After appearing in several high-profile films, RACHAEL LEIGH
COOK has emerged as one of her generation's most talented screen
performers.
Cook began her career at age 14 in the short film "26 Under
Street," for writer/director Peter Syvertsen, which she soon
followed with the full-length feature "The Babysitter's Club."
She subsequently appeared in "Tom & Huck" opposite Brad Renfro,
"Carpool," "The Eighteenth Angel," "The House of Yes," in which
she had a memorable role as the young Parker Posey, and "Living
Out Loud" with Danny DeVito.
Despite a relatively large body work, it wasn't until a starring
role opposite Freddie Prinze, Jr. in Miramax's 1999 romatic
comedy "She's All That" that Cook received significant
attention. The success of "She's All That" paved the way for Cook
to have starring roles in her following films, including "All I
Wanna Do" with Kirsten Dunst, "The Bumblebee Flies Away," "Blow
Dry" with Josh Hartnett, "The Hi-Line," which debuted at the 1999
Sundance Film Festival, the Miramax feature "Texas Rangers," "Get
Carter" with Sylvester Stallone and "Anti-Trust" opposite Tim
Robbins.
Cook was recently seen in the lead role in "Josie and the
Pussycats" reuniting her with Parker Posey. She will soon be seen
in "Scorched," "The Big Empty," "American Crime" and "29 Palms."
Among her television credits are the CBS miniseries "True
Women," a CBS movie of the week "Country Justice" and a
Showtime feature, "The Defenders" with Beau Bridges. She also
guest-starred in a two show arc of "Dawson's Creek."
Cook was born October 4, 1979 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Her
younger brother, Ben, is an aspiring actor.
![[Rachael Leigh Cook]](rachael.jpg)