Rachel Skarsten is a talented actress from Canada. She began her career in 1998, although in childhood she did not even dream of such a career. At the moment, in her filmography, a large number of various series, including "Call of Blood", "Beauty and the Beast", "Birds of Prey".
Rachel Alice Marie Skarsten was born in Canada. Her hometown is Toronto. The girl’s mother was Canadian, but her father had Norwegian roots. In addition to Rachel, another family was born in this family - a boy. It is noteworthy that Rachel at the moment considers her younger brother, whom she willingly engaged in raising as a child, her best friend.
Facts From Rachel Skarsten's Biography
The date of birth of the Canadian actress is April 23, 1985. Accordingly, according to the horoscope, she is Taurus.
From a very young age, Rachel began to realize herself in creativity. At first, she did not dream of an acting career. For her, dancing and music were in the foreground. Rachel professionally knows how to play the cello, as a child, she also studied vocal.
A passion for dancing led the girl to the Royal Dance Academy, where she received her education for more than ten years in a row. Rachel aspired to become a professional dancer, ballerina. However, at one point an irreparable happened: she received a serious leg injury, which is why she had to abandon her career as a dancer.
In addition to practicing ballet, Rachel in childhood was fond of sports. She skates perfectly and at one time was a goalkeeper as part of the women's hockey team in high school. At the moment, the actress also has not given up this hobby. In her free time, she eagerly goes on the ice and plays amateur hockey.
Among Rachel's hobbies are also drawing, swimming, horse riding and, of course, cinema and theater. The actress is studying foreign languages with interest.
Education Rachel Skarsten received a multifaceted. She graduated from high school, studied at the Claude Watson Academy of Arts. A talented girl received higher education in her native Canada. She entered the Queens Institute, which is located in central Canada, in the city of Kingston. Rachel graduated from the walls of a university with a double diploma. She received degrees in English literature and classical sciences.
Acting as Rachel Skarsten began with a dramatic event. In 1994, her father died after an illness. It was at the memorial service that fate brought the girl to an agent, who eventually found her first small roles in television series and films. A television debut took place for Rachel in 1998. In that year, two television series with her participation were immediately released.
Actor career
The first works for Rachel were roles in the TV series "Little Men", where she played 24 episodes in a row, and "Famous Jet Jackson", in this series the aspiring actress appeared in only one episode. Then a few more television films and series with Skarsten appeared on the screens. Among them: "Justice", "Jewel", "Star Hunter".
The first big and quite serious role, which partly made Rachel Skarsten famous, was the role in the project "Birds of Prey". In this series, shot on DC comics comics, the actress reincarnated as a character named Dina Lance (Dyna Lance, Black Canary). The shooting of this television series took place in Los Angeles, and episodes with Rachel appeared on the screens in 2002-2003. In the same period, Rachel first tried herself as an actress in feature films. She starred in such films as "Flight" (2002) and "Fear of the Dark" (2003).
In the next few years, Rachel appeared in the cast of a variety of television films and series. It is worth noting that today the general filmography of the Canadian artist has more than 25 different roles. Skarsten’s fairly successful projects include Catastrophe Day 2 (2005), Hot Spot (2011), Beauty and the Beast (2012), Call of Blood (2013-2015), Fifty Shades of Gray (2015).
In 2015, the television show "Kingdom" was broadcast, which was broadcast until 2017. In this series, Rachel was in a constant cast.
The latest television work for Rachel Skarsten is the Winona Earp project. In this series, the already recognized actress appeared in one series in the second season in 2017.
