| Rachael Blake | |
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| Born | Rachael Morelle Braine 26 May 1971 Perth, Australia |
| Other names | Rachel Blake |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Spouse | Tony Martin (2003–present) |
| Awards | Fantasporto Award for Best Actress 2004 Perfect Strangers IF Award for Best Actress 2001 Lantana Logie Award for Most Outstanding Actress in a Series 1999 Wildside |
Rachael Morelle Blake (born 26 May 1971) is an Australian actress.
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Blake was born in Perth.[1] At the age of 18 months, she moved to England with her British parents only to return to Perth at age 11.[2]
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[2] and her hearing defect,[3] her mother enrolled her in elocution lessons, which she continued until age 17.[2]
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 because of her age. She was accepted into NIDA when she was 19.[2]
At 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 the Australian children's movie Paws.
She has also starred in the film Lantana with Anthony LaPaglia; and in the British satirical black comedy Suburban Shootout between 2006–2007. In 2009, she starred in the UKTV mini-series False Witness.
She also played a main role in The Prisoner (2009 miniseries).
In 2010, she portrayed Hazel Hawke in the telemovie Hawke.
In 2003, she married Wildside co-star Tony Martin.
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