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Rachael Leigh Cook
Cook in an advertisement for PETA
Born	October 4, 1979 (1979-10-04) (age 30) Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1995–present
Spouse(s)	Daniel Gillies (2004–present)
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Rachael Leigh Cook (born October 4, 1979) is an American actress, best known for her role in the hit romantic comedy She's All That and her This is Your Brain on Drugs PSA.

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Early life 1.2 Career 2 Personal life 3 Filmography 4 Robot Chicken 5 References 6 External links

Biography

Early life

Cook was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Thomas H. Cook, a social worker and former stand-up comic, and JoAnn, a cooking instructor and weaver. Cook attended school at Clara Barton Open, Laurel Springs School and Minneapolis South High School. She began working as a print model at the age of 10, most notably in nationwide advertisements for Target and appearing on the boxes of Milk-Bone dog biscuits.

Career

At the age of 14, Cook began auditioning for acting work. Her modeling agency sent her to read for a short film, 26 Summer Street (1996). She first gained national attention in 1998, when she was featured in a This Is Your Brain on Drugs public-service television advertisement, in which she proceeds to destroy a kitchen with a frying pan as she lists the things that heroin harms. Cook made her debut as an actress in the 1995 film The Baby-Sitters Club, which was based on Ann M. Martin's book series of the same name. Her second movie role was in Tom and Huck, where she portrayed Rebecca "Becky" Thatcher. In 1997, Cook appeared in a leading role in the film Country Justice as a 15-year-old rape victim who is impregnated by her rapist.

Cook's two highest-profile lead roles to date have been in the films She's All That (1999) and Josie and the Pussycats (2001). Cook has also appeared in a number of independent films and in the 2005 television miniseries Into the West.

In 2000, she was the cover girl for the premier issue of FHM US (March/April issue). Cook also provided the voice for Chelsea Cunningham on the Kids' WB animated series Batman Beyond in the episode "Last Resort" and in the animated film Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker. In 2002, she was ranked #26 in Stuff magazine's "102 Sexiest Women in the World".

Cook has provided the voice of Tifa Lockhart in the video games Kingdom Hearts II and Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII, as well as the CG movie Final Fantasy VII Advent Children. She also starred in the video for New Found Glory's 2000 single "Dressed to Kill". Cook's latest voice-over role is for the video game Yakuza where she voices the role of Reina, a beautiful barkeep. She has also appeared in Daniel Powter's "Love You Lately".

Cook owns her own production company, Ben's Sister Productions (in reference to her younger brother, an aspiring filmmaker). Cook eventually stepped away from the spotlight to focus on spending time with friends and family. She later returned to mainstream films when she signed on to a new casting agency. Cook was later cast in a role in the big screen adaptation of Nancy Drew, the female lead in the independent sports drama The Final Season, and playing a small supporting lead in Blonde Ambition.

In 2008 she guest-starred in a episode of the USA Network series Psych as Abigail Lytar, an old flame of Shawn Spencer. She returned in the season finale where Abigail and Shawn start dating and has since appeared in many more episodes in the following season.

In February 2010 Rachael Leigh Cook signed on as the female lead in Fox's comedy pilot Nirvana. ¹

Personal life

Cook has dated actors Ben Foster, Vincent Kartheiser, Ryan Reynolds, Shane West, Rider Strong, Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Colin Hanks. In 2004 she married actor Daniel Gillies. Cook, a vegetarian,² lives mostly in Los Angeles with her three dogs, but frequently goes back to visit her family in Minnesota. Cook stated she is strongly thinking about adopting a child from a poor country.³

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1995	The Baby-Sitters Club	Mary Anne Spier
	Tom and Huck	Rebecca "Becky" Thatcher
1996	Carpool	Kayla
	26 Summer Street	The Girl
1997	True Women	Young Georgia Lawshe
	The House of Yes	Young Jacqueline "Jackie-O"	minor role
	Country Justice	Emma
	The Defenders: Payback	Tracey Lane	made-for-television
1998	The Eighteenth Angel	Lucy Stanton	direct-to-video
	The Outer Limits	Cassie Boussard	Season 4, Episode 9, "Glyphic"
	The Hairy Bird	Abigail 'Abby' Sawyer
	The Naked Man	Delores
	Living Out Loud	Young Judith
1999	The Bumblebee Flies Anyway	Cassie	made-for-television
	The Hi-Line	Vera Johnson	direct-to-video
	She's All That	Laney Boggs
	Dawson's Creek	Devon	guest role (Season 2, Episode 13)
2000	Get Carter	Doreen
	Sally	Beth
	Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker	Chelsea Cunningham	voice
2001	Texas Rangers	Caroline Dukes
	Josie and the Pussycats	Josie McCoy
	Blow Dry	Christina Robertson
	AntiTrust	Lisa Calighan
2002	29 Palms	The Waitress	direct-to-video
	Tangled	Jenny Kelley
2003	11:14	Cheri
	Bookies	Hunter
	Scorched	Shmally	limited release
	The Big Empty	Ruthie
	Tempo	Jenny Travile	direct-to-video
2004	Stateside	Dori Lawrence
	My First Wedding	Vanessa
	American Crime	Jesse St. Claire
2005	Into the West	Clara Wheeler	miniseries
	Las Vegas	Penny Posin
	Final Fantasy VII Advent Children	Tifa Lockhart	voice (English dub)
2007	The Final Season	Polly Hudson
	Matters of Life and Death	Emily Jennings
	Blonde Ambition	Haley
	Nancy Drew	Jane Brighton
	All Hat	Chrissie
2008	Psych	Abigail Lytar	Episode Murder? ... Anyone? ... Anyone? ... Bueller? (3.02)
	Ghost Whisperer	Grace Adams	Season 4, Episode 2
	The Golden Door	Caitlin O' Shea
	Fairy Tale Police	Officer Duffy	Xbox live
2009	The Lodger	Amanda
	Bob Funk	Ms. Thorne
	Psych	Abigail Lytar	Episodes An Evening With Mr. Yang (3.16), He Dead (4.02), and Bollywood Homicide (4.06)
	PoliWood	Herself	Documentary
2010	Kerosene Cowboys	Karen Brooks	post-production
	Broken Kingdom	Marilyn	filming
	Psych	Abigail Lytar	Episodes You Can't Handle This Episode (4.10) and Mr. Yin Presents (4.16)

Robot Chicken

Cook has appeared in numerous episodes of the Seth Green-created comedies, Titan Maximum and Robot Chicken. Although Robot Chicken featured an episode that parodied Final Fantasy VII which involved Tifa Lockhart (a character Cook voiced in Advent Children), in this parody there were no voices, but simply text like in the original game. She has, however, parodied the "This Is Your Brain on Drugs" role she made famous, by proceeding to attack her neighborhood with her frying pan.

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Rachael Leigh Cook

• Rachael Leigh Cook at the Internet Movie Database
• Interview, 2005, JAM Movies
• Interview, 10/05/00, Mr. Showbiz
• Collection of Cook interviews