Rachel Anne McDowall (born 4 October 1984) is an English actress.
Early life
Rachel Anne McDowall was born on 4 October 1984 in
Whiston, Merseyside. She developed an affinity for drama while attending
Wade Deacon High School
(''The work glows'')
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in nearby
Widnes, Cheshire
Widnes ( ) is an industrial town in the Borough of Halton, Cheshire, England, which at the 2011 census had a population of 61,464.
Historically in Lancashire, it is on the northern bank of the River Mersey where the estuary narrows to form th ...
. She continued her acting studies at
Laine Theatre Arts in
Epsom, Surrey
Epsom is the principal town of the Borough of Epsom and Ewell in Surrey, England, about south of central London. The town is first recorded as ''Ebesham'' in the 10th century and its name probably derives from that of a Saxon landowner. ...
.
Career
McDowall made her film debut as Lisa in the 2008 film ''
Mamma Mia! The Movie
''Mamma Mia!'' (promoted as ''Mamma Mia! The Movie'') is a 2008 jukebox musical romantic comedy film directed by Phyllida Lloyd and written by Catherine Johnson, based on her book from the 1999 musical of the same name. The film is based on the ...
'', and had her last of eight film or television roles in a 2016 episode of ''
Zoe Ever After
''Zoe Ever After'' is an American sitcom starring Brandy Norwood as Zoe Moon, a recent divorcee who starts her own cosmetics company. The show was Norwood's first leading role in a television series since ''Moesha'' (1996–2001) premiered twenty ...
''. On stage, she played Swedish woman Ulla in
Mel Brooks
Mel Brooks (born Melvin James Kaminsky; June 28, 1926) is an American actor, comedian and filmmaker. With a career spanning over seven decades, he is known as a writer and director of a variety of successful broad farces and parodies. He began h ...
' musical ''
The Producers'' in the
West End and Velma Kelly in productions of the musical ''
Chicago
(''City in a Garden''); I Will
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'', in the West End and at the
Cambridge Theatre
The Cambridge Theatre is a West End theatre, on a corner site in Earlham Street facing Seven Dials, in the London Borough of Camden, built in 1929–30 for Bertie Meyer on an "irregular triangular site".
Design and construction
It was des ...
in 2008, and the
Garrick Theatre in 2012.
Personal life
On 16 May 2014, McDowall married Constantine Tzortzis, a Greek-American restaurant owner best known for his appearance on the
2007 season of ''
The Bachelorette A bachelorette is an unmarried woman. Bachelorette may also refer to:
Film and television
* ''The Bachelorette'', a reality television dating show part of ''The Bachelor'' franchise with numerous versions:
** ''The Bachelorette'' (American TV ser ...
''.
[Rachel McDowall and Constantine Tzortzis' Wedding Website ]
Filmography
Film
Television
Video games
References
External links
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1984 births
English film actresses
People from Whiston, Merseyside
People from Widnes
Living people
Actresses from Liverpool
21st-century English actresses