Place of Birth:
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA 

Height: 5' 2" 

Weight: 100lb 
 

Biography: 

          Minneapolis native Rachael Leigh Cook began her career as a model at the tender age of 10, gracing Milk-Bone(R) boxes and Target(R) ads nationwide.  She also appeared in a now-famous anti-drug TV spot in which, armed with a frying pan, she bashed her way through a kitchen to show the disastrous effects of heroin.  At 14, her modeling agency sent her to read for a short film, 26 Summer Street (1996).  From that moment on, the left handed Rachael was hooked on acting.
          When she reached L.A. later that year, she bypassed the wannabe stage and nailed her first audition for the part of a budding entrepreneur in The Baby-Sitters Club.  She divided her time between Minneapolis and Tinseltown, shuttling from school events to movie shoots with her mother in tow. Rachael broke out in mainstream in 1999, when she starred opposite Freddie Prinze Jr. in She's All That.  Her on-screen transformation from ugly duckling to ravishing beauty scored several teen-oriented awards and made Rachael a hot commodity in Hollywood.
          Rachael now lives primarily in Los Angeles, but she returns home frequently to visit with friends and family.  Her father, Tom (a former stand-up comic), is a social worker in the public school system, and her younger brother, Ben, is an aspiring actor.  There is a Minneapolis rock and blues band called "Budding Hollywood Starlet" that is named in honor of her.  Rachael is a vegetarian.  She was a student of the Laurel Springs School, a school for young actors who can't attend a more regular school due to time commitments.  Her mother is a cooking instructor, and she owns her own production company called Ben's Sister Productions. 
 
 

Filmography:
 

"Fearless" (2003) TV Series ..as Gaia 

11:14 (2003) 

Sinners (2003) ..as Dori Lawrence

American Crime (2003)

The Big Empty (2003) ..as Ruthie

Tempo (2003)

Bookies (2003) ..as Hunter 

29 Palms (2002) ..as The Waitress 

Sally (2002) ..as Beth 

Scorched (2002) ..as Shmally

Tangled (2001) ..as Jenny Kelley

Texas Rangers (2001) ..as Caroline Dukes 

"Celebrity Adventures" (2001) TV Series ..as "Herself" in episode: "Great Barrier Reef" (episode # 1.5) 

Josie and the Pussycats (2001) ..as Josie McCoy 

Blow Dry (2001) ..as Christina 
... aka Über kurz oder lang (2001) (Germany) 

AntiTrust (2001) ..as Lisa Calighan 

Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (2000) (V) (voice) ..as Chelsea Cunningham
... aka Batman of the Future: Return of the Joker (2000) (V) (Europe: English title: cut version)
... aka Return of the Joker (2000) (V) (USA: informal English title) 

Get Carter (2000) ..as Doreen Carter 

The Bumblebee Flies Anyway (2000) ..as Cassie 

"Batman Beyond" (1999) TV Series (voice) ..as Chelsea Cunningham (2000-)
... aka "Batman of the Future" (1999) (Europe: English title)

The Hi-Line (1999) ..as Vera Johnson 

"Dawson's Creek" (1999) TV Series ..as "Devon" in episode: "A Perfect Wedding" (episode # 2.18) "Psychic Friends" (episode # 2.17) "His Leading Lady" (episode # 2.13) 

She's All That (1999) ..as Laney Boggs 

"WOAK Live" (1999) TV Series in episode: "Rachael Leigh Cook visits WOAK" (episode # 10.16)

The Naked Man (1998) ..as Delores 

Strike! (1998) ..as Abby Sawyer
... aka All I Wanna Do (2000) (USA: new title)
... aka College femminile (1998) (Italy)
... aka Filles font la loi, Les (1998) (Canada: French title) 

"The Outer Limits" (1998) TV Series ..as "Cassie Boussard" in episode: "Glyphic" (episode # 4.9)

Living Out Loud (1998) ..as Teenage Judith 

Country Justice (1997) (TV) ..as Emma Baker
... aka Family Rescue (1997) (TV) 

Defenders: The Payback (1997) (TV) ..as Tracey Lane 

The Eighteenth Angel (1997) ..as Lucy Stanton 

The House of Yes (1997) ..as Young Jackie-O 

True Women (1997) (TV) ..as Georgia Lawshe (young) 

Carpool (1996) ..as Kayla 

26 Summer Street (1996) ..as The Girl 

Tom and Huck (1995) ..as Becky Thatcher
... aka The Adventures of Tom and Huck (1995)
... aka Tom Sawyer (1995) 

The Baby-Sitters Club (1995) ..as Mary Anne Spier
 
 

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