Rachael Leigh Cook Biography
Born: October 04, 1979
Born October 4, 1979 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the doe-eyed, fine-boned Rachael Leigh Cook has invited frequent comparisons with the young Audrey_Hepburn. The actress began her career at the age of ten as a model, and then broke into acting in 1995 with her role as Mary-Ann Spier in The Baby-Sitters Club. Her next memorable appearance was in The House of Yes (1997), where she played the young Parker_Posey. Coincidentally, Freddie Prinze Jr., with whom she would later co-star in She's_All_That, was also in the film, although they had no scenes together.
After The House of Yes, Cook acted in a few forgettable films, the exception being Living_Out_Loud (1998), in which she played the young Holly_Hunter. It was her next film, 1999's She's_All_That, that garnered her significant attention. As Laney Boggs, Cook went from geek to chic under the tutelage of the most popular boy in school (Prinze Jr.). As the film was essentially billed as an update of My_Fair_Lady (1964), the comparisons between Cook and Audrey_Hepburn seemed particularly apt. Only time will tell if these comparisons extend beyond physical appearance to career trajectory. Taking to the stage (on the screen at least) with her turn in the live adaptation of Josie and the Pussycats, audiences would soon find the attractive actress travelling back in time to the old west in Texas Rangers. An attempt to revive the western from celluloid oblivion, the film documented the true story of the founding of the Texas Rangers and found Cook cast alongside popular actors James Van Der Beek and Oded_Fehr. Rebecca Flint Marx, Rovi
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