Rachel McDowall
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Rachel Anne McDowall is an English
actress who made her debut in 2008 film
Mamma Mia! The Movie.
. She graduated from Laine Theatre Arts college in Epsom. She started out loving drama in Wade Deacon High School
, in Widnes
, Cheshire.
She made her film debut as Lisa in Mamma Mia! The Movie, the film based on the same named musical, which is based on the songs of famous Swedish
music group ABBA
. The film was premiered on June 30, 2008, in London
.
Rachel also appeared in the UK's first 3D feature film "Streetdance 3D" playing the part of Isabella."Streetdance 3D premiered in London May 10th 2010 and then hit the cinemas around the world summer 2010. It was a great UK box office hit, pushing out Disney's "Prince of Persia- Sands of time" and Russell Crowe's "Robinhood".
Currently McDowall is filming "The Stranger". An independent feature, Directed by John Craig Howells, in which she will play the lead role in the up and coming romantic thriller.
McDowall has a supporting role in the movie Quantum of Solace as Anna.
She appeared in The Bill
as Nurse Maria Joseph, a love interest for PC Nate Roberts.
McDowall also has a background in theatre. She has played in Mel Brooks' hit musical "The Producers" in London's Westend, playing the part of Swedish stunner "Ulla", and most recently played in "Chicago", playing the lead role of Velma Kelly.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
actress who made her debut in 2008 film
2008 in film
This is a list of all major films made in 2008.-Highest-grossing films:Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the USA in 2008...
Mamma Mia! The Movie.
Biography
McDowall was born Rachel Anne McDowall on October 4, 1984, in Liverpool, EnglandEngland
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. She graduated from Laine Theatre Arts college in Epsom. She started out loving drama in Wade Deacon High School
Wade Deacon High School
-Admissions:It currently has no sixth form but has shown interest in getting one and asking for support by parents and pupils. It is situated on Birchfield Road between the districts of Farnworth and Appleton and opposite . Widnes railway station is just north of the school, and is next door to...
, in Widnes
Widnes
Widnes is an industrial town within the borough of Halton, in Cheshire, England, with an urban area population of 57,663 in 2004. It is located on the northern bank of the River Mersey where the estuary narrows to form the Runcorn Gap. Directly to the south across the Mersey is the town of Runcorn...
, Cheshire.
She made her film debut as Lisa in Mamma Mia! The Movie, the film based on the same named musical, which is based on the songs of famous Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
music group ABBA
ABBA
ABBA was a Swedish pop group formed in Stockholm in 1970 which consisted of Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Agnetha Fältskog...
. The film was premiered on June 30, 2008, in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
.
Rachel also appeared in the UK's first 3D feature film "Streetdance 3D" playing the part of Isabella."Streetdance 3D premiered in London May 10th 2010 and then hit the cinemas around the world summer 2010. It was a great UK box office hit, pushing out Disney's "Prince of Persia- Sands of time" and Russell Crowe's "Robinhood".
Currently McDowall is filming "The Stranger". An independent feature, Directed by John Craig Howells, in which she will play the lead role in the up and coming romantic thriller.
McDowall has a supporting role in the movie Quantum of Solace as Anna.
She appeared in The Bill
The Bill
The Bill is a police procedural television series that ran from October 1984 to August 2010. It focused on the lives and work of one shift of police officers, rather than on any particular aspect of police work...
as Nurse Maria Joseph, a love interest for PC Nate Roberts.
McDowall also has a background in theatre. She has played in Mel Brooks' hit musical "The Producers" in London's Westend, playing the part of Swedish stunner "Ulla", and most recently played in "Chicago", playing the lead role of Velma Kelly.
Filmography
- Mamma Mia! The Movie (2008) as Lisa
- Quantum of Solace (2008) as Anna
- StreetDance 3DStreetDance 3DStreetDance 3D is a British dance film which was released on 21 May 2010. The film was released in RealD 3D, XpanD 3D, and Dolby 3D with Max Giwa and Dania Pasquini directing it. Britain's Got Talent stars George Sampson, Diversity and Flawless made their debut appearances to the big screen...
(2010) as Isabella