Rachel Blanchard

Biography

Rachel Elise Blanchard (born March 19, 1976) is a Canadian actress. Her work has included playing Nancy in the British sitcom Peep Show, Emma in American comedy-drama series You Me Her, and most recently, Susannah in the American television series The Summer I Turned Pretty. 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 YTV's Are You Afraid of the Dark? as Kristen. Blanchard played 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 appeared as Nancy, the American girlfriend of main character Jeremy Usborne (Robert Webb), in the award-winning second series of British sitcom Peep Show. She reprised this role in the fourth series (2007).[1] She played Sally on the HBO show Flight of the Conchords and had a recurring role in the first season of the 2014 FX crime series Fargo. Since 2016, Blanchard has played Emma Trakarsky in comedy-drama You Me Her, a woman who enters into a polyamorous relationship with her husband and a younger woman. She won the Gemini Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series at the 26th Gemini Awards for her appearance on Call Me Fitz.

Known For

9-1-1

Fargo

Psych

The Summer I Turned Pretty

Childrens Hospital

7th Heaven

Joey

Are You Afraid of the Dark?

All Movies (39)

• Vicious2025 · as Lainie
• je suis coincé à la dérive2024
• Uno2024 · as Rachel
• Deep Water2022 · as Kristin Peterson
• Getting to Know You2020 · as Kayla
• Dark Hearts2014 · as Clarissa
• My Gal Sunday2014 · as Sandra 'Sunday' O'Brien-Parker
• Scrapper2013 · as Sharon
• Mad Ship2013 · as Adeline
• My Uncle Rafael2012 · as Michele
• The Surrogacy Trap2012 · as Mallory Parkes
• Overnight2012 · as Jenny
• The Case for Christmas2011 · as Lauren
• Daydream Nation2011 · as Ms. Budge
• Open House2010 · as Alice
• Adoration2009 · as Rachel
• Spread2009 · as Emily
• Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning2008 · as Louisa Thomas
• Growing Op2008 · as Crystal
• Careless2007 · as Cheryl
• Snakes on a Set: Behind the Scenes2007 · as Self
• This Film Is Not Yet Rated2006 · as Self - Actress in 'Where the Truth Lies'
• Snakes on a Plane2006 · as Mercedes
• Pure Venom: The Making of Snakes on a Plane2006 · as Self
• Comeback Season2006 · as Chloe Pearce
• Where the Truth Lies2005 · as Maureen
• Without a Paddle2004 · as Flower
• The Wild Dogs2002 · as Moll
• Chasing Holden2001 · as T.J. Jensen
• Nailed2001 · as Kelly Sherman
• Sugar & Spice2001 · as Hannah Wald
• Road Trip2000 · as Tiffany
• The Rage: Carrie 21999 · as Monica Jones
• Iron Eagle on the Attack1995 · as Kitty Shaw
• Young Ivanhoe1995 · as Rowena
• On My Own1993 · as Tania
• Clarence1990 · as Jill
• Glory Enough For All1988 · as Melanie
• Alex: The Life of a Child1986 · as Wendy

All TV Shows (22)

• The Summer I Turned Pretty2022 · as Susannah Fisher
• 9-1-12018 · as Dina Montridge
• You Me Her2016 · as Emma Trakarsky
• Another Period2015 · as Endive Savoy
• Fargo2014 · as Kitty Nygaard
• Everything She Ever Wanted2009 · as Rachel Reede
• Childrens Hospital2008 · as Missy
• Flight of the Conchords2007 · as Sally
• Psych2006 · as Laura
• 1/4life2005
• Joey2004 · as Joelle
• Peep Show2003 · as Nancy
• Clueless1996 · as Cher Horowitz
• 7th Heaven1996 · as Roxanne Richardson
• Flash Forward1995 · as Ellen Fisher
• Flash Forward1995 · as Ellen Foster
• Chris Cross1993 · as Dinah McGee
• Are You Afraid of the Dark?1992 · as Kristen
• War of the Worlds1988 · as Debi McCullough
• The Hitchhiker1983 · as Karen
• The Kids of Degrassi Street1979 · as Melanie Schlegel
• The Littlest Hobo1979 · as Lisa Farrell