Rachel Leigh Blakely (born 28 July 1968) is a Malaysian-born Australian-American actress. Her works include films such as Love Until, Young Hercules and Counterstrike, as well as guest appearances on television shows such as Xena: Warrior Princess, State Coroner and Flipper. She is best known for her role as Gaby Willis in Neighbours, Marguerite Krux on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World, and as Glenda Fry in the Australian series Mortified.[2] In 2010, she became attached to the children's series Accord'n to Jordyn.[3]
Rachel Leigh Blakely was born on 28 July 1968 in Borneo, Malaysia. Her father, Harold Blakely, is an American, and her mother was Australian. Due to her father's oil business, the family, including younger sister Ruth, moved to several countries over the years until settling on an Australian farm when Blakely was twelve.
Before she became an actress, Blakely worked as a nightclub bouncer, a model and a short order cook; it was her ex-husband's suggestion that she audition for a role on Neighbours.[4]
Blakely married fellow actor Peter Craig in 1990, but they divorced some years later. She met her current partner, stuntman Sean Rigby, on the set of Tales of the South Seas. Their first child, Cooper Lee Rigby, was born in September 2003, and their second child, Nash Rigby, was born in early 2009.[5]
Blakely splits her time between Australia and Los Angeles. She possesses dual American-Australian citizenship.
Career
Blakely was a successful model, before she was spotted by the Neighbours casting director and asked to audition for the role of Gaby Willis.[1] Blakely was introduced to the show as Gaby in August 1991.[6] In October 1993, David Brown of TV Week reported Blakely would be leaving Neighbours.[7] She filmed her final scenes the following month.[7] Blakely later reprised her role of Gaby for Neighbours' 20th anniversary episode broadcast in July 2005.[8]
Blakely then moved into films - mostly made for television - and guest appearances on well-known television shows. The actress has also been part of the leading cast on several programs, including Blue Heelers, City Life and The Lost World. She also joined the cast of Mortified, playing Glenda Fry. In 2000, Blakely appeared in four episodes of Search Party and five episodes of Hollywood Squares, as herself.
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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 especially if potentially libelous or harmful Find sources Rachel Blakely news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2010 Learn how and when to remove this template message Rachel Leigh Blakely born 28 July 1968 is a Malaysian born Australian American actress Her works include films such as Love Until Young Hercules and Counterstrike as well as guest appearances on television shows such as Xena Warrior Princess State Coroner and Flipper She is best known for her role as Gaby Willis in Neighbours Marguerite Krux on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle s The Lost World and as Glenda Fry in the Australian series Mortified 2 In 2010 she became attached to the children s series Accord n to Jordyn 3 Rachel BlakelyBornRachel Leigh Blakely 1968 07 28 28 July 1968 age 54 1 Borneo MalaysiaCitizenshipAustralian American dual Occupation s Model actressYears active1991 2013SpousePeter Craig m 1990 divorced wbr PartnerSean Rigby 1997 present Children2 Contents 1 Personal life 2 Career 3 Filmography 3 1 Film 3 2 Television 4 References 5 External linksPersonal life EditRachel Leigh Blakely was born on 28 July 1968 in Borneo Malaysia Her father Harold Blakely is an American and her mother was Australian Due to her father s oil business the family including younger sister Ruth moved to several countries over the years until settling on an Australian farm when Blakely was twelve Before she became an actress Blakely worked as a nightclub bouncer a model and a short order cook it was her ex husband s suggestion that she audition for a role on Neighbours 4 In her spare time Blakely enjoys camping sewing painting cooking and sleeping Her favourite authors are Margaret Atwood and Tracy Chevalier and her favourite movies are Queen Margotand Breaking the Waves 4 Blakely married fellow actor Peter Craig in 1990 but they divorced some years later She met her current partner stuntman Sean Rigby on the set of Tales of the South Seas Their first child Cooper Lee Rigby was born in September 2003 and their second child Nash Rigby was born in early 2009 5 Blakely splits her time between Australia and Los Angeles She possesses dual American Australian citizenship Career EditBlakely was a successful model before she was spotted by the Neighbours casting director and asked to audition for the role of Gaby Willis 1 Blakely was introduced to the show as Gaby in August 1991 6 In October 1993 David Brown of TV Week reported Blakely would be leaving Neighbours 7 She filmed her final scenes the following month 7 Blakely later reprised her role of Gaby for Neighbours 20th anniversary episode broadcast in July 2005 8 Blakely then moved into films mostly made for television and guest appearances on well known television shows The actress has also been part of the leading cast on several programs including Blue Heelers City Life and The Lost World She also joined the cast of Mortified playing Glenda Fry In 2000 Blakely appeared in four episodes of Search Party and five episodes of Hollywood Squares as herself Filmography EditFilm Edit Year Title Role Notes1995 Love Until Madeline1997 Mr Nice Guy Sandy1998 Young Hercules Alcmene Video2010 The Chronicles of Narnia The Voyage of the Dawn Treader Gael s MumTelevision Edit Year Title Role Notes1991 1994 Neighbours Gaby Willis Main role1993 The Feds Deception Victoria Payne TV film1995 1997 Blue Heelers Gina Belfanti Recurring role1996 1997 City Life Siobhan O Halloran Recurring role1997 One Way Ticket Deborah Carter TV film1997 Xena Warrior Princess Penelope Ulysses 1997 State Coroner Lisbeth Christi Blood Sport 1997 Flipper Melisand Mermaid Island 1998 2000 Tales of the South Seas Isabelle Reed Main role1999 Tribe Lucille Fournier TV miniseries1999 2002 The Lost World Marguerite Krux Main role 66 episodes2000 Max Knight Ultra Spy Ricki Claire TV film2002 Counterstrike Brittany Cooper TV film2003 The Turner Affair Natalie Turner TV film2005 Neighbours Gaby Willis Friends for Twenty Years 2006 2007 Mortified Glenda Fry Recurring role2010 Sea Patrol Fiona Douglas Ransom 2010 Accord n to Jordyn Jordyn s Mum Unsold TV pilot2013 Reef Doctors Megan 1 9 References Edit a b Profile Rachel Blakely Inside Soap Attic Futura UK Ltd 29 36 January 1995 IMDb Bio Accord n to Jordyn Camzent com au Retrieved 1 August 2010 a b August 2001 Interview with Rachel Blakely Solitaryphoenix com Retrieved 1 August 2010 Dyer Renae 5 June 2009 Gold Coast actor Rachel Blakely s ban on babywear goldcoast com au News Limited Retrieved 1 August 2010 Cockington James 11 August 1991 Neighbours The Sydney Morning Herald Fairfax Media p 11 Retrieved 28 May 2011 a b Brown David 23 October 1993 Scott free TV Week ACP Magazines 17 15 Green Kris 14 April 2005 More Neighbours returns confirmed Digital Spy Hachette Filipacchi UK Retrieved 29 May 2011 External links EditRachel Blakely at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rachel Blakely amp oldid 1113718269, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
