Rachael Leigh Cook (born October 4, 1979) is an American actress. She came to fame after her role in the 1999 teen romantic comedy, She's All That, and has since appeared mostly in lower-profile films. is the 277th day of the year (278th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... This article is about the city in Minnesota. ... Capital Saint Paul Largest city Minneapolis Area  Ranked 12th  - Total 87,014 sq mi (225,365 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 400 miles (645 km)  - % water 8. ... Daniel Gillies (born March 14, 1976 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and raised in New Zealand), is a Canadian-born New Zealand actor. ... is the 226th day of the year (227th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 277th day of the year (278th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... For other uses, see Actor (disambiguation). ... The teen film (also called teen movie or teenpic) is a film genre in which the plot is based upon the special interests of teenagers, such as coming of age, first love, rebellion, conflict with parents, teen angst and alienation. ... A romantic comedy may be a film or novel, presenting a story about romance in a comedic style. ... Shes All That is a 1999 romantic comedy film, directed by Robert Iscove, and is a modern remake of George Bernard Shaws Pygmalion (which was also the basis for the musical comedy My Fair Lady starring Audrey Hepburn and Rex Harrison). ...

Biography

Early life

Cook was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Thomas H. Cook, a social worker and former stand-up comic, and JoAnn, a cooking instructor and weaver.^[1] Cook attended school at Laurel Springs School and Minneapolis South High School. She began working as a print model at the age of 10, most notably in nationwide advertisements for Target and appearing on the boxes of Milk-Bone dog biscuits for medium sized dogs. Minneapolis redirects here. ... Minneapolis South High School is the largest public school (state funded) in Minneapolis, Minnesota located in Corcoran neighborhood. ... A model is a person who poses or displays for purposes of art, fashion, or other products and advertising. ... This article is about the United States retail company. ... Maltoid Milk-Bone logo as part of the original September 1908 trademark filing. ...

Career

At the age of fourteen, Cook began auditioning for acting work. Her modeling agency sent her to read for a short film, 26 Summer Street (1996). She first gained national attention when she was featured in a memorable This is Your Brain on Drugs public-service television advertisement, in which she proceeds to destroy a set with a frying pan as she listed the things that drugs harms (in 1998). Cook began her feature film career some years earlier, debuting in The Baby-Sitters Club (1995) as shy 13 year old baby-sitter Mary Anne Spier. The movie was based on Ann M. Martin's book series of the same name. This article is about the campaign. ... A public service announcement (PSA) or community service announcement (CSA) is a non-commercial advertisement typically on radio or television, ostensibly broadcast for the public good. ... The Baby-Sitters Club is a 1995 family film directed by Melanie Mayron. ... Ann Matthews Martin (born August 12, 1955, in Princeton, New Jersey) is an American author of childrens and young adult books, most notably the The Baby-sitters Club series. ...

Cook's two highest-profile lead roles to date have been in the films She's All That (1999) and Josie and the Pussycats (2001). Cook has also appeared in a number of independent films and in the 2005 television miniseries Into the West. Shes All That is a 1999 romantic comedy film, directed by Robert Iscove, and is a modern remake of George Bernard Shaws Pygmalion (which was also the basis for the musical comedy My Fair Lady starring Audrey Hepburn and Rex Harrison). ... This article is about Universals 2001 Josie and the Pussycats movie. ... A miniseries (sometimes mini-series), in a serial storytelling medium, is a production which tells a story in a limited number of episodes. ... Into the West is a 2005 miniseries produced by Steven Spielberg and Dreamworks which began as a six-week event on June 10, 2005 on Turner Network Television (TNT). ...

In 2000, she was the cover girl for the premier issue of FHM US (March/April issue). Cook also provided the voice for Chelsea Cunningham on the Kids' WB animated series Batman Beyond in the episode "Last Resort" and in the animated film Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker. In 2002, she was ranked #26 in Stuff magazine's "102 Sexiest Women in the World". FHM or For Him Magazine is an international monthly lads mag. ... Kids WB is the Saturday morning cartoon block of The CW Television Networks weekend programming. ... Batman Beyond (known as Batman of the Future in Europe, Latin America, Australia, New Zealand and India) is an American animated television series created by The WB Television Network in collaboration with DC Comics as a continuation of the Batman legacy. ... Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker is a direct-to-video animated film featuring the comic book superhero Batman. ... Stuff is a mens magazine featuring interviews, pictorials, and other articles of interest to a predominantly male audience. ...

Cook has provided the voice of Tifa Lockhart in the video games Kingdom Hearts II and Dirge of Cerberus -Final Fantasy VII-, as well as the CG movie, Final Fantasy VII Advent Children. She also starred in the video for New Found Glory's 2002 single, "Dressed to Kill". Cook's latest voice-over role is for the video game, Yakuza, where she voices the role of Reina, a beautiful barkeep. She has also appeared in Daniel Powter's Love You Lately. Tifa Lockhart ), is a female protagonist from Squaresofts blockbuster RPG, Final Fantasy VII designed by Tetsuya Nomura. ... Computer and video games redirects here. ... Kingdom Hearts II ) is an action role-playing game developed by Square Enix and published by Square Enix and Buena Vista Games (now Disney Interactive Studios) in 2005 for the Sony PlayStation 2 video game console. ... Dirge of Cerberus -Final Fantasy VII- ) is a Japanese third person shooter role-playing game which is a sequel to the popular 1997 video game Final Fantasy VII. It is also part of the Compilation of Final Fantasy VII series, a collection of video games and animated videos set within... This article is about the scientific discipline of computer graphics. ... Final Fantasy VII Advent Children[1] ) is a 2005 computer-animated film directed by Tetsuya Nomura, co-directed by Takeshi Nozue, written by Kazushige Nojima and based on the highly successful 1997 console role-playing game Final Fantasy VII. The film is set two years after Final Fantasy VII and... // New Found Glory (formerly A New Found Glory) is an American pop punk band that formed in 1997 in Coral Springs, Florida, and is currently based in California. ... Yakuza, released in Japan as Ryū ga Gotoku lit. ... Daniel Robert Powter (born February 25, 1971) is a Canadian Grammy Award-nominated recording artist. ...

Cook owns her own production company, called Ben's Sister Productions (in reference to her younger brother, an aspiring filmmaker). Cook eventually stepped away from the spotlight to focus on spending time with friends and family. She later returned to mainstream films when she signed on to a new casting agency. Cook was later cast in a role in the big screen adaptation of Nancy Drew, the female lead in the independent sports drama The Final Season, and playing a small supporting lead in Blonde Ambition. For the film, see Nancy Drew (2007 film). ... The Final Season is a 2006 baseball movie starring Sean Astin and Sam Elliott. ... For Madonnas 1990 world tour, see Blond Ambition Tour. ...

Personal life

Cook has dated actors Vincent Kartheiser, Ryan Reynolds, Shane West, Rider Strong and Colin Hanks. She is now married to actor Daniel Gillies. Cook, a vegetarian,^[2] lives mostly in Los Angeles, but frequently goes back to visit her family in Minnesota.^{[citation needed]} Vincent Paul Kartheiser (born May 5, 1979) is an American actor. ... Ryan Rodney Reynolds (born October 23, 1976) is a Canadian born actor. ... Shane West (born June 10, 1978) is an American television and film actor. ... Rider King Strong (born December 11, 1979) is an American actor. ... Colin Lewes Hanks (born November 24, 1977) is an American actor. ... Daniel Gillies (born March 14, 1976 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and raised in New Zealand), is a Canadian-born New Zealand actor. ... For animals adapted to eat primarily plants, sometimes referred to as vegetarian animals, see Herbivore. ... Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ... Capital Saint Paul Largest city Minneapolis Area  Ranked 12th  - Total 87,014 sq mi (225,365 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 400 miles (645 km)  - % water 8. ...

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1995	Tom and Huck	Becky Thatcher
	The Baby-Sitters Club	Mary Anne Spier
1996	Carpool	Kayla
1997	The House of Yes	Young Jacqueline "Jackie-O"	minor role
1998	The Eighteenth Angel	Lucy Stanton	direct-to-video
	The Hairy Bird (also Strike! or All I Wanna Do)	Abigail 'Abby' Sawyer
	Dawson's Creek	Devon	Guest Role (Season 2 Episode 13 "The Leading Lady")
1999	The Bumblebee Flies Anyway	Cassie	made-for-television
	She's All That	Laney Boggs	Lead Role
2000	Get Carter	Doreen
	Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker	Chelsea Cunningham	voice
2001	Texas Rangers	Caroline Dukes
	Josie and the Pussycats	Josie McCoy
	Blow Dry	Christina Robertson
	AntiTrust	Lisa Calighan
2002	29 Palms	The Waitress	direct-to-video
	Tangled	Jenny Kelley
2003	11:14	Cheri
	Scorched	Shmally	limited release
	The Big Empty	Ruthie
	Tempo	Jenny Travile	direct-to-video
2004	Stateside	Dori Lawrence
	My First Wedding	Vanessa
2005	Into the West	Clara Wheeler	Miniseries
2006	Final Fantasy VII Advent Children	Tifa Lockhart	voice
	Matters of Life and Death	Emily Jennings
2007	Blonde Ambition	Haley
	Nancy Drew	Jane Brighton
2008	Antique	Samantha		2009	Twilight	Aice Cullen		) Trivia Trivia sections are discouraged under Wikipedia guidelines. The article could be improved by integrating relevant items and removing inappropriate ones. She has appeared in numerous amounts of episodes of the Seth Green created comedy, Robot Chicken. Interestingly, she did the voice of some characters in the episode of Robot Chicken that included a parody of Final Fantasy VII, which involved characters from the game including Cloud Strife, Sephiroth and Tifa Lockhart, for which in the recent adaptations she has portrayed the voice of. However in this parody there were no voices but simply text like in the original game. References ^ http://www.filmreference.com/film/76/Rachael-Leigh-Cook.html ^ http://summermovies.fandango.com/roadtripmyfav.php?fid=10 External links Rachael Leigh Cook at the Internet Movie Database Interview, 2005, JAM Movies Interview, 10/05/00, Mr. Showbiz Collection of Cook interviews