Question: Facts:   - years active: 1985 -rrb- & ndash ; present -lrb- film & television    - height: 6 ft 4 in -lrb- 195 cm -rrb-    - birth name: pamela june koropatnick    - spouse: roger hodgman 1983 - present      - birth date: 30 april 1959    - name: pamela rabe    - nationality: canada canadian australia australian    - birth place: oakville , ontario , canada    - occupation: actress , director   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of pamela rabe .
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pamela rabe -lrb- born 30 april , 1959 -rrb- is a canadian / australian stage , television and film actor and theatre director .a graduate from the playhouse acting school , in vancouver , pamela rabe is one of australia 's most highly regarded and awarded actors .she is best known for her appearances in the films `` così '' , `` sirens '' , `` paradise road '' and starring as joan ferguson in the television series `` wentworth '' .