Rachel Blakely

    Known For

    Acting

    Birthday

    July 28, 1968 (57 years old)

    Place of Birth

    Borneo

    Rachel Blakely

    Biography

    Rachel Leigh Blakely was born on 28 July 1968 in Borneo. Her father, Harold Blakely, is an American, and her mother was Australian. Due to her father's oil business, the family, including younger sister Ruth, moved to several countries over the years until settling on an Australian farm when Blakely was twelve. Before she became an actress, Blakely worked as a nightclub bouncer, a model and a short order cook; it was her ex-husband's suggestion that she audition for a role on Neighbours In her spare time, Blakely enjoys camping, sewing, painting, cooking and sleeping. Her favourite authors are Margaret Atwood and Tracy Chevalier, and her favourite movies are Queen Margot and Breaking the Waves. Blakely married fellow actor Peter Craig in 1990, but they divorced some years later. She met her current partner, stuntman Sean Rigby, on the set of Tales of the South Seas. Their first child, Cooper Lee Rigby, was born in September 2003, and their second child, Nash Rigby, was born in early 2009. Blakely splits her time between Australia and Los Angeles. She possesses dual American-Australian citizenship.

    Known For

    • The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

      The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

      2010

    • Xena: Warrior Princess

      Xena: Warrior Princess

      1995

    • Mr. Nice Guy

      Mr. Nice Guy

      1997

    • The Lost World

      The Lost World

      1999

    • Mortified

      Mortified

      2006

    • Neighbours

      Neighbours

      1985

    • Young Hercules

      Young Hercules

      1998

    • Darby and Joan

      Darby and Joan

      2022

    • The Lost World

      The Lost World

      1999

    • Blue Heelers

      Blue Heelers

      1993

    • Counterstrike

      Counterstrike

      2002

    • Reef Doctors

      Reef Doctors

      2013

    • Max Knight: Ultra Spy

      Max Knight: Ultra Spy

      2000

    • One Way Ticket

      One Way Ticket

      1997

    • Tales of the South Seas

      Tales of the South Seas

      1998