Rachel Blanchard
Acting • Born 1976-03-19
Biography
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.
Filmography
59 credits
Snakes on a Plane
Movie • 2006
Mercedes
The Rage: Carrie 2
Movie • 1999
Monica Jones
Adoration
Movie • 2009
Rachel
Where the Truth Lies
Movie • 2005
Maureen
Road Trip
Movie • 2000
Tiffany
Iron Eagle on the Attack
Movie • 1995
Kitty Shaw
Comeback Season
Movie • 2006
Chloe Pearce
Careless
Movie • 2007
Cheryl
Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning
Movie • 2008
Louisa Thomas
This Film Is Not Yet Rated
Movie • 2006
Self - Actress in 'Where the Truth Lies'
Sugar & Spice
Movie • 2001
Hannah Wald
Open House
Movie • 2010
Alice
Daydream Nation
Movie • 2011
Ms. Budge
Mad Ship
Movie • 2013
Adeline
The Case for Christmas
Movie • 2011
Lauren
My Uncle Rafael
Movie • 2012
Michele
Overnight
Movie • 2012
Jenny
Young Ivanhoe
Movie • 1995
Rowena
The Surrogacy Trap
Movie • 2012
Mallory Parkes
Spread
Movie • 2009
Emily
On My Own
Movie • 1993
Tania
My Gal Sunday
Movie • 2014
Sandra 'Sunday' O'Brien-Parker
The Wild Dogs
Movie • 2002
Moll
Scrapper
Movie • 2013
Sharon
Dark Hearts
Movie • 2014
Clarissa
Nailed
Movie • 2001
Kelly Sherman
Chasing Holden
Movie • 2001
T.J. Jensen
Vicious
Movie • 2025
Lainie
Growing Op
Movie • 2008
Crystal
Deep Water
Movie • 2022
Kristin Peterson
Clarence
Movie • 1990
Jill
Without a Paddle
Movie • 2004
Flower
Getting to Know You
Movie • 2020
Kayla
Uno
Movie • 2024
Rachel
Alex: The Life of a Child
Movie • 1986
Wendy
Glory Enough For All
Movie • 1988
Melanie
je suis coincé à la dérive
Movie • 2024
Peep Show
TV • 2003
Nancy
Joey
TV • 2004
Joelle
War of the Worlds
TV • 1988
Debi McCullough
Flight of the Conchords
TV • 2007
Sally
Clueless
TV • 1996
Cher Horowitz
The Hitchhiker
TV • 1983
Karen
Chris Cross
TV • 1993
Dinah McGee
Another Period
TV • 2015
Endive Savoy
Psych
TV • 2006
Laura
The Kids of Degrassi Street
TV • 1979
Melanie Schlegel
You Me Her
TV • 2016
Emma Trakarsky
Childrens Hospital
TV • 2008
Missy
Fargo
TV • 2014
Kitty Nygaard
The Littlest Hobo
TV • 1979
Lisa Farrell
The Summer I Turned Pretty
TV • 2022
Susannah Fisher
1/4life
TV • 2005
Are You Afraid of the Dark?
TV • 1992
Kristen
7th Heaven
TV • 1996
Roxanne Richardson
Everything She Ever Wanted
TV • 2009
Rachel Reede
Flash Forward
TV • 1995
Ellen Fisher
Flash Forward
TV • 1995
Ellen Foster
9-1-1
TV • 2018
Dina Montridge