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Date of Birth

19 March 1976, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Birth Name

Rachel Elise Blanchard

Height

5' 8" (1.73 m)

Mini Biography

Rachel attended Havergal college, an all girls school in Toronto. After high school she went on to attend Queens university in Kingston, Ontario Canada. She later dropped out, however, when she got offered the role of Cher in the "Clueless" (1996) TV series. To prepare for her role as Cher, Rachel actually did go to some high schools in L.A. where she was surprised to find out that the scene was somewhat like the movie portrayed. Rachel is an avid hockey fan, and also enjoys rockclimbing. She is a vegetarian and has a brother and sister.

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Spouse

Adrian Brown

(2005 - present) 1 child

Trivia

Attended high school at Havergal College in Toronto.

Enjoys playing hockey in her spare time

Currently attending a small college in Canada, where she is majoring in psychology

Hair was dyed red for Road Trip (2000) because the producers wanted her to have a different look from Amy Smart.

When acting on one project, an extra from around the set was picked to portray her father in a brief scene. Later, after the scene had been shot, the director looked over to where Rachel's father was standing and said "we should have gotten you to play her father, you look perfect for the part", this was said without realising that he actually was her father.

Voted in at #37 in FHM's 100 Sexiest Girls of 2002 poll, UK edition. [June 2002]

Attended Humbercrest Junior Public School in Toronto, Ontario.

Best friends with Melissa George.

She has worked with both the London-twins. With Jason London in The Rage: Carrie 2 (1999) and with Jeremy London in "7th Heaven" (1996).

Has a pet dog, a bull terrier named Wilbur because it looks like the pig in Charlotte's Web (1973).

On August 3rd, 2007, she gave birth to her first child, Katie.

Although she has a small house in Los Angeles, she spends most of her time living in the UK.

Her husband is English, and they first met in 2004 when she was working in the UK.

Personal Quotes

"I have dreams, and sometimes you wonder how far you'll go for those dreams, especially when the boundaries of work are very ill-defined. I walk out of some auditions thinking, 'I can't believe I just did that.'"

"It's interesting that people are more obsessed with sexuality than with violence toward women."

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