Rachael Blake
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Rachael Blake is an Australian actress.
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[edit] Personal life
Born in Perth, when she was 18 months she moved to England with her British parents, returning to Perth at age 11.[1]
Blake was born deaf in one year, but that was fixed after a series of operations undertaken until age 6. To overcome shyness[1] and her hearing defect,[2] her mother enrolled her into elocution lessons which she continued until age 17.[1]
After attending the John Curtin College of the Arts high school in Perth applied she and was rejected from Sydney's National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) at age 17 due to age, but was accepted to NIDA when she was 19.[1]
In 2003 she married Wildside co-star Tony Martin.
[edit] Acting career
At age 13, Blake was cast in a short film. After studying at NIDA she worked on Australian television shows Home And Away, Pacific Drive and Heartbreak High. In 1997 she took the role of Dr. Maxine Summers in the ABC crime drama Wildside.
Blake's first film role was in children's comedy Paws.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d "Partly deaf, tearful and shy", Sunday Mail, Advertiser Newspapers Limited, 2003-10-12, p. 105.
- ^ Curtis, Maree. "Unknown Rachael comes of age", Sunday Mail, Advertiser Newspapers Limited, 2003-10-12, p. 105.
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| NAME | Blake, Rachael |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Australian actress |
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