Rachel Louise Grant de Longueuil (born 25 September 1977) is an

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actress and TV presenter.

Early life

Grant was born on the island of Luzon in the Philippines to

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, and Isabel Padua; her family moved to the

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when she was a baby, and she was raised in

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. She is of Scottish, French-Canadian and Filipino descent. She is related to the British royal family through her grandfather, the 11th Baron de Longueuil, who is second cousin to

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through the

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Acting career

Grant played Peaceful Fountains of Desire in the James Bond film ''

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''. One of her first TV roles was on

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as Nina, the hostess of horror show '' Sci-fright''. She was Professor Myang Li in the

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series '' Brainiac: Science Abuse''. She has starred in theatre and in TV shows including ''

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'', ''

Murder in Suburbia ''Murder in Suburbia'' is a British television drama series first broadcast on ITV on 13 March 2004. The series focuses on the work of DS Emma Scribbins (Lisa Faulkner) and DI Kate Ashurst (Caroline Catz), police detectives assigned to the mur ...

'', '' Blue Murder'' and ''

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''. She also appeared in the films ''

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'', ''

The Purifiers ''The Purifiers'' is a 2004 action film directed by Richard Jobson, and starring Dominic Monaghan. It was produced by Chris Atkins. Cast * Kevin McKidd as Moses * Gordon Alexander as John * Rachel Grant as Li * Dominic Monaghan as Sol * Amb ...

'' and more recently, in the sci-fi-fi comedy ''

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''.

Sexual assault allegation

On January 15, 2018, Grant publicly made a sexual assault allegation against actor/producer

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, stating an incident took place in 2002, during pre-production on his direct-to-video film ''

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'' (2003), and that she lost her job on the film after the incident.Rannard, Georgina; Evans, Patrick (January 15, 2018)
"Steven Seagal denies Bond girl assault"

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. Seagal, who had been accused by other actresses of sexual assault and rape in the past, denied these allegations.

Personal life

In November 2019, Grant married Biaggi Luggage

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Stephen Hersh in

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Filmography

Television

*''

'' as Tanya (1998) *''Masters of Combat'' as Kali (2001) *'' Sci-fright'' as Nina (2001) *'' Brainiac: Science Abuse'' as Professor Myang Li (2003-2007) *''Blue Murder'' as DC Jenny Chen (2003) *''Zero to Hero'' as Nemesis (2004) *''

'' as Marie Webster (2004) *'' Starhyke'' as Wu Oof (2006) *''

'' as Sandra Foy (2004) *''

Miss Earth 2010 Miss Earth 2010, the 10th anniversary of the Miss Earth pageant, was held on 4 December 2010 at the Vinpearl Land Amphitheater in Nha Trang, Vietnam. Larissa Ramos of Brazil crowned her successor Nicole Faria of India at the end of the event. Sh ...

'' as a main judge (2010) *'' Tour Group'' as Tour Guide (2016)

Film

*''

'' as "Peaceful Fountains Of Desire" (2002) *''

'' as Li (2004) *''

Brotherhood of Blood ''Brotherhood of Blood'' is a 2007 American-German horror film, starring Jason Connery, Victoria Pratt, Sid Haig and Ken Foree, directed by Peter Scheerer and Michael Roesch. The movie had its world premiere at the prestigious Sitges Film Festival ...

'' as Jill (2006) *''

'' as Maria Ronson (2007) *'' The Tournament'' as Lina Sofia (2009) *''

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'' as Bian (2010) *'' Red Princess Blues (film)'' as Princess (2011) *'' Snatchers (film)'' as Edie (2017)

References

External links

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