Rachel Elise Blanchard (born March 19, 1976) is a Canadian actress.[1] Her television work includes playing Cher in the American sitcom Clueless, Nancy in the British sitcom Peep Show, Emma in the American comedy-drama series You Me Her, and most recently, Susannah in the American romantic drama series The Summer I Turned Pretty.[2]
Career[]
Blanchard's career was launched with a part in a McDonald's commercial,[1] and as an eight-year-old on the Canadian children's show The Kids of Degrassi Street,[3] in which she played Melanie Schlegel. She also starred in the television series War of the Worlds as Suzanne McCullough's daughter Debi and in YTV's Are You Afraid of the Dark? as Kristen.[4] Blanchard played the part of Cher Horowitz (originally portrayed by Alicia Silverstone in the film version) in the television series Clueless (based on the 1995 movie of the same name).[5] She played Roxanne on the television series 7th Heaven[6] from 2002 to 2004.
Blanchard appeared as Nancy, the American girlfriend of main character Jeremy Usborne (Robert Webb), in the second series of British sitcom Peep Show. She reprised this role in the fourth series (2007).[7] She played Sally on the HBO show Flight of the Conchords[8][9] and had a recurring role in the first season of the 2014 FX crime series Fargo.[10] From 2016 to 2020, Blanchard played Emma Trakarsky in comedy-drama You Me Her, a woman who enters into a polyamorous relationship with her husband and a younger woman.[11]
She won the Gemini Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series at the 26th Gemini Awards for her appearance on Call Me Fitz.[12]
Filmography[]
Film[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Alex: The Life of a Child | Wendy | Television film |
| 1988 | Glory Enough for All | Melanie | |
| 1990 | Clarence | Jill | |
| 1991 | On My Own | Tania | |
| 1995 | Iron Eagle on the Attack | Kitty Shaw | |
| Young Ivanhoe | Rowena | Television film | |
| 1999 | The Rage: Carrie 2 | Monica Jones | |
| 2000 | Road Trip | Tiffany Henderson | |
| 2001 | Sugar & Spice | Hannah Wald | |
| Nailed | Kelly Sherman | ||
| 2002 | The Wild Dogs | Moll | |
| 2003 | Chasing Holden | T.J. Jensen | |
| 2004 | Without a Paddle | Flower | |
| 2005 | Where the Truth Lies | Maureen O'Flaherty | |
| 1/4life | Lisa | Television film | |
| 2006 | Comeback Season | Chloe Pearce | |
| Snakes on a Plane | Mercedes Harbont | ||
| Our Thirties | Jessica | Television short | |
| 2007 | Careless | Cheryl | |
| 2008 | Adoration | Rachel | |
| Growing Op | Crystal | ||
| Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning | Louisa Thomas | Television film | |
| 2009 | Spread | Emily | |
| Everything She Ever Wanted | Rachel Reede | Television miniseries | |
| 2010 | Open House | Alice | |
| Daydream Nation | Ms. Budge | ||
| 2011 | The Case for Christmas | Lauren | Television film |
| 2012 | Overnight | Jenny | |
| My Uncle Rafael | Michele | ||
| 2013 | Mad Ship | Adeline | |
| Scrapper | Sharon | ||
| The Surrogacy Trap | Mallory Parkes | Television film | |
| 2014 | Dark Hearts | Clarissa | |
| My Gal Sunday[13] | Sunday O'Brien-Parker | Television film | |
| 2020 | Getting to Know You | Kayla | |
| 2022 | Deep Water | Kristin Peterson | |
| 2025 | Vicious | TBA | Post-production |
Television[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984–1985 | The Kids of Degrassi Street | Melanie | 2 episodes |
| 1985 | The Littlest Hobo | Lisa Farrell | |
| 1986 | The Elephant Show | Rachel | Episode: "Masquerade" |
| 1988–1990 | War of the Worlds | Debi McCullough | Regular role |
| 1990 | The Campbells | Bonnie | Episode: "Back to School" |
| The Hitchhiker | Karen | Episode: "Riding the Nightmare" | |
| 1990–1993 | Are You Afraid of the Dark? | Kristen | Main role |
| 1993–1995 | Chris Cross | Dinah McGee | |
| 1996 | Flash Forward | Ellen Fisher | 3 episodes |
| 1996–1999 | Clueless | Cher Horowitz | Lead role |
| 2002–2004 | 7th Heaven | Roxanne Richardson | Regular role |
| 2004–2007 | Peep Show | Nancy | Recurring role |
| 2005 | Joey | Joelle | Episode: "Joey and the Fancy Sister" |
| 2007 | Flight of the Conchords | Sally | 2 episodes |
| 2010 | Call Me Fitz | Janet | Episode: "Going Down Syndrome" |
| 2011 | Flashpoint | Jackie Emery | Episode: "I'd Do Anything" |
| 2012 | Wedding Band | Tracy | Episode: "We Are Family" |
| 2013 | Legit | Allie | 2 episodes |
| Psych | Laura | Episode: "Juliet Wears the Pantsuit" | |
| 2014 | Fargo | Kitty Nygaard | Recurring role |
| 2015 | Childrens Hospital | Missy | Episode: "Kick Me" |
| Another Period | Wedding Guest / Clambake Guest | 2 episodes | |
| 2016–2020 | You Me Her | Emma Trakarsky | Main role |
| 2022–present | The Summer I Turned Pretty | Susannah |
Music videos[]
| Year | Title | Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | "Mr. E's Beautiful Blues" | Eels |
| 2004 | "Sunday Morning" | Maroon 5 |
| 2007 | "Business Time" | Flight of the Conchords |
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Rachel Blanchard's bio". Northern Stars.
- ↑ Otterson, Joe (April 28, 2021). "'Summer I Turned Pretty' Series at Amazon From Jenny Han Sets Four Lead Roles". Variety.
- ↑ "Rachel Blanchard's bio". Tribute.
- ↑ Bedard, Mike (June 15, 2020). "What The Cast Of Are You Afraid Of The Dark? Is Doing Today". Looper.
- ↑ Boardman, Madeline (July 27, 2018). "20 Movies That Became TV Shows". Entertainment Weekly.
- ↑ Sollosi, Mary (January 31, 2023). "7th Heaven: Where are they now?". Entertainment Weekly.
- ↑ "Channel Four – Peep Show". Channel4.com. Retrieved on October 2, 2013.
- ↑ McCammon, Ross (October 29, 2008). "Women We Endorse: The Women of Flight of the Conchords". Esquire.
- ↑ Henderson, Calum (June 20, 2017). "Calum Henderson: What if Flight of the Conchords sucked?". The New Zealand Herald.
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (November 21, 2013). "Elizabeth Rohm & J.R. Ramirez Join Starz's 'Power'; Rachel Blanchard In FX's 'Fargo'". Deadline Hollywood.
- ↑ Prudom, Laura (June 9, 2016). "'You Me Her' Renewed for Seasons 2 and 3 by AT&T". Variety.
- ↑ Vlessing, Etan (November 5, 2019). "Jason Priestley Comedy Big Winner at Canada's Gemini Awards". Backstage.
- ↑ Goldberg, Lesley. "Jack Wagner, Cameron Mathison, Rachel Blanchard to Star in Hallmark Backdoor Pilot (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter.
External links[]
- Rachel Blanchard at Wikipedia
- Rachel Blanchard at the Internet Movie Database
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