Rachel Blanchard
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| Rachel Blanchard | |
|---|---|
| Born | Rachel Elise Blanchard March 19, 1976 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation | Actress |
Rachel Elise Blanchard (born March 19, 1976) is a Canadian actress.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] 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 Clueless.
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]
[edit] Personal life
Blanchard was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and graduated from Havergal College in Toronto, Ontario, going on to Queen's University.
[edit] FHM
Blanchard has been featured as one of FHM 's "100 Sexiest Women of the Year" on multiple occasions. Her rankings include:
[edit] Filmography
| Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Flight of the Conchords | Sally | 2007 |
| Careless | Cheryl | 2007 |
| Snakes on a Plane | Mercedes | 2006 |
| Where the Truth Lies | Maureen O'Flaherty | 2005 |
| Without a Paddle | Flower | 2004 |
| Peep Show | Nancy | 2004, 2007 |
| 7th Heaven | Roxanne Richardson | 2002-2004 |
| The Wild Dogs | Moll | 2002 |
| Sugar & Spice | Hannah Wald | 2001 |
| Road Trip | Tiffany Henderson | 2000 |
| The Rage: Carrie 2 | Monica Jones | 1999 |
| Clueless (TV series) | Cher Horowitz | 1996-1999 |
| Iron Eagle IV | Kitty Shaw | 1995 |
| Young Ivanhoe | Rowena | 1995 |
| Chris Cross | Dinah McGee | 1993 |
| Are You Afraid of the Dark? | Kristen | 1990-1992 |
| War of the Worlds | Debi McCullough | 1988-1990 |
[edit] References
- ^ Channel Four - Peep Show Series 4 Episode 3
[edit] External links
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