Birth Name: Pamela Rabe
Birth Date: 1959-04-30
Birth Place: Oakville, Regional Municipality of Halton, Canada
Details
Alternate Names: Pamela June Koropatnick
Physical Characteristics: N/A
Career
First Appearances: - Against the Innocent (1989) as American
Most Important Roles: - The Well (1997) as Hester
- Vacant Possession (1995) as Tessa
- For Those Who Can Tell No Tales (2013) as Mum
- Paradise Road (1997) as Mrs. Tippler
- The Leaving of Liverpool (1992) as Mrs. Lang
- Sirens (1994) as Rose Lindsay
- The Shadow of Mary Poppins (2002) as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Against the Innocent (1989) as American
- Fucking Adelaide (2017) as Maude
- The Beehive (2018) as The Beekeeper
Career Highlights: - The Well (1997)
- Vacant Possession (1995)
- For Those Who Can Tell No Tales (2013)
- Paradise Road (1997)
- The Leaving of Liverpool (1992)
- Sirens (1994)
- The Shadow of Mary Poppins (2002)
- Against the Innocent (1989)
- Fucking Adelaide (2017)
- The Beehive (2018)
Awards
Awards: - Nominated for 1 FCCA Award - Best Actor - Female (1998)
- Won AFI Award - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (1997)
- Won Silver Logie - Most Outstanding Actress (2018)
- Nominated for 1 Silver Logie - Most Outstanding Actress (2016)
- Won Best Actress (1997)
- Nominated for 1 Astra Award - Most Outstanding Performance by an Actor - Female (2015)
- Nominated for 1 AACTA Award - Best Lead Actress in a Drama (2021)
- Nominated for 1 Audience Choice Award - Favourite Actor (2021)
- Nominated for 1 AACTA Award - Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama (2020)
- Nominated for 1 AACTA Award - Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama (2017)
- Nominated for 1 AACTA Award - Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama (2016)
- Won The Equity Award - Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (2024)
- Won The Equity Award - Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Mini-series or Telemovie (2020)
- Nominated for 1 Helpmann Award - Best Female Actor in a Play (2009)
- Nominated for 1 Helpmann Award - Best Female Actor in a Play (2005)
Full Biography
Pamela Rabe was born in Ontario, Canada. Pamela is an actress who is best known for many of her roles on TV and has devoted most of her career to the stage. Pamela's most known roles are Mercury (1996) , The Secret Life of Us (2001) , F*%#Ing Adelaide (2017) and as one of TVs most famous characters, joining the TV series Wentworth (2013) as Joan 'The Freak' Ferguson in season 2 of the award winning drama which earned Rabe a Logie Award in 2018. Rabe is a long standing contributor to both the Sydney and Melbourne Theatre Companies, serving as director and actor in many plays. Rabe once spent 8 hours in a sole performance of Woman-Bomb. Rabe has also won numerous Helpmann Awards during her time in theatre.
