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Rachael Leigh Cook Biography and Full Filmography - MovieWise

Quick Facts

Born:
1979-10-04

Birthplace:
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Credits:
100 Total Roles

Rachael Leigh Cook

Acting

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Biography

Rachael Leigh Cook (born October 4, 1979) is an American actress, model, voice artist, and producer. She is best known for her starring film roles as Laney Boggs in She's All That (1999), Doreen Carter in Get Carter (2000), Josie McCoy in Josie and the Pussycats (2001), as well as TV roles as Kate Moretti on Perception, and Clara Wheeler on Into the West.

She had recurring roles as Penny Posin on Las Vegas, Abigail Lytar on Psych, and the voice of Lt. Jodi Yanarelli on Titan Maximum. She is also the voice behind various characters in Robot Chicken and Tifa Lockhart in the English version of Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children.

She has produced and starred in multiple TV movies.

She first appeared in a public service announcement for foster care at seven years of age, and began working as a child print model at the age of 10, most notably in nationwide advertisements for Target and appearing on the boxes of Milk-Bone dog biscuits. She married actor Daniel Gillies in August 2004, after less than a year of dating. They have one daughter, Charlotte Easton Gillies, born in September 2013.

Known For

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2026 Straight Shot MOVIE Colleen Ashland
2026 Caught by Love MOVIE Annie
2025 Celebrity Weakest Link TV Self - Contestant
2025 Heroic Dose MOVIE Rachael
2025 Sisterhood, Inc. MOVIE Megan
2023 Rescuing Christmas MOVIE Erin
2023 A Tourist's Guide to Love MOVIE Amanda Riley
2022 Spirit Halloween: The Movie MOVIE Sue
2021 'Tis the Season to be Merry MOVIE Merry Griffin
2021 He's All That MOVIE Anna Sawyer

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