1. Rachel Zawadi Luttrell was born on 19 January 1971 and is a Tanzanian-born Canadian actress best known for her role as Teyla Emmagan in Stargate Atlantis.
10 Facts About Rachel Luttrell
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Rachel Luttrell's family emigrated to Canada when she was five years old, and she was raised in Toronto.
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Rachel Luttrell's family has several musical roots; her father, a former member of the critically acclaimed Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, trained Luttrell's soprano voice.
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Rachel Luttrell studied ballet at the Russian Academy of Classical Ballet School and studied piano at The Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto.
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Rachel Luttrell made her professional debuts in Canada's premier production of Miss Saigon in Toronto, and as "The Enchantress" in the Canadian production of Disney's Beauty and the Beast.
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Rachel Luttrell ventured to the UK instead and studied at the British American Drama Association on a midsummer course at Balliol College, Oxford.
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In 2004, Rachel Luttrell was cast in a main role as Athosian warrior-leader Teyla Emmagan on Stargate Atlantis.
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Rachel Luttrell remained in this role for 99 episodes until the end of the series in 2009.
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Rachel Luttrell appeared in the Canadian movie A Dog's Breakfast, which was directed by her Stargate Atlantis co-star David Hewlett.
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In 2011 Rachel Luttrell ventured into jazz music, releasing her first album I Wish You Love, produced by Gerrit Kinkel and featuring artists like double bass player Jennifer Leitham, Graham Dechter, and Konrad Paszkudzki, and drummer Jeff Hamilton.