Blake was born in Perth, Western Australia.[citation needed] At the age of 18 months, she moved to England with her English parents, only to return to Perth at age 11.[1] Blake was born deaf in one ear, a condition that was rectified by a series of operations undertaken before she was six. To overcome shyness[1] and her hearing problem,[2] her mother enrolled her in elocution lessons, which she continued until age 17.[1] After attending the John Curtin College of the Arts high school in Perth, she applied to Sydney's National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) but was rejected due to her age of 17. She was accepted to NIDA when she was 19.[1]
At 13, Blake was cast in a short film. After studying at NIDA, she worked on Australian television shows Home and Away as Mandy Thomas (1995–1997), Pacific Drive, and Heartbreak High (1996). Blake's first feature film role was as Amy in the Australian children's movie Paws (1997). In 1997, she took the role of Dr Maxine Summers in the ABC crime drama Wildside.
She has also starred in several films, including 2001's Lantana with Anthony LaPaglia, as well as 2003's Perfect Strangers for which she won the Fantasporto Award for Best Actress. Between 2006–2007, she played Hilary Davenport in the British satirical black comedy Suburban Shootout. She played "Belinda" in a British TV movie, Clapham Junction, in 2007. In 2009, she starred in the UKTV mini-series False Witness. She also played a main role in The Prisoner. In 2010, she portrayed Hazel Hawke in the telemovie Hawke.
Blake played the character of Clara in the erotic drama Sleeping Beauty.[3]
In 2012, Blake portrayed Kris Perry in the theatre production of 8 in Sydney and Melbourne. In 2013, she portrayed Lady Tuckworth in the HBO Asia series Serangoon Road. She played a main role in the 2014 drama film Melody, for which she has received recognition (see below). She appeared in the 2016 film Gods of Egypt.
Awards and honoursedit
This section needs expansion with: Total of 7 acting awards and a government medal for services to the film and TV industry of Australia.. You can help by adding to it. (November 2017)
Blake won the Silver Logie Award for 'Most Outstanding Actress' at the Logie Awards (1999).[4] She was nominated four times at the Australian film Institute (since 2011 called the AACTA Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards) and won the award for 'Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Television Drama' for Wildside in 1998[5] and 'Best Actress for a Supporting role' for Lantana in 2001.[6] She received the Montréal World Film Festival Award for Best Actress for her portrayal, in the title role, in the 2014 drama film Melody (2014).[7] In 2004, she won the Best Actress (Melhor Actriz) - Directors' Week Award at Fantasporto film festival (2004) and the Best Actress Award at Pacific Meridian film festival, Vladivostok for Perfect Strangers (2003).[8] In 2018, she was part of the ensemble cast that won the 'Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble Series in a Drama Series' by Equity Ensemble Awards 2018 for Cleverman (2016)[9]
^ abcd"Partly deaf, tearful and shy". Sunday Mail. Advertiser Newspapers Limited. 12 October 2003. p. 105.
^Curtis, Maree (12 October 2003). "Unknown Rachael comes of age". Sunday Mail. Advertiser Newspapers Limited. p. 105.
^Stratton, David (25 June 2011). "Sleeping Beauty's naked provocation is no fairytale" (film review). The Australian. Retrieved 10 June 2016. When Lucy apparently decides she needs to augment her income, she answers an ad and finds herself in a large, isolated house being interviewed by elegant Clara (Rachael Blake). Clara, it seems, runs an establishment that, though not exactly a brothel in the accepted sense, does bring together attractive young women and older men.
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For the Lost character see Lost Experience For the character in Fringe see List of Fringe characters Rachel Dunham Blake This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Rachael Blake news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message Rachael Morelle Blake born 26 May 1971 is an Australian actress Rachael BlakeBornRachael Morelle Blake 1971 05 26 26 May 1971 age 52 Perth Western Australia AustraliaOther namesRachel BlakeOccupationActressYears active1995 presentSpouseTony Martin 2003 present AwardsFantasporto Award for Best Actress2004 Perfect Strangers IF Award for Best Actress2001 Lantana Logie Award for Most Outstanding Actress in a Series1999 Wildside Contents 1 Early life 2 Acting career 3 Awards and honours 4 Personal life 5 Filmography 5 1 Film 5 2 Television 6 References 7 External linksEarly life editBlake was born in Perth Western Australia citation needed At the age of 18 months she moved to England with her English parents only to return to Perth at age 11 1 Blake was born deaf in one ear a condition that was rectified by a series of operations undertaken before she was six To overcome shyness 1 and her hearing problem 2 her mother enrolled her in elocution lessons which she continued until age 17 1 After attending the John Curtin College of the Arts high school in Perth she applied to Sydney s National Institute of Dramatic Art NIDA but was rejected due to her age of 17 She was accepted to NIDA when she was 19 1 Acting career editThis section of a biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Rachael Blake news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message At 13 Blake was cast in a short film After studying at NIDA she worked on Australian television shows Home and Away as Mandy Thomas 1995 1997 Pacific Drive and Heartbreak High 1996 Blake s first feature film role was as Amy in the Australian children s movie Paws 1997 In 1997 she took the role of Dr Maxine Summers in the ABC crime drama Wildside She has also starred in several films including 2001 s Lantana with Anthony LaPaglia as well as 2003 s Perfect Strangers for which she won the Fantasporto Award for Best Actress Between 2006 2007 she played Hilary Davenport in the British satirical black comedy Suburban Shootout She played Belinda in a British TV movie Clapham Junction in 2007 In 2009 she starred in the UKTV mini series False Witness She also played a main role in The Prisoner In 2010 she portrayed Hazel Hawke in the telemovie Hawke Blake played the character of Clara in the erotic drama Sleeping Beauty 3 In 2012 Blake portrayed Kris Perry in the theatre production of 8 in Sydney and Melbourne In 2013 she portrayed Lady Tuckworth in the HBO Asia series Serangoon Road She played a main role in the 2014 drama film Melody for which she has received recognition see below She appeared in the 2016 film Gods of Egypt Awards and honours editThis section needs expansion with Total of 7 acting awards and a government medal for services to the film and TV industry of Australia You can help by adding to it November 2017 Blake won the Silver Logie Award for Most Outstanding Actress at the Logie Awards 1999 4 She was nominated four times at the Australian film Institute since 2011 called the AACTA Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards and won the award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Television Drama for Wildside in 1998 5 and Best Actress for a Supporting role for Lantana in 2001 6 She received the Montreal World Film Festival Award for Best Actress for her portrayal in the title role in the 2014 drama film Melody 2014 7 In 2004 she won the Best Actress Melhor Actriz Directors Week Award at Fantasporto film festival 2004 and the Best Actress Award at Pacific Meridian film festival Vladivostok for Perfect Strangers 2003 8 In 2018 she was part of the ensemble cast that won the Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble Series in a Drama Series by Equity Ensemble Awards 2018 for Cleverman 2016 9 Personal life editIn 2003 she married Wildside co star Tony Martin 10 They later starred together in Serangoon Road 11 Filmography editFilm edit Year Title Role Notes1997 Paws Amy Feature film2000 Blindman s Bluff Sophie Film Short2001 Lantana Jane O May Feature film2001 The Letter Herself Narrator voice Film Short2002 Whispering in the Dark Woman Film Short2003 Perfect Strangers Melanie Feature film NZ2004 Tom White Helen White Feature film2005 Derailed Susan Davis Feature film US UK2008 Summer Katy Feature film UK GERMANY2009 Pinprick Miriam Feature film Switzerland Hungary2010 Cherry Tree Lane Christine Feature film UK2011 Sleeping Beauty Clara Feature film2014 My Mistress Kate Boyd Feature film2014 Melody Emily Feature film Belgium Luxenbourg FRANCE2015 Truth Betsy West Feature film US AUSTRALIA2016 Gods of Egypt Isis Feature film AUSTRALIA US China Hong Kong2017 Breath Mrs Pike Feature film2018 The Second The Writer Feature film2018 Slam Joanne Hendricks Feature filmTelevision edit Year Title Role Notes1995 1997 Home and Away Recurring role Mandy Thomas TV series 28 episodes1996 Fire Recurring guest role Beatrice TV series 1 episode Vendetta I 1996 Heartbreak High Guest role Lara TV series 1 episode 4 20 1996 2000 2003 Good Morning Australia Guest TV series 1 episode1997 Water Rats Guest role Carly Bridges TV series season 2 episode 15 Stolen Time 1997 1999 Wildside Regular lead role Maxine Summers TV series 60 episodes1998 Good News Week Guest TV series 1 episode1999 The 1999 Annual TV Week Logie Awards Herself TV special2000 Good Morning Australia Guest with Tony Martin TV series 1 episode2000 Nowhere to Land Anne Prescott TV film2000 The Three Stooges Recurring role Helen Howard TV film2003 Grass Roots Recurring role Faith Twohill TV series 3 episodes Art Prostitution Investigation 2003 The Movie Show Guest TV series 1 episode2003 Good Morning Australia Guest with Sam Neill TV series 1 episode2003 Mornings Guest with Sam Neill TV series 1 episode2003 Dying to Leave Narrator voice TV film documentary2003 The 2003 Australian Film Institute Awards Presenter TV special2004 Auf Wiedersehen Pet Recurring guest role Naomi Hedges TV series 2 episodes Au Revoir Parts 1 amp 2 2006 Bon Voyage Recurring role Elizabeth Aldred TV miniseries 2 episodes2006 The Philosopher s Zone Reader TV series 4 episodes2006 Riot or Revolution Eureka Stockade 1854 Narrator TV filmdocumentary2006 2007 Suburban Shootout Regular role Hilary Davenport TV series 11 episodes2007 Clapham Junction Belinda Hopkirk TV film2008 Lewis Guest role Ann Kriel TV series 1 episode Music to Die For 2009 False Witness Lead role Det Chief Insp Julie Hales TV miniseries2009 The Prisoner Regular role M2 TV miniseries 6 episodes2010 A Six Hour Film Shot in 92 Days The Diary of The Prisoner Herself Short film documentary2010 Beautiful Prison The World of The Prisoner Herself Short film documentary2010 Hawke Hazel Hawke TV film2010 Immortal Narrator Film documentary2011 Cannes Film Festival Interviewee TV special2012 The Straits Regular role Natasha TV miniseries 7 episodes2013 Jabbed Love Fear And Vaccines Narrator TV film documentary2013 Miss Fisher s Murder Mysteries Guest role Ailsa Wilton TV series 1 episode Blood at the Wheel 2013 Serangoon Road Regular role Lady Tuckworth TV miniseries 9 episodes2016 Rake Recurring role Ruth Rogers TV series 3 episodes 4 1 4 2 4 3 2017 Cleverman Regular role Marion Frith TV series season 2 6 episodes2018 Today Guest with Susie Porter TV series 1 episode2018 Today Extra Guest with Susie Porter TV series 1 episode2021 Eden Recurring role Katia Van Der Linden TV series 5 episodes2022 Significant Others Regular lead role Ursula TV miniseries 6 episodesReferences edit a b c d Partly deaf tearful and shy Sunday Mail Advertiser Newspapers Limited 12 October 2003 p 105 Curtis Maree 12 October 2003 Unknown Rachael comes of age Sunday Mail Advertiser Newspapers Limited p 105 Stratton David 25 June 2011 Sleeping Beauty s naked provocation is no fairytale film review The Australian Retrieved 10 June 2016 When Lucy apparently decides she needs to augment her income she answers an ad and finds herself in a large isolated house being interviewed by elegant Clara Rachael Blake Clara it seems runs an establishment that though not exactly a brothel in the accepted sense does bring together attractive young women and older men Logie Awards 1999 IMDb Wildside Awards IMDb Lantana Awards IMDb Awards of the world film festival Montreal 2014 Montreal World Film Festival Perfect Strangers Awards IMDb Cleverman Awards IMDb Rachael Blake Screenwise Retrieved 4 July 2020 Serangoon Road cast Australian Television Information Archive Retrieved 4 July 2020 External links editRachael Blake at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rachael Blake amp oldid 1211743887, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
