Rachael Taylor
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Rachael Taylor is an Australian actress and model. She made her leading role debut in the short-lived Australian program headLand
. She then made the transition to Hollywood, appearing in the films Transformers, Shutter
, and Splinterheads
.
, the daughter of Christine and Nigel Taylor. She attended Riverside High School
. Taylor had wanted to be an actress since she was a child, performing in many school plays.
In August 2010, following two domestic violence incidents involving then boyfriend Matthew Newton
at a hotel in Rome, Taylor took out an Apprehended Violence Order against him.
and the making of Dynasty
(where she played Catherine Oxenberg
), and the horror movies Man-thing
and See No Evil
. Taylor played Sasha Forbes on the short-lived Australian drama series headLand
. On 3 April 2006, she was nominated for a Logie Award
for Most Popular New Female Talent for her role on headLand. Her most prominent role to date was as "Maggie", a signals analyst, in the 2007 Transformers, where she appeared alongside Megan Fox
and Shia LaBeouf
. Taylor confirmed that she would not be returning for the Transformers sequel.
In 2009, she completed the Australian feature Cedar Boys
and starred in the comedy Splinterheads.
She has also signed to the HBO comedy series Washingtonienne
and Melt, an Australian production. Taylor stars in the Russian Science-Fiction thriller film The Darkest Hour
, directed by Moscow based filmmaker Chris Gorak. Taylor began a recurring role on Grey's Anatomy
as Dr. Lucy Fields, an obstetrician
and maternal-fetal fellow
.
In 2011, Taylor joined the cast of the remake of the television series Charlie's Angels
, until the series was canceled.
HeadLand
headLand is an Australian drama television series produced by the Seven Network which ran from 15 November 2005 to 21 January 2006. The Seven Network filmed 52 episodes in the first series. Production on the second series had begun before any episodes were aired.Set in a university, headLand...
. She then made the transition to Hollywood, appearing in the films Transformers, Shutter
Shutter (2008 film)
Shutter is a 2008 American remake of the 2004 Thai horror film of the same name. The remake was directed by Masayuki Ochiai, and was released on March 21, 2008.-Plot:...
, and Splinterheads
Splinterheads
Splinterheads is a 2009 romantic comedy film written and directed by Brant Sersen. It stars Thomas Middleditch, Rachael Taylor, Christopher McDonald and Lea Thompson. The film opened in limited release in the United States on November 6, 2009....
.
Personal life
Taylor was born in Launceston, TasmaniaLaunceston, Tasmania
Launceston is a city in the north of the state of Tasmania, Australia at the junction of the North Esk and South Esk rivers where they become the Tamar River. Launceston is the second largest city in Tasmania after the state capital Hobart...
, the daughter of Christine and Nigel Taylor. She attended Riverside High School
Riverside High School (Launceston)
Riverside High School is a public co-educational, comprehensive high school in Riverside, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. It was opened in 1962, one of a number similar schools established around the same time...
. Taylor had wanted to be an actress since she was a child, performing in many school plays.
In August 2010, following two domestic violence incidents involving then boyfriend Matthew Newton
Matthew Newton
Matthew Newton is an Australian stage and screen actor. Born in Melbourne, he is the son of television personalities, Bert and Patti Newton, brother of Lauren Newton, brother-in-law of Matt Welsh and uncle to Sam Albert and Eva Eunice Newton Welsh.-Acting:Newton has performed in Australia and...
at a hotel in Rome, Taylor took out an Apprehended Violence Order against him.
Career
Taylor modelled for Skye-Jilly International and competed successfully in the State finals of Miss Teen Tasmania. She has appeared in a number of American productions — such as television movies about Natalie WoodNatalie Wood
Natalie Wood, born Natalia Nikolaevna Zacharenko was an American film and television actress. After first working in films as a child, Wood became a successful Hollywood star as a young adult, receiving three Academy Award nominations before she was 25 years old.Wood began acting in movies at the...
and the making of Dynasty
Dynasty (TV series)
Dynasty is an American prime time television soap opera that aired on ABC from January 12, 1981 to May 11, 1989. It was created by Richard & Esther Shapiro and produced by Aaron Spelling, and revolved around the Carringtons, a wealthy oil family living in Denver, Colorado...
(where she played Catherine Oxenberg
Catherine Oxenberg
Catherine Oxenberg is an American actress known for her performance as Amanda Carrington on the 1980s American prime time soap opera Dynasty. The daughter of HRH Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia, Oxenberg is a descendant of the Serbian Karađorđević dynasty.-Early life:Though born in New York City,...
), and the horror movies Man-thing
Man-Thing (film)
Man-Thing is a 2005 straight to video then telefilm, directed by Brett Leonard and featuring the Marvel Comics creature created by Stan Lee, Roy Thomas and Gerry Conway. The plot is based loosely on a storyline by Steve Gerber, who wrote the most well-known series of Man-Thing comics.Agents of an...
and See No Evil
See No Evil (film)
See No Evil is a 2006 horror film directed by Gregory Dark, written by Dan Madigan, produced by Joel Simon, and starring professional wrestler Kane. It is the first major film produced by WWE Films and was released by Lions Gate Entertainment on May 19, 2006.The film went through many different...
. Taylor played Sasha Forbes on the short-lived Australian drama series headLand
HeadLand
headLand is an Australian drama television series produced by the Seven Network which ran from 15 November 2005 to 21 January 2006. The Seven Network filmed 52 episodes in the first series. Production on the second series had begun before any episodes were aired.Set in a university, headLand...
. On 3 April 2006, she was nominated for a Logie Award
Logie Awards of 2006
The 48th Annual TV Week Logie Awards were presented on Sunday May 7, 2006 at the Crown Entertainment Complex in Melbourne and televised on the Nine Network....
for Most Popular New Female Talent for her role on headLand. Her most prominent role to date was as "Maggie", a signals analyst, in the 2007 Transformers, where she appeared alongside Megan Fox
Megan Fox
Megan Denise Fox is an American actress and model. She began her acting career in 2001 with several minor television and film roles, and played a regular role on Hope & Faith. In 2004, she launched her film career with a role in Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen...
and Shia LaBeouf
Shia LaBeouf
Shia Saide LaBeouf is an American actor who became known among younger audiences for his part in the Disney Channel series Even Stevens and made his film debut in Holes . In 2007, he starred as the leads in Disturbia and Transformers...
. Taylor confirmed that she would not be returning for the Transformers sequel.
In 2009, she completed the Australian feature Cedar Boys
Cedar Boys
Cedar Boys is a 2009 Australian film about life of Middle Eastern young adults in Western Sydney, Australia. Written/directed/co-produced by Serhat Caradee, the film is his directorial debut, and took him 7 years from script to screen. Cedar Boys has a dedication at the end to his mother who died...
and starred in the comedy Splinterheads.
She has also signed to the HBO comedy series Washingtonienne
Washingtonienne
This article is about a television series. For the Washintonienne scandal in which a congressional aide admitted in a blog to exchanging sex for money, see Jessica Cutler.Washingtonienne is an HBO comedy series developed by Sarah Jessica Parker....
and Melt, an Australian production. Taylor stars in the Russian Science-Fiction thriller film The Darkest Hour
The Darkest Hour (film)
The Darkest Hour is an upcoming 3D science-fiction film directed by Chris Gorak and produced by Timur Bekmambetov. The American-based production depicts an alien invasion in Russia and stars Olivia Thirlby and Emile Hirsch as young people caught in the invasion...
, directed by Moscow based filmmaker Chris Gorak. Taylor began a recurring role on Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy is an American medical drama television series created by Shonda Rhimes. The series premiered on March 27, 2005 on ABC; since then, seven seasons have aired. The series follows the lives of interns, residents and their mentors in the fictional Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital in...
as Dr. Lucy Fields, an obstetrician
Obstetrics
Obstetrics is the medical specialty dealing with the care of all women's reproductive tracts and their children during pregnancy , childbirth and the postnatal period...
and maternal-fetal fellow
Maternal-fetal medicine
Maternal-Fetal medicine is the branch of obstetrics that focuses on the medical and surgical management of high-risk pregnancies. Management includes monitoring and treatment including comprehensive ultrasound, chorionic villus sampling, genetic amniocentesis, and fetal surgery or treatment....
.
In 2011, Taylor joined the cast of the remake of the television series Charlie's Angels
Charlie's Angels (2011 TV series)
Charlie's Angels is an American reboot television series developed by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar for ABC, based upon the 1976 series of the same name created by Ivan Goff, and Ben Roberts. The series ran on ABC from September 22, 2011 to November 10, 2011.Charlie's Angels was canceled on October...
, until the series was canceled.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Man-Thing Man-Thing (film) Man-Thing is a 2005 straight to video then telefilm, directed by Brett Leonard and featuring the Marvel Comics creature created by Stan Lee, Roy Thomas and Gerry Conway. The plot is based loosely on a storyline by Steve Gerber, who wrote the most well-known series of Man-Thing comics.Agents of an... |
Teri Elizabeth Richards | |
| 2006 | See No Evil See No Evil (film) See No Evil is a 2006 horror film directed by Gregory Dark, written by Dan Madigan, produced by Joel Simon, and starring professional wrestler Kane. It is the first major film produced by WWE Films and was released by Lions Gate Entertainment on May 19, 2006.The film went through many different... |
Zoe | |
| 2007 | Transformers | Maggie Madsen | |
| 2008 | Bottle Shock Bottle Shock Bottle Shock is a 2008 American comedy-drama film based on the 1976 wine competition termed the "Judgment of Paris", when California wine defeated French wine in a blind taste test. It stars Alan Rickman, Chris Pine, and Bill Pullman and is directed by Randall Miller, who wrote the screenplay along... |
Sam Fulton | |
| Shutter Shutter (2008 film) Shutter is a 2008 American remake of the 2004 Thai horror film of the same name. The remake was directed by Masayuki Ochiai, and was released on March 21, 2008.-Plot:... |
Jane Shaw | ||
| The Legend of Bloody Mary | Gwen | ||
| Deception Deception (2008 film) Deception is a 2008 drama/thriller film, directed by Marcel Langenegger and written by Mark Bomback. It stars Ewan McGregor, Hugh Jackman, and Michelle Williams. The film was released on April 25, 2008 in the United States.-Plot:... |
Woman in Hallway | ||
| 2009 | Ghost Machine Ghost Machine (film) Ghost Machine is a British science fiction, directed by Chris Hartwill and based on a screenplay by writer Sven Hughes and Malachi Smyth. It stars Rachael Taylor, Sean Faris and Luke Ford.-Plot:... |
Jess | |
| Cedar Boys Cedar Boys Cedar Boys is a 2009 Australian film about life of Middle Eastern young adults in Western Sydney, Australia. Written/directed/co-produced by Serhat Caradee, the film is his directorial debut, and took him 7 years from script to screen. Cedar Boys has a dedication at the end to his mother who died... |
Amie | ||
| Splinterheads Splinterheads Splinterheads is a 2009 romantic comedy film written and directed by Brant Sersen. It stars Thomas Middleditch, Rachael Taylor, Christopher McDonald and Lea Thompson. The film opened in limited release in the United States on November 6, 2009.... |
Galaxy | ||
| 2010 | Summer Coda | Heidi | |
| Providence Park | Bicycle Girl | ||
| Melt | Stella | post-production | |
| 2011 | Red Dog Red Dog (film) Red Dog is a 2011 Australian family film directed by Kriv Stenders. The film is based on a true story from the novel Red Dog. At the 2011 Inside Film Awards Red Dog was nominated in nine categories and won seven, including Best Feature Film.-Cast:... |
Nancy | |
| The Darkest Hour The Darkest Hour (film) The Darkest Hour is an upcoming 3D science-fiction film directed by Chris Gorak and produced by Timur Bekmambetov. The American-based production depicts an alien invasion in Russia and stars Olivia Thirlby and Emile Hirsch as young people caught in the invasion... |
Anne | filming | |
| 2013 | Loft | Ann | filming |
Television
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | The Mystery of Natalie Wood | Maryann Marinkovich | |
| 2005 | Dynasty: The Making of a Guilty Pleasure Dynasty: The Making of a Guilty Pleasure Dynasty: The Making of a Guilty Pleasure is a 2005 American television movie based on the creation and behind the scenes production of the 1980s prime time soap opera Dynasty... |
Catherine Oxenberg | |
| McLeod's Daughters McLeod's Daughters McLeod's Daughters is a Logie award-winning Australian drama series that aired on the Nine Network from 2001 to 2009. It tells the story of two sisters, Claire and Tess McLeod, who are reunited after they inherit the family farm... |
Natalie Louise Brown | 1 Episode-"Old Flames" | |
| Hercules Hercules (TV miniseries) Hercules is a 2005 RHI Entertainment television miniseries, chronicling the life of the legendary Greek hero, Heracles, called Hercules in this series... |
Woman/Sphinx | ||
| 2005–2006 | headLand HeadLand headLand is an Australian drama television series produced by the Seven Network which ran from 15 November 2005 to 21 January 2006. The Seven Network filmed 52 episodes in the first series. Production on the second series had begun before any episodes were aired.Set in a university, headLand... |
Sasha Forbes | Main role |
| 2009 | Washingtonienne Washingtonienne This article is about a television series. For the Washintonienne scandal in which a congressional aide admitted in a blog to exchanging sex for money, see Jessica Cutler.Washingtonienne is an HBO comedy series developed by Sarah Jessica Parker.... |
Jackie | 2010 Ghost Machine Rated R |
| 2011 | Grey's Anatomy Grey's Anatomy Grey's Anatomy is an American medical drama television series created by Shonda Rhimes. The series premiered on March 27, 2005 on ABC; since then, seven seasons have aired. The series follows the lives of interns, residents and their mentors in the fictional Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital in... |
Dr. Lucy Fields | 8 episodes |
| Charlie's Angels Charlie's Angels (2011 TV series) Charlie's Angels is an American reboot television series developed by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar for ABC, based upon the 1976 series of the same name created by Ivan Goff, and Ben Roberts. The series ran on ABC from September 22, 2011 to November 10, 2011.Charlie's Angels was canceled on October... |
Abigail "Abby" Sampson | Main role; 8 episodes |