Odeya Rushinek, known professionally as Odeya Rush, is an Israeli actress based in the United States. She is known for her lead roles in The Giver, Goosebumps, The Bachelors, Lady Bird, Dumplin', Let It Snow and Dangerous Waters.
Set in the early 1900s on a sheep station in the Australian outback, the 1983 miniseries follows members of the Cleary family, whose move to the sheep station leads to a pivotal relationship between young Meggie Cleary and Father Ralph. When the attraction between Meggie and Father Ralph becomes obvious, Meggie's wealthy aunt forces Father Ralph to choose between Meggie and his ambition to rise within the Catholic Church. Though he chooses the church, as decades pass he continues to be drawn back to Meggie, with sometimes disastrous consequences.