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Americans first became aware of Jacki Weaver when she played the matriarch of a crime family in the Aussie import Animal Kingdom in 2010. Her chilling performance earned her an Oscar nomination and \\u201covernight\\u201d recognition outside her homeland, where she\\u2019s been working on stage, screen and television for decades. She nabbed another Academy Award nomination as Robert De Niro\\u2019s wife in Silver Linings Playbook and hasn\\u2019t had an idle moment since. Her newest release is POMS with Diane Keaton. Leonard and Jessie were delighted to spend an hour in the company of this bright, spirited woman who\\u2019s enjoying life to the fullest. \\xa0