Rachael Leigh Cook

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Date of Birth:	04 October 1979
Birthplace:	Minneapolis, Minnesota
Age:	30
First Name:	Rachael
Middle Name:	Leigh
Last Name:	Cook
Build:	Slim
Height:	5' 2" (157 cm)
Eye Color:	Hazel
Hair Color:	Brown - Dark
Star Sign:	Libra
Claim to Fame:	Shes All That
Occupation:	Actress
Occupation Category:	Actress
Nationality:	American
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Rachael Leigh Cook (born Oct. 4, 1979 (33 years ago)) is an American actress, best known for her role in the hit romantic comedy She's All That and her "Your Brain on Drugs" PSA.

Early years

Cook was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Thomas H. Cook, a social worker and former stand-up comic, and JoAnn, a cooking instructor and weaver. Cook attended school at Clara Barton Open, Laurel Springs School and Minneapolis South High School. She began working as a print model at the age of 10, most notably in nationwide advertisements for Target and appearing on the boxes of Milk-Bone dog biscuits for medium sized dogs.

Career

At the age of 14, Cook began auditioning for acting work. Her modeling agency sent her to read for a short film, 26 Summer Street (1996, 16 years ago). She first gained national attention when she was featured in a This Is Your Brain on Drugs public-service TV advertisement, in which she proceeds to destroy a kitchen with a frying pan as she lists the things that heroin harms (in 1998 (14 years ago)). Cook made her debute as an actress in the 1995 (17 years ago) movie The Baby-Sitters Club, which was based on Ann M. Martin's book series of the same name. Her second movie role was in Tom and Huck, where she portrayed Rebecca "Becky" Thatcher.

In 1997 (15 years ago), Cook appeared in a leading role in the movie Country Justice as Emma, a 15 year old who gets raped and has to fight for custody of her baby with the man who raped her, all while becoming closer to her mother who abandoned her as a child and left her with her Grandfather.

Cook's two highest-profile lead roles to date have been in the movies She's All That (1999, 13 years ago) and Josie and the Pussycats (2001, 11 years ago). Cook has also appeared in a number of independent movies and in the 2005 (7 years ago) TV miniseries Into the West.

In 2000 (12 years ago), she was the cover girl for the premier issue of FHM US (March/April issue). Cook also provided the voice for Chelsea Cunningham on the Kids' WB animated series Batman Beyond in the episode "Last Resort" and in the animated movie Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker. In 2002 (10 years ago), she was ranked #26 in Stuff magazine's "102 Sexiest Women in the World".

Cook has provided the voice of Tifa Lockhart in the games Kingdom Hearts II and Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII, as well as the CG movie Final Fantasy VII Advent Children. She also starred in the video for New Found Glory's 2002 (10 years ago) single "Dressed to Kill". Cook's latest voice-over role is for the video game Yakuza where she voices the role of Reina, a beautiful barkeep. She has also appeared in Daniel Powter's "Love You Lately". The band Red Car Wire has also made a song called Rachael Leigh Cook because the lead singer and guitarist "used to be madly in love with her." The song is a metaphor for not being able to be with the girl you want.

Cook owns her own production company, Ben's Sister Productions (in reference to her younger brother, an aspiring filmmaker). Cook eventually stepped away from the spotlight to focus on spending time with friends and family. She later returned to mainstream movies when she signed on to a new casting agency. Cook was later cast in a role in the big screen adaptation of Nancy Drew, the female lead in the independent sports drama The Final Season, and playing a small supporting lead in Blonde Ambition.

Personal life

Cook has dated actors Ben Foster, Thomas Montgomery, Vincent Kartheiser, Ryan Reynolds, Shane West, Rider Strong, Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Colin Hanks. She is now married to actor Daniel Gillies. Cook, a vegetarian, lives mostly in Los Angeles with her three dogs, but frequently goes back to visit her family in Minnesota. Cook is strongly thinking about adopting a child from a poor country.

Filmography

• The Baby-Sitters Club
• Tom and Huck
• Carpool
• 26 Summer Street
• True Women
• The House of Yes
• Country Justice
• The Defenders: Payback
• The Eighteenth Angel
• The Outer Limits
• The Hairy Bird
• The Naked Man
• Living Out Loud
• The Bumblebee Flies Anyway
• The Hi-Line
• She's All That
• Dawson's Creek
• Get Carter
• Sally
• Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker
• Texas Rangers
• Josie and the Pussycats
• Blow Dry
• AntiTrust
• 29 Palms
• Tangled
• 11:14
• Bookies
• Scorched
• The Big Empty
• Tempo
• Stateside
• My First Wedding
• Into the West
• Las Vegas
• Final Fantasy VII Advent Children (6 walls)
• The Final Season
• Matters of Life and Death
• CSI: Miami
• Blonde Ambition
• Nancy Drew
• All Hat
• Psych
• Ghost Whisperer
• The Golden Door
• Fairy Tale Police
• The Lodger
• Bob Funk
• Kerosene Cowboys
• Broken Kingdom

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