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Rachel Blanchard
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| Rachel Blanchard | |
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 Blanchard at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival |
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| Born | Rachel Elise Blanchard March 19, 1976 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Spouse(s) | Adrian Brown (2005 - present) |
Rachel Elise Blanchard (born March 19, 1976) is a Canadian actress.
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Biography
Career
Her career was launched with a part in a McDonald's commercial, and as an eight-year-old on the Canadian children's show The Kids of Degrassi Street, where she played Melanie Schlegel. She also starred in War of the Worlds as Suzanne McCullough's daughter Debi and in Nickelodeon's Are You Afraid of the Dark? as Kristen. Blanchard is probably best known for playing the part of Cher Horowitz (originally portrayed by Alicia Silverstone) on the television series Clueless (based on the 1995 movie of the same name).
She received critical acclaim for her performance in the award-winning second series of British sitcom Peep Show. She reprised this role in the fourth series (2007).1
She played Jemaine's (and Bret's) girlfriend on the HBO show Flight of the Conchords.
Personal life
Blanchard was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and graduated from Havergal College in Toronto, going on to Queen's University. She is married to Adrian Brown, and the couple have one child, a daughter named Katie, born in 2007.2
FHM
Blanchard has been featured as one of FHM 's "100 Sexiest Women of the Year" on multiple occasions. Her rankings include:
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 1985 | Kids of Degrassi Street (tv series) | Melanie |
| 1988-1990 | War of the Worlds | Debi McCullough |
| 1990-1992 | Are You Afraid of the Dark? | Kristen |
| 1993 | Chris Cross | Dinah McGee |
| 1995 | Young Ivanhoe | Rowena |
| 1995 | Iron Eagle IV | Kitty Shaw |
| 1996-1999 | Clueless | Cher Horowitz |
| 1999 | The Rage: Carrie 2 | Monica Jones |
| 2000 | Road Trip | Tiffany Henderson |
| 2001 | Sugar & Spice | Hannah Wald |
| Chasing Holden | T.J. Jensen | |
| 2002 | The Wild Dogs | Moll |
| 2002-2004 | 7th Heaven | Roxanne Richardson |
| 2004, 2007 | Peep Show | Nancy |
| 2004 | Without a Paddle | Flower |
| 2005 | Where the Truth Lies | Maureen O'Flaherty |
| 2006 | Snakes on a Plane | Mercedes |
| 2007 | Careless | Cheryl |
| Flight of the Conchords | Sally | |
| 2008 | Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning | Louisa Thomas |
| Growing Op | Crystal | |
| Adoration | Rachel | |
| 2009 | Spread | Emily |
| Overnight | Jenny |
References
- ^ Channel Four - Peep Show [1]
- ^ "Biography for Rachel Blanchard". http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004761/bio. Retrieved 2009-04-23.
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