Rachael Blake (Australian actress)
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Rachael Blake is an Australian actress.
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[edit] Personal life
Blake was born in Perth. Aged 18 months she moved to England with her British parents only to return to Perth aged 11.[1]
Blake was born deaf in one ear, a condition that was rectified by a series of operations undertaken before she was six. 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 she applied to and was rejected by Sydney's National Institute of Dramatic Art ("NIDA") at age 17. The rejection was due to her age. She was accepted into 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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