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Rachael Taylor Profile |
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Birth Date: July 11, 1984
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Birth Place: Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
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Birth Name: Rachael Taylor
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Height: 5'9"
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Biography |
Rachael Taylor is an Australian
actress.
Originally from Launceston, Tasmania, Taylor attended
Riverside High School and was Deputy Head Prefect in 2000.
She modelled locally for agency 'Skye-Jilly International'
and competed successfully in State finals of Miss Teen
Tasmania and Miss Universe/Miss World. Rachael left
Launceston College on the advice of her College English
teacher and modelling agent, Rebecca Miller, who initially
accompanied her to Sydney to further her acting and
modelling career. She boarded for a year with Garage Days
actress Natalie Jain in Bondi before going out on her own.
Rachael studied politics and history at the University of
Sydney, before deferring her Law/Arts degree to appear on
headLand.
Taylor has appeared in a number of United States productions
– such as telemovies about Natalie Wood and the making of
Dynasty (where she played Catherine Oxenberg), and the
horror movies Man-thing and See No Evil. She played Sasha
Forbes on the short-lived Australian drama series headLand,
the first time she had played a character with her natural
Australian accent. On April 3, 2006 it was announced that
she had been nominated for a Logie Award for Most Popular
New Female Talent for her role on headLand, in spite of the
show having been removed from television 2 months earlier.
Taylor plays a lead role in Transformers directed by Michael
Bay, where she keeps her native accent to emphasise the
global scope of the movie. Her role is an important signal
detector and decoder, who helps to solve the Transformers
mystery, alongside her co-stars. She is also set to star in
the 2008 remake of a 2004 Thai film Shutter. |
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Other
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Briefly attended the University of Sydney before deferring
her studies to appear on "Headland" (2005).
Her role as "Sasha Forbes" in "Headland" (2005) is the first
time she has played a character with her native Australian
accent.
Born in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia but at the age of 16
she moved to Sydney, Australia.
Keeps her native accent in Transformers to emphasize the
global scope of the movie. |
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