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→ Rachel Lennon
→ Rachel Tahlia Lennon
→ 35
→ July 8, 1975
→ Single [ Benjamin Bratt PB Requirement ]
→ Born in London, England; raised in Canada. Has lived in Montreal and Toronto, due to college, and later, acting, as well as New York for a brief time in theater; Sherman Oaks, California; and Hollywood, California.
→ Currently divides her time between West Chester, Pennsylvania and Los Angeles, California.
→ Dinah Lennon [ Mary Tyler Moore PB ] met Patrick Abbey [ Stephen King PB ] in Canada in the 70's. She was from England, and visting Canada; he was a full-on Canadian. They fell in love, and went back to England; that love produced a daughter, Rachel Tahlia Lennon, in 1975.
→ Rachel's arrival was somewhat unplanned. Dinah and Patrick married in late June of 1975, and then two weeks later on July 8th, Rachel was born, two months premature. She was supposed to be born in September, but.. Rachel had her own mind from the get-go.
→ She was in the hospital for a year, and was cleared to go home in February of 1976. The Lennons packed up and moved to Canada. By 1978, Dinah and Patrick had parted ways, and Dinah went to stay with family. Rachel became close with her two older cousins when she got older, but when they moved in with her aunt? Rachel's life was miserable. [ Sheamus PB Requirement for one of her older cousins ]
→ By the time she was six, Dinah and Rachel had their own house. One year later, they moved out of the rented home and into a bungalow. It was time for Rachel to start at a new school, that October. Where friendships had already been established.
→ Rachel had trouble making friends. She was often very social as a child, but slowly that stopped and she withdrew, fearful of being teased and rejected. This worsened in high-school. She had few friends, despite taking a huge personal step and taking Drama in grade ten. She skipped out on her prom, and worked all summer after graduation.
→ Rachel went back to her high-school for another semester, not prepared for college. The following January, she applied and was accepted into the Theater Arts Program, despite what those around her said.. she triumphed over them. Rachel graduated after two years, and moved on to theater before having bit roles in television shows.
→ She got her big break in 2007, after starring with David Duchovny in Californication, which opened up a bigger door in 2008, and she was cast in A&E's drama, The Cleaner. It ended in September 2009 after two seasons.
→ During The Cleaner, Rachel developed a crush on her co-star, [ Benjamin Bratt PB ]. They had a platonic love for each other, as they played wife and husband, respectively, but Rachel's platonic love grew into real love. She was too scared to say anything to him, and the last time she saw him was when they filmed the final episode. She's currently single, and hopes to run into him again.
→ In late 2009, Rachel settled down in West Chester, Pennsylvania, growing a bit tired of Los Angeles. She goes back forth, due to her work as an actress.
Theatre Roles/Filmography
Theatre
Burn This (circa. 1992) - Anna
Spring Awakening - Role unknown
Danespotting (1997) - Ophelia
Transit of Venus (circa. 1998) - Celeste
The Game of Love and Chance - Sylvia
Kareena (circa. 1998) - Role Unknown
Television
Cake (TV, 2005)
Corner Gas (1 episode, "Friend of a Friend", 2006) - Connie
Earthstorm (TV, 2006) - Dr. Lana Gale
Rumours (20 episodes, 2006-2007) - Sarah Barnaby
Californication (4 episodes, "Pilot", "The Whore of Babylon", "Fear and Loathing at the Fundraiser", "LOL", 2007) - Meredith
The Cleaner (26 episodes, 2008-2009) - Melissa Banks
Nip/Tuck (1 episode, "Enigma", 2009) - Vivien
The Mentalist (1 episode, "Code Red", 2010) - Alicia Seberg
Life Unexpected (4 episodes, 2010) - Kelly Campbell
Ride Along (4 episodes, 2011) - Dina Wysocki
OOC-ly
→ Online frequently; eastern time zone.
→ Third person, Storybook style.
→ Random threads/scenes/comments are encouraged.
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