Rachael Taylor

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Rachael Taylor

Taylor at the premiere of Transformers in Sydney, Australia, 2007
Born 11 July 1984 (1984-07-11) (age 27)
Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Occupation Actress/Model
Years active 2004–present

Rachael Taylor (born 11 July 1984) is an Australian actress and model. She made her leading role debut in the short-lived Australian program headLand. She then made the transition to Hollywood, appearing in the films Transformers, Shutter, and Splinterheads.

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[edit] Personal life

Taylor was born in Launceston, Tasmania, the daughter of Christine and Nigel Taylor.[1] She attended Riverside High School. Taylor had wanted to be an actress since she was a child, performing in many school plays.[2]

In August 2010, following two domestic violence incidents involving then boyfriend actor Matthew Newton at a hotel in Rome, Taylor took out an Apprehended Violence Order against him.[3]

[edit] Career

Taylor modelled for Skye-Jilly International and competed successfully in the State finals of Miss Teen Tasmania. She has appeared in a number of American productions — such as television movies about Natalie Wood and the making of Dynasty (where she played Catherine Oxenberg),[4] and the horror movies Man-thing and See No Evil. Taylor played Sasha Forbes on the short-lived Australian drama series headLand. On 3 April 2006, she was nominated for a Logie Award for Most Popular New Female Talent for her role on headLand. Her most prominent role to date was as "Maggie", a signals analyst, in the 2007 Transformers, where she appeared alongside Megan Fox and Shia LaBeouf. Taylor confirmed that she would not be returning for the Transformers sequel.[5]

In 2009, she completed the Australian feature Cedar Boys and starred in the comedy Splinterheads.

She has also signed to the HBO comedy series Washingtonienne and Melt, an Australian production. Taylor began a recurring role on Grey's Anatomy as Dr. Lucy Fields, an obstetrician and maternal-fetal fellow.[6][7][8]

In 2011, Taylor joined the cast of the remake of the television series Charlie's Angels,[9] until the series was canceled.[10] Also in 2011, she had a major role in the film Red Dog and starred in the Russian science-fiction thriller film The Darkest Hour, directed by filmmaker Chris Gorak.[11]

[edit] Filmography

Year Film Role
2005 Man-Thing Teri Elizabeth Richards
2006 See No Evil Zoe
2007 Transformers Maggie Madsen
2008 Bottle Shock Sam Fulton
Shutter Jane Shaw
The Legend of Bloody Mary Gwen
Deception Woman in Hallway
2009 Ghost Machine Jess
Cedar Boys Amie
Splinterheads Galaxy
2010 Summer Coda Heidi
Providence Park Bicycle Girl
2011 Red Dog Nancy
The Darkest Hour Anne
2012 The Loft Ann

[edit] Television

Year Film Role Notes
2004 The Mystery of Natalie Wood Maryann Marinkovich
2005 Dynasty: The Making of a Guilty Pleasure Catherine Oxenberg
McLeod's Daughters Natalie Louise Brown 1 Episode-"Old Flames"
Hercules Woman/Sphinx
2005–2006 headLand Sasha Forbes Main role
2009 Washingtonienne Jackie 2010 Ghost Machine Rated R
2011 Grey's Anatomy Dr. Lucy Fields 8 episodes
Charlie's Angels Abigail "Abby" Sampson Recurring role; 8 episodes

[edit] References

  1. ^ Hills, Brenden (2010-09-10). "We're shattered by Rachael's bashing, say Nigel and Christine Taylor". The Sunday Telegraph. http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/confidential/were-shattered-by-daughters-bashing-say-nigel-and-christine-taylor/story-e6frf96o-1225914826086. Retrieved 2011-01-28. 
  2. ^ "Our Hollywood transformation". The Mercury. 2007-04-29. http://www.news.com.au/mercury/story/0,22884,21638670-921,00.html. Retrieved 2007-04-29. [dead link]
  3. ^ Byrnes, Holly (2010-08-23). "Matthew Newton, Rachael Taylor in hotel lobby fight, withdraws Channel Seven show X Factor". The Daily Telegraph. http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/television/matthew-newton-rachael-taylor-in-hotel-lobby-fight-withdraws-channel-seven-show-x-factor/story-e6frfmyi-1225908632404. 
  4. ^ "Dynasty: The Making of a Guilty Pleasure: Credits". Der-denver-clan.de. http://www.der-denver-clan.de/de/dynasty_behind.207.html. Retrieved February 27, 2009. 
  5. ^ http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2008/08/19/rachel-taylornot-in-transformers-2-and-proud-of-it/
  6. ^ 'Transformers' Hottie Joins Alien Invasion at 'The Darkest Hour'
  7. ^ "Transformers Actress Scrubs into Grey's Anatomy". TVGuide.com. http://www.tvguide.com/News/Greys-Anatomy-Taylor-1023033.aspx. Retrieved September 14, 2010. 
  8. ^ "Rachael Taylor Joins Grey's Anatomy". TVGuide.com. http://www.tvguide.com/News/Rachael-Taylor-Joins-1028235.aspx. Retrieved January 24, 2011. 
  9. ^ Minka Kelly and Rachael Taylor Close to Angel Gigs in ABC's "Charlie's Angels", Deadline Hollywood, January 27, 2011
  10. ^ Goodbye girls! ABC cancels 'Charlie's Angels', Entertainment Weekly, October 14, 2011
  11. ^ Two More Sign on for The Darkest Hour

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