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 |
| Years active | 1982–present |
Rachel Elise Blanchard (born March 19, 1976) is a Canadian actress.
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[edit] Early life
Blanchard was born in Toronto, Ontario, and graduated from Havergal College in Toronto, going on to Queen's University.
[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, in which 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 in the film version) 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 sitcom Peep Show. She reprised this role in the fourth series (2007).[1]
She played Jemaine's (and Bret's) girlfriend Sally on the HBO show Flight of the Conchords.
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 1985 | Kids of Degrassi Street | 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 |
| Nailed | Kelly | |
| 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 |
| Comeback Season | Chloe | |
| 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 |
| Everything She Ever Wanted | Rachel Reede | |
| Overnight | Jenny | |
| 2010 | Open House | Alice |
| Daydream Nation | Ms. Budge | |
| 2011 | My Uncle Rafael | Michele |
| Flashpoint | Jackie Emery |
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