Background
When she was 5, Rachel and her family immigrated to Canada, settling in the cosmopolitan city of Toronto.
When she was 5, Rachel and her family immigrated to Canada, settling in the cosmopolitan city of Toronto.
As a child, Rachel studied piano at The Royal Conservatory and ballet at the Russian Academy of Classical Ballet in Toronto. Her father trained Rachel's soprano voice. Later, she would study with other fine vocal coaches.
Rachel played the alto-saxophone in high school and also studied English horseback riding.
As a young girl, Rachel often entertained guests at her parents' dinner parties by staging self-produced shows with her sisters.
After graduating from high school, Rachel enrolled in the Musical Theatre program at Sheridan College. However, after a year of study, Rachel left the college to pursue a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature at The University of Toronto.
Rachel also auditioned for British American Drama Academy and won a spot in their prestigious President's Group. She spent a summer in Oxford, UK studying at Balliol College with some of the industry's best directors, teachers and performers.
Rachel Luttrell landed her first film role while still in high school, playing Billy Dee Williams' daughter in the made-for-television movie "Courage", also starring Sophia Loren. From there, Rachel appeared in commercials and starred on popular Canadian television programs, including the long- running drama, "Street Legal".
While studying at the University of Toronto, Luttrell auditioned for the Canadian premiere production of "Miss Saigon", alongside her older sister Gillian. Rachel and her sister were both cast, and thus she began her musical theater career as a chorus girl and understudy for the lead character of Ellen. Rachel went on to perform in the Canadian premiere production of Walt Disney's "Beauty and The Beast", and later to star in the American productions of "Once On This Island", "Goblin Market", and alongside Richard J. Alexander in his workshop musical adaptation of Charles Dickens' "Great Expectations". In the summer of 1995, Rachel moved from Toronto to Los Angeles to continue to pursue her career in film and television. She was kept very busy guest-starring on several popular TV shows, including "ER" and "Charmed", and in the short- lived but well-received show "Sleepwalkers", alongside Naomi Watts and Bruce Greenwood. In 2001, Rachel starred in Anne Rice's mini- series, "Feast of All Saints", where she played Peter Gallagher's on-screen daughter. Later that same year, Rachel appeared in a small but memorable role in the feature film, "Imposter", opposite Gary Sinise.
Rachel was cast in the premiere production of Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Lynn Nottage's "Las Meninas", earning wonderful reviews. Shortly thereafter, Rachel was cast in the role of Teyla Emmagan in the SYFY Channel's spin-off series, "Stargate Atlantis", a show that won the loyalty of a worldwide fan base and ran for five very successful seasons.
Luttrell has continued her acting career.
He is a well-respected professor of Economics at the University of Dar Es Salaam.
She is the daughter of a powerful medicine man of the Washambala tribes people.
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