Rachel Blanchard

Rachel Blanchard
File:RachelBlanchard08TIFF.jpg Blanchard at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival
Born	Rachel Louise Blanchard (1976-03-19) March 19, 1976 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1984–present

Rachel Louise Blanchard (born March 19, 1976) is a Canadian actress.

Early life

Blanchard was born in Toronto, Ontario and graduated from Havergal College in Toronto, going on to Queen's University.

Career

Blanchard's career was launched with a part in a McDonald's commercial, and as an eight-year-old on the Canadian children's show The Kids of Degrassi Street, in which she played Melanie Schlegel. She also starred in the television series War of the Worlds as Suzanne McCullough's daughter Debi and in Nickelodeon's Are You Afraid of the Dark? as Kristen. Blanchard is probably best known for playing the part of Cher Horowitz (originally portrayed by Alicia Silverstone in the film version) on the television series Clueless (based on the 1995 movie of the same name). She also played Roxanne on the television series 7th Heaven from 2002 to 2004.

Blanchard received critical acclaim for her performance as Nancy, the American girlfriend of main character Jeremy Usborne (Robert Webb), in the award-winning second series of English sitcom Peep Show. She reprised this role in the fourth series (2007). She played Sally on the HBO show Flight of the Conchords and has a recurring role on the 2014 FX crime series Fargo.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1991	On My Own	Tania
1995	Iron Eagle on the Attack	Kitty Shaw
1999	The Rage: Carrie 2	Monica
2000	Road Trip	Tiffany Henderson
2001	Sugar & Spice	Hannah Wald
2001	Nailed	Kelly Sherman
2002	The Wild Dogs	Moll
2003	Chasing Holden	T.J. Jensen
2004	Without a Paddle	Flower
2005	Where the Truth Lies	Maureen
2006	Comeback Season	Chloe Pearce
2006	Snakes on a Plane	Mercedes
2007	Careless	Cheryl
2008	Adoration	Rachel
2008	Growing Op	Crystal
2009	Spread	Emily
2010	Open House	Alice
2010	Daydream Nation	Ms. Budge
2012	Overnight	Jenny
2012	My Uncle Rafael	Michele
2012	Dark Hearts	Clarissa
2013	Mad Ship	Adeline
2013	Scrapper	Sharon

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1984	The Kids of Degrassi Street	Melanie	Episodes: "Martin Meets the Pirates", "Liz Sits the Schlegels"
1985	The Littlest Hobo	Lisa Farrell	Episodes: "Voyageurs: Parts 1 & 2"
1986	Alex: The Life of a Child	Wendy	TV film
1988	Glory Enough for All	Melanie	TV film
1988-1990	War of the Worlds	Debi McCullough	Regular role (23 episodes)
1990	The Campbells	Bonnie	Episode: "Back to School"
1990	Deadly Nightmares	Karen	Episode: "Riding the Nightmare"
1990	Clarence	Jill	TV film
1990-1993	Are You Afraid of the Dark?	Kristen	Main role (26 episodes)
1993-1995	Chris Cross	Dinah McGee	Main role (13 episodes)
1996	Flash Forward	Ellen Fisher	Episodes: "No More Good Days", "House Party", "Cool Book"
1996-1999	Clueless	Cher Horowitz	Main role (62 episodes)
1999	Young Ivanhoe	Rowena	TV film
2002-2004	7th Heaven	Roxanne Richardson	Regular role (41 episodes)
2004-2007	Peep Show	Nancy	Recurring role (8 episodes)
2005	1/4life	Lisa	TV film
2005	Joey	Joelle	Episode: "Joey and the Fancy Sister"
2006	Our Thirties	Jessica	TV short
2007	Flight of the Conchords	Sally	Episodes: "Flight", "Sally Returns"
2008	Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning	Louisa Thomas	TV film
2009	Everything She Ever Wanted	Rachel Reede	TV miniseries
2010	Call Me Fitz	Janet	Episode: "Going Down Syndrome"
2011	Flashpoint	Jackie Emery	Episode: "I'd Do Anything"
2011	The Case for Christmas	Lauren	TV film
2012	Wedding Band	Tracy	Episode: "We Are Family"
2013	The Surrogacy Trap	Mallory Parkes	TV film
2013	Legit	Allie	Episodes: "Cuckoo's Nest", "Hat Hair"
2013	Psych	Laura	Episode: "Juliet Wears the Pantsuit"
2014	My Gal Sunday	Sandra 'Sunday' O-Brien-Parker	TV film
2014	Fargo	Kitty Nygaard	Recurring role (5 episodes)
2015	Another Period	Clambake Guest	Episodes: "Rejects Beach", "Modern Pigs"

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result
1993	Young Artist Award	Outstanding Performers in a Childrens Program Shared with Jason Alisharan, Ross Hull, Nathaniel Moreau, Raine Pare-Coull, Jodie Resther, and Jacob Tierney	Are You Afraid of the Dark?	Nominated
2007	Golden Nymph	Outstanding Actress - Comedy Series	Peep Show	Nominated
2011	Gemini Award	Best Performance by an Actress in a Guest Role in a Comedic Series	Call Me Fitz	Won

External links

• Rachel Blanchard at the Internet Movie Database