- Rachel Blanchard
Infobox actor
name = Rachel Blanchard
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birthname = Rachel Elise Blanchard
birthdate = birth date and age|1976|03|19
location =Toronto, Ontario ,Canada
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occupation = Actress
spouse =Rachel Elise Blanchard (born
March 19 ,1976 ) is a Canadian actress.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 byAlicia 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)."Channel Four - Peep Show" [http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/P/peep_show/series4_episode3.html Series 4 Episode 3] ]
Personal life
Blanchard was born in
Toronto, Ontario ,Canada and graduated fromHavergal College in Toronto, Ontario, going on toQueen's University .FHM
Blanchard has been featured as one of "
FHM " 's "100 Sexiest Women of the Year" on multiple occasions. Her rankings include:
* 73rd place (2001)
* 37th place (2002)Filmography
References
External links
*imdb name|id=0004761|name=Rachel Blanchard
* [http://www.northernstars.ca/actorsabc/blanchard_rachel.html Northern Stars: Rachel Blanchard]
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