A Canadian ingenue who has never had a formal acting lesson, Rachel Blanchard has nevertheless been working steadily since before her 10th birthday. The pert blonde made it to weekly primetime inheriting the role of Beverly Hills teen extraordinaire Cher Horowitz in the sitcom version of “Clueless” (ABC, 1996-97; UPN 1997-99). A native of Toronto, Blanchard broke into acting in a commercial for McDonald’s and went on to co-star in “Alex: The Life of a Child” (ABC, 1986), which was filmed in her Canada. Several Canadian-produced efforts followed. She was the daughter of a microbiologist as a regular on the syndicated series “War of the Worlds” (1988-1990) and appeared as a co-ed on the prep school comedy-drama “Criss Cross” in 1993 (seen in the USA on Showtime). Blanchard is frequently recognized by the younger set for her one season (1992-93) work on the Nickelodeon series “Are You Afraid of the Dark?”. Her Canadian TV-movie “On My Own” (1992) received a US theatrical run. She also played a young flyer in “Iron Eagle IV” (HBO, 1996), and Rowena in the 1995 Canadian TV-movie “Young Ivanhoe”.
- Born:
on 03/19/76 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Job Titles:
Actor
Family
- Brother: born c. 1973
- Sister: born c. 1978
Education
- Havergal College, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Milestones
- 1986 TV-movie debut in “Alex: The Life of a Child” (ABC)
- 1988 Was regular on syndicated series “War of the Worlds”
- 1992 Had regular role of Kristen on the Nickelodeon series “Are You Afraid of the Dark?”
- 1993 Appeared in multiple episodes of “Criss Cross” (Showtime)
- 1995 Co-starred in Canadian feature film “Young Ivanhoe”
- 1999 Had featured role in “The Rage: Carrie 2″
- 2000 Played the girlfriend of Breckin Meyer in the comedy “Road Trip”
- 2001 Cast as a cheerleader turned bank robber, in the dark comedy “Sugar & Spice”
- 2001 Cast in the comedy “Sugar & Spice” about heerleaders who turn into bank robbers
- 2002 Joined the cast of the WB’s family drama “7th Heaven”
- 2004 Cast in the comedy “Without a Paddle”
- 2005 Portrayed the ill-fated, Maureen opposite Kevin Bacon and Colin Firth in Atom Egoyan’s “Where the Truth Lies”
- Raised in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Starred as Cher in the sitcom “Clueless” (ABC, 1996-97; UPN, 1997-1999)
