Rachel Elise Blanchard (born March 19, 1976) is a Canadian actress. Her work has included playing Nancy in the British sitcom Peep Show, Emma in American comedy-drama series You Me Her, and most recently, Susannah in the American television series The Summer I Turned Pretty. Blanchard's career was launched with a part in a McDonald's commercial, and as an eight-year-old on the Canadian children's show The Kids of Degrassi Street, in which she played Melanie Schlegel. She also starred in the television series War of the Worlds as Suzanne McCullough's daughter Debi and in YTV's Are You Afraid of the Dark? as Kristen. Blanchard played the part of Cher Horowitz (originally portrayed by Alicia Silverstone in the film version) on the television series Clueless (based on the 1995 movie of the same name). She also played Roxanne on the television series 7th Heaven from 2002 to 2004.
Blanchard appeared as Nancy, the American girlfriend of main character Jeremy Usborne (Robert Webb), in the award-winning second series of British sitcom Peep Show. She reprised this role in the fourth series (2007).[1] She played Sally on the HBO show Flight of the Conchords and had a recurring role in the first season of the 2014 FX crime series Fargo. Since 2016, Blanchard has played Emma Trakarsky in comedy-drama You Me Her, a woman who enters into a polyamorous relationship with her husband and a younger woman.
She won the Gemini Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series at the 26th Gemini Awards for her appearance on Call Me Fitz.
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2024
as Rachel
2022
as Susannah Fisher
2022
as Kristin Peterson
2020
as Kayla
2016
as Emma Trakarsky
2015
as Endive Savoy
2014
as Clarissa
2014
as Kitty Nygaard
2014
as Sandra 'Sunday' O'Brien-Parker
2013
as Sharon
2013
as Adeline
2012
as Michele
2012
as Mallory Parkes
2012
as Jenny
2011
as Lauren
2011
as Ms. Budge
2010
as Alice
2009
as Rachel Reede
2009
as Rachel Reede
2009
as Rachel
2009
as Emily
2008
as Missy
2008
as Louisa Thomas
2008
as Crystal
2007
as Sally
2007
as Cheryl
2006
as Mercedes
2006
as Laura
2006
as Self - Actress in 'Where the Truth Lies'
2006
as Chloe Pearce
2005
as Maureen
2004
as Joelle
2004
as Flower
2003
as Nancy
2002
as Moll
2001
as T.J. Jensen
2001
as Kelly Sherman
2001
as Hannah Wald
2000
as Tiffany Henderson
1999
as Monica Jones
1996
as Cher Horowitz
1996
as Roxanne Richardson
1995
as Ellen Fisher
1995
as Kitty Shaw
1995
as Rowena
1993
as Tania
1993
as Dinah McGee
1992
as Kristen
1990
as Jill
1988
as Debi McCullough
1983
as Karen
1979
as Lisa Farrell
1979
as Melanie Schlegel