And then, a strangely comforting thought trickled through me—I had nothing, so I could do anything now. Anything I wanted. I had nothing left to lose.

In 2003 a portrait of Ward by artist Jan Williamson won the Packing Room Prize at the Archibald Prize competition. Career
In 1981 Rachel Ward 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. audiences voted Ward one of the world's 10 most beautiful women.

Rachel Claire Ward AM (born 12 September 1957) is an English actress columnist film director and screenwriter who has primarily pursued her career in Australia.