Rachelle Lefevre has starred in the television series Big Wolf on Campus and had recurring roles in What About Brian, Boston Legal, and Swingtown.
42 Facts About Rachelle Lefevre
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Rachelle Lefevre played the vampire Victoria in the first two films of the Twilight saga.
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Rachelle Lefevre was raised in a non-denominational household, and identifies as Jewish.
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Rachelle Lefevre has three sisters and speaks both English and French, though she grew up mostly speaking English.
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Rachelle Lefevre attended Centennial Academy, a private high school, and later studied creative arts at Dawson College.
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Rachelle Lefevre studied theater for two summers at the Walnut Hill School in Natick, Massachusetts, and began a degree in education and literature at McGill University.
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Rachelle Lefevre continued attending McGill between shoots, but never finished a degree.
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Rachelle Lefevre appeared in the film Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, directed by George Clooney, in 2002.
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Rachelle Lefevre appeared in the television movies Picking Up and Dropping Off with Scott Wolf, and See Jane Date, and had a role in the romantic comedy Hatley High in 2003.
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Rachelle Lefevre moved to West Hollywood, California that year and appeared in the films Noel, directed by Chazz Palminteri and starring Penelope Cruz, and Head in the Clouds, starring Cruz and Charlize Theron.
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Rachelle Lefevre starred on the Fox sitcom Life on a Stick in 2005, playing Lily Ashton, a mall fast-food restaurant employee, and then appeared on the Fox series Pool Guys.
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Rachelle Lefevre has guest-starred on numerous other TV series, including: Charmed, playing Olivia Callaway on the episode "Love's a Witch", playing Annie Isles in season five of Undressed, and appearing on the short-lived ABC series What About Brian for eleven episodes.
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Rachelle Lefevre shot a pilot episode, but was replaced by Gretchen Mol when the series was revamped.
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Rachelle Lefevre played the renegade vampire Victoria in the film Twilight, based on the novel of the same name by Stephenie Meyer.
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Rachelle Lefevre wrote an impassioned letter to the director, explaining her desire to work with the filmmaker.
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Rachelle Lefevre described the essence of her character as "pure evil, pure instinct, pure malice, and very feline".
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Rachelle Lefevre spent hours working on the costumes for her character, and described herself as "obsessed" with vampires after reading Bram Stoker's Dracula at the age of 14.
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Rachelle Lefevre was, at times, overwhelmed by the scrutiny she received from her involvement with Twilight.
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Rachelle Lefevre participated in a promotional tour in November 2008, where she met and signed autographs for Twilight fans at Hot Topic stores in the US "It's the closest I will ever come in my life to being a rock star," she told The Canadian Press, describing an appearance on MuchMusic, where over 1,500 fans showed up in Toronto.
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Over 2,500 fans showed up at a Wal-Mart in Salt Lake City, where Rachelle Lefevre appeared to promote the DVD release of the film.
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Rachelle Lefevre appeared in New Moon, the film's sequel, based on Meyer's second novel, which she completed shooting in Vancouver in May 2009.
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Rachelle Lefevre did not reprise her role of Victoria in Eclipse, the third film of the Twilight series, and was replaced by Bryce Dallas Howard.
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Summit Entertainment, the studio behind the films, attributed the change to scheduling conflicts; Eclipse and Barney's Version, an independent Canadian feature Rachelle Lefevre had signed on to, both began filming on August 17,2009.
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Rachelle Lefevre told Extra that she was "absolutely blown away" by support from fans, who made her a tribute video on YouTube.
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In 2009, Rachelle Lefevre appeared in the CBC Television miniseries The Summit, filmed in Ontario, and completed the film Casino Jack, starring Kevin Spacey.
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Rachelle Lefevre appeared in Barney's Version, a film adaptation of the award-winning Canadian novel by Mordecai Richler.
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Rachelle Lefevre plays Clara, a manic depressive feminist poet who becomes the first wife of protagonist Barney Panofsky.
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Rachelle Lefevre's scenes were filmed in Rome in August 2009.
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Rachelle Lefevre replaced Brittany Murphy, who had exited the project.
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Rachelle Lefevre appeared in the pilot episode of the ABC drama series The Deep End on January 21,2010.
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Rachelle Lefevre starred in the drama series Off the Map as Dr Ryan Clark, a young doctor working in a South American medical clinic.
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Rachelle Lefevre was the voice of the 31st annual Genie Awards in March 2011, along with host William Shatner.
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Rachelle Lefevre was cast in the NBC pilot, Reconstruction, a drama set during the American Civil War.
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Rachelle Lefevre plays Anna, a widow who begins an affair with a soldier.
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In 2011, Rachelle Lefevre joined the cast of the CBS TV drama, A Gifted Man, playing a doctor.
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In 2017, Rachelle Lefevre joined the cast of Global's critically acclaimed original TV series, Mary Kills People for Season 2, premiering in January 2018.
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Rachelle Lefevre plays Olivia, sister of a victim from Season 1, who attempts to blackmail Mary.
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In 2009, Lefevre donated $100 to Susan G Komen for The Cure, a breast cancer charity, for every 10,000 people who followed her on Twitter.
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Rachelle Lefevre launched an eBay auction for the charity School On Wheels in August 2009, which provides tutoring to homeless children in Southern California.
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Rachelle Lefevre sold t-shirts and other merchandise signed by her fellow cast members from Twilight.
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Rachelle Lefevre is an active supporter of Best Friends Animal Society, appearing in a public service announcement on behalf of the organization in November 2009, urging the public to adopt their next pet.
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Rachelle Lefevre endorsed Senator Bernie Sanders for President in the 2016 US presidential election.