Rachael Blake
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Rachael Morelle Blake (born 26 May 1971) is an Australian actress.
Early life
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]
Acting career
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At 13, Blake was cast in a short film. After studying at NIDA, she worked on Australian television shows
She has also starred in several films, including 2001's
Blake played the character of Clara in the erotic drama Sleeping Beauty.[3]
In 2012, Blake portrayed Kris Perry in the theatre production of
Awards and honours
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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
Personal life
In 2003, she married
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1997 | Paws | Amy | Feature film |
2000 | Blindman's Bluff | Sophie | Film Short |
2001 | Lantana | Jane O'May | Feature film |
2001 | The Letter | Herself - Narrator (voice) | Film Short |
2002 | Whispering in the Dark | Woman | Film Short |
2003 | Perfect Strangers | Melanie | Feature film, NZ |
2004 | Tom White | Helen White | Feature film |
2005 | Derailed | Susan Davis | Feature film, US/UK |
2008 | Summer | Katy | Feature film, UK/GERMANY |
2009 | Pinprick | Miriam | Feature film, Switzerland/Hungary |
2010 | Cherry Tree Lane | Christine | Feature film, UK |
2011 | Sleeping Beauty | Clara | Feature film |
2014 | My Mistress | Kate Boyd | Feature film |
2014 | Melody | Emily | Feature film, Belgium/Luxenbourg/FRANCE |
2015 | Truth | Betsy West | Feature film, US/AUSTRALIA |
2016 | Gods of Egypt | Isis | Feature film, AUSTRALIA/US/China/Hong Kong |
2017 | Breath | Mrs. Pike | Feature film |
2018 | The Second | The Writer | Feature film |
2018 | Slam | Joanne Hendricks | Feature film |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1995–1997 | Home and Away | Recurring role: Mandy Thomas | TV series, 28 episodes |
1996 | 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 episode |
1997 | 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 episodes |
1998 | Good News Week | Guest | TV series, 1 episode |
1999 | The 1999 Annual TV Week Logie Awards | Herself | TV special |
2000 | Good Morning Australia | Guest (with Tony Martin) | TV series, 1 episode |
2000 | Nowhere to Land | Anne Prescott | TV film |
2000 | The Three Stooges | Recurring role: Helen Howard | TV film |
2003 | Grass Roots | Recurring role: Faith Twohill | TV series, 3 episodes: "Art", "Prostitution", "Investigation" |
2003 | The Movie Show | Guest | TV series, 1 episode |
2003 | Good Morning Australia | Guest (with Sam Neill) | TV series, 1 episode |
2003 | Mornings | Guest (with Sam Neill) | TV series, 1 episode |
2003 | Dying to Leave | Narrator (voice) | TV film documentary |
2003 | The 2003 Australian Film Institute Awards | Presenter | TV special |
2004 | Auf Wiedersehen, Pet | Recurring guest role: Naomi Hedges | TV series, 2 episodes: "Au Revoir: Parts 1 & 2" |
2006 | Bon Voyage | Recurring role: Elizabeth Aldred | TV miniseries, 2 episodes |
2006 | The Philosopher's Zone | Reader | TV series, 4 episodes |
2006 | Riot or Revolution: Eureka Stockade 1854 | Narrator | TV filmdocumentary |
2006–2007 | Suburban Shootout | Regular role: Hilary Davenport | TV series, 11 episodes |
2007 | Clapham Junction | Belinda Hopkirk | TV film |
2008 | Lewis | Guest role: Ann Kriel | TV series, 1 episode: "Music to Die For" |
2009 | False Witness | Lead role: Det. Chief Insp. Julie Hales | TV miniseries |
2009 | The Prisoner | Regular role: M2 | TV miniseries, 6 episodes |
2010 | A Six Hour Film Shot in 92 Days: The Diary of 'The Prisoner' | Herself | Short film documentary |
2010 | Beautiful Prison: The World of 'The Prisoner' | Herself | Short film documentary |
2010 | Hawke | Hazel Hawke | TV film |
2010 | Immortal | Narrator | Film documentary |
2011 | Cannes Film Festival | Interviewee | TV special |
2012 | The Straits | Regular role: Natasha | TV miniseries, 7 episodes |
2013 | Jabbed: Love, Fear And Vaccines | Narrator | TV film documentary |
2013 | Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries | Guest role: Ailsa Wilton | TV series, 1 episode: "Blood at the Wheel" |
2013 | Serangoon Road
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Regular role: Lady Tuckworth | TV miniseries, 9 episodes |
2016 | 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 episodes |
2018 | Today | Guest (with Susie Porter) | TV series, 1 episode |
2018 | Today Extra | Guest (with Susie Porter) | TV series, 1 episode |
2021 | Eden | Recurring role: Katia Van Der Linden | TV series, 5 episodes |
2022 | Significant Others | Regular lead role: Ursula | TV miniseries, 6 episodes |
References
- ^ 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 - Montréal 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
- Rachael Blake at IMDb