingdom* (2010), Jacki Weaver’s Janine ‘Smurf’ Cody presides over her sons with an authority they recognise as part of family life. She remains credible as their mother even as her ruthlessness makes that authority frightening. We were unsettled by how ordinary she made the household’s loyalty feel: her sons belong there, and that is part of the trouble. David Michôd gives the family ties enough weight to sustain the threat without much action, and Weaver never needs to make Smurf seem like a different species from the rest of us.

That performance brought international recognition after decades of Australian stage, film and television work. Her earlier films included *Stork* (1971) and *Picnic at Hanging Rock* (1975), during the Australian New Wave. The subsequent American work has extended from *Silver Linings Playbook* (2012) to a recurring television part as Caroline Warner in *Yellowstone*, beginning in 2021.

*Silver Linings Playbook* shows how useful the same attention to family habit can be in a less threatening household. As Dolores Solatano, opposite Robert De Niro’s Pat Sr., Weaver helps suggest irritation that has been accumulating for years rather than starting when the scene does. David O. Russell allows the ensemble enough comic freedom to keep the house busy without making every member equally endearing. Her contribution is easy to underestimate precisely because the family seems so used to having her there.

Repeatedly casting Weaver as a mother risks making familiar work out of something she does unusually well. These performances work because the directors allow the families to be difficult, and she never has to make them more agreeable for our sake. We have reservations about both films, particularly Michôd’s slackening second half and Russell’s overly reassuring writing, but neither is a reason to pass over her work. Start with *Animal Kingdom*, provided an uncomfortable evening among relatives is what you had in mind.

## Biography

Jacki Weaver is an Australian actress known for her work in theatre, film and television. Born Jacqueline Ruth Weaver on 25 May 1947 in Sydney, she began her career in the 1960s and gained prominence in the 1970s during the Australian New Wave with roles in films such as *Stork* (1971), *Alvin Purple* (1973) and *Petersen* (1974).

She received international attention for her performances as Janine 'Smurf' Cody in the crime film *Animal Kingdom* (2010) and as Dolores Solatano in *Silver Linings Playbook* (2012), earning Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress for both. Weaver has appeared in later films including *Magic in the Moonlight* (2014), *The Disaster Artist* (2017), *Bird Box* (2018) and *Widows* (2018), and on television in series such as *Yellowstone*.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, themoviedb.org.*

## On Fi1m (7)

- *Memoir of a Snail* (2024), Fi1m 72, as Pinky (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/memoir-of-a-snail.md)
- *Bird Box* (2018), Fi1m 53, as Cheryl — [page](https://film.one/film/bird-box.md)
- *Widows* (2018), Fi1m 83, as Agnieska — [page](https://film.one/film/widows.md)
- *The Disaster Artist* (2017), Fi1m 74, as Carolyn / 'Claudette' — [page](https://film.one/film/the-disaster-artist.md)
- *Silver Linings Playbook* (2012), Fi1m 80, as Dolores Solatano — [page](https://film.one/film/silver-linings-playbook.md)
- *Animal Kingdom* (2010), Fi1m 84, as Janine 'Smurf' Cody — [page](https://film.one/film/animal-kingdom.md)
- *Picnic at Hanging Rock* (1975), Fi1m 88, as Minnie — [page](https://film.one/film/picnic-at-hanging-rock.md)

## Complete filmography (75)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Pendulum* (2027), as Ella-Rose
- *Trash Mountain* (2026), as Helen
- *Holy Days* (2026), as Sister Mary Clare
- *Memoir of a Snail* (2024), as Pinky (voice) — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/memoir-of-a-snail.md)
- *Clipped* (2024), series, as Shelly Sterling
- *Wildflower* (2023), as Loretta
- *Hello Tomorrow!* (2023), series, as Barbara Billings
- *American Murderer* (2022), as Jeanne
- *Dr. Jackie* (2022), series, as Jacki Weaver
- *Father Stu* (2022), as Kathleen Long
- *Back to the Outback* (2021), as Jackie (voice)
- *Penguin Bloom* (2021), as Jan
- *Stage Mother* (2020), as Maybelline Metcalf
- *Never Too Late* (2020), as Norma McCarthy
- *Elsewhere* (2020), as Mom
- *The Grudge* (2019), as Lorna Moody
- *Zeroville* (2019), as Dotty Langer
- *Perpetual Grace LTD* (2019), series, as Lillian 'Ma' Brown
- *Poms* (2019), as Sheryl
- *Out of Blue* (2019), as Miriam Rockwell
- *Bloom* (2019), series, as Gwen Reed
- *Bird Box* (2018), as Cheryl — Fi1m 53, [page](https://film.one/film/bird-box.md)
- *Widows* (2018), as Agnieska — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/widows.md)
- *Yellowstone* (2018), series, as Caroline Warner
- *Life of the Party* (2018), as Sandy Cook
- *Irreplaceable You* (2018), as Estelle
- *Squinters* (2018), series, as Audrey
- *Small Crimes* (2017), as Irma Denton
- *The Disaster Artist* (2017), as Carolyn / 'Claudette' — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/the-disaster-artist.md)
- *The Polka King* (2017), as Barb
- *Sister Cities* (2016), as Mary Baxter
- *Goldstone* (2016), as Maureen
- *Secret City* (2016), series, as Catriona Bailey
- *Blunt Talk* (2015), series, as Rosalie Winter
- *Last Cab to Darwin* (2015), as Dr. Farmer
- *Equals* (2015), as Bess
- *Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks* (2014), as Irene Mossbecker
- *Gracepoint* (2014), series, as Susan Wright
- *Reclaim* (2014), as Reigert
- *Maya the Bee Movie* (2014), as Buzzlina Von Beena (voice)
- *Magic in the Moonlight* (2014), as Grace
- *Haunt* (2014), as Janet Morello
- *The Voices* (2014), as Dr. Warren
- *Florence Has Left the Building* (2014), as Florence
- *Parkland* (2013), as Marguerite Oswald
- *Super Fun Night* (2013), series, as Pamela Boubier
- *Stoker* (2013), as Aunt Gwendolyn 'Gin' Stoker
- *Silver Linings Playbook* (2012), as Dolores Solatano — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/silver-linings-playbook.md)
- *Lois* (2012), Actor
- *The Five-Year Engagement* (2012), as Sylvia Dickerson-Barnes
- *Summer Coda* (2010), as Jen
- *Animal Kingdom* (2010), as Janine 'Smurf' Cody — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/animal-kingdom.md)
- *Three Blind Mice* (2008), as Bernie
- *Satisfaction* (2007), series, as Gillian
- *The Two-Wheeled Time Machine* (1997), as Older Alice
- *Cosi* (1996), as Cherry
- *The Challenge* (1986), series, as Rasa Bertrand
- *The Perfectionist* (1985), as Barbara Gunn
- *Abra Cadabra* (1983), as Primrose Buttercup
- *The Girl From Moonooloo* (1983), as Jacki
- *Squizzy Taylor* (1982), as Dolly
- *Water Under the Bridge* (1980), series, as Maggie McGhee
- *Do I Have to Kill My Child?* (1976), as Dianne
- *Caddie* (1976), as Josie
- *The Removalists* (1975), as Marilyn Carter
- *Picnic at Hanging Rock* (1975), as Minnie — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/picnic-at-hanging-rock.md)
- *Polly My Love* (1975), as Polly
- *Petersen* (1974), as Susie Petersen
- *Alvin Purple* (1973), as Second Sugar Girl
- *Stork* (1971), as Anna
- *Homicide* (1964), series, as Jill Henderson, Kay Thomas, Sue Ryan, Wilma Steiner, Petra Kendrix, Annette Bishop, Anne Johnson, Vicki Gaye, Hettie
- *The Wonder Yard*, as Dinah
- *The Rockford Files*, series, as Karma
- *Larrikins*, as Doris (voice)
- *Salvation Creek*, as Esther

## Gallery

- ![Portrait of Jacki Weaver (2013)](https://film.one/media/person/119763/gallery-50dc13ea596b.jpg) Portrait of Jacki Weaver (2013) — LisaThomasArtist, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Jacki_weaver_.jpg/1280px-Jacki_weaver_.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Jacki Weaver](https://film.one/media/person/119763/gallery-662d7907e6ae.jpg) Jacki Weaver — Image via TMDB
- ![Jacki Weaver](https://film.one/media/person/119763/gallery-32abe6c60997.jpg) Jacki Weaver — Image via TMDB
- ![Jacki Weaver](https://film.one/media/person/119763/gallery-5c40c6331e3b.jpg) Jacki Weaver — Image via TMDB
- ![Jacki Weaver](https://film.one/media/person/119763/gallery-9de44f38a7cd.jpg) Jacki Weaver — Image via TMDB
- ![Jacki Weaver](https://film.one/media/person/119763/gallery-a147d7df5bd5.jpg) Jacki Weaver — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 2 nominated

- 2013: Best Supporting Actress (nominated), for *Silver Linings Playbook*
- 2011: Best Supporting Actress (nominated), for *Animal Kingdom*

### Other awards — 1 won

- Officer of the Order of Australia 2014: Officer of the Order of Australia (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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