| Meghan Markle | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 4, 1981 Los Angeles, California |
| Occupation | Actress/Model |
| Years active | 2002–present |
Meghan Markle (born August 4, 1981) is an American fashion model, spokesmodel, and actress. She is formerly the model who held case #24 on the hit US television game show Deal or No Deal. She played FBI special agent Amy Jessup in FOX's sci-fi thriller Fringe and currently stars as Rachel Zane on the new USA legal series Suits.
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Markle was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. According to an interview at divagalsdaily.com her mother is Black and her dad is Dutch and Irish.[1]
In 2002, Markle got her start in an episode of the daytime soap opera, General Hospital. She's also appeared in television episodes of Century City, Cuts, Love, Inc., The War at Home, 90210, Knight Rider, Without a Trace, The Apostles, and CSI: NY. Markle has also made appearances in the films A Lot Like Love and Deceit.
Markle made her debut late in the first season of Deal or No Deal on April 12, 2006. Aside from a single appearance holding case #11, Markle has been the regular model carrying case #24. Markle quit the show in early 2007.
Markle's appeared on Fringe as Junior Agent Amy Jessup in the first two episodes of its second season.[2] She currently[update] portrays Rachel Zane, an "attractive paralegal with an encyclopedic knowledge of the law who's assigned to Mike (Patrick J. Adams) and becomes his valuable after-hours research ally"[3] on the USA Network show Suits. Markle appeared in two 2010 films, Get Him to the Greek and Remember Me and one 2011 film, Horrible Bosses.[3]