Rachel Luttrell

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Rachel Luttrell at Bridge Studios in Vancouver , British Columbia (2008)

Rachel Luttrell (born January 19, 1971 in Lushoto , Tanga , Tanzania ) is a Canadian actress , singer and dancer who became famous for the TV series The Guns of the Law and Stargate Atlantis .

Life

The parents, an American father and a Tanzanian mother, emigrated to Canada with Rachel and her three sisters when she was five years old. The entire family is extremely musical, which is why they decided very early on to pursue an artistic career. Her father, who is himself a member of the famous Mendelssohn Choir in Toronto, trained her soprano voice. She also studied ballet at the prestigious Russian Academy of Classical Ballet School and piano at The Royal Conservatory of Music . She also had her son Caden in the meantime.

Her first public appearance was at the Toronto premiere of Miss Saigon . She then appeared in Beauty And The Beast and Las Meninas . It was followed by stage appearances in Seattle and California. She became known in 1990 through the Canadian television series The Guns of the Law as Veronica Beck .

In the summer of 2003 she studied Shakespeare in Oxford with the British / American Drama Association. After several guest appearances in various television series and films, she got a leading role in the 2004 series Stargate Atlantis . There she embodies the battle-hardened leader Teyla Emmagan . As a trained singer (soprano), she sings her part in the 13th episode of the second season, Kritische Masse , of the series itself.

Filmography (selection)

  • 1986: With the courage of despair ( Courage , TV film)
  • 1989–1993: The Guns of the Law ( Street Legal , TV series, 20 episodes)
  • 1992: Personal Effects
  • 1992: Nick Knight - Der Vampircop ( Forever Knight , TV series, episode 1x11)
  • 1993: Maniac Mansion (TV series, episode 3x15)
  • 1996: Why is Joe so bad to Josephine? (Joe's So Mean to Josephine)
  • 1996: House
  • 1997: In the House ( In the House , TV series, 2 episodes)
  • 1998: Damon (TV series, episode 1x03)
  • 1998: Project Sleepwalker ( Sleepwalkers , TV series, episode 1x08)
  • 2001: Charmed ( Charmed , TV series, episode 3x20)
  • 2001: Emergency Room - Die Notaufnahme ( ER , TV series, episode 7x22)
  • 2001: Feast of All Saints (TV movie)
  • 2001: Impostor
  • 2002: A Touch of Heaven ( Touched by an Angel , TV series, episode 9x02)
  • 2003: Everyday Use
  • 2004: Stop Thief!
  • 2004–2009: Stargate Atlantis (TV series, 100 episodes)
  • 2005: The Aviary
  • 2007: A Dog's Breakfast - A corpse for the dog (A Dog's Breakfast)
  • 2011: Navy CIS ( NCIS , TV series, episode 9x10)
  • 2011: True Justice (TV series, episode 1x11)
  • 2013: Navy CIS: LA ( NCIS: Los Angeles , TV Series, Episode 5x06)
  • 2016: Arrow (TV series, episode 4x14)
  • 2019: The I-Land (TV series, episode 1x7)

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