Rachael Carpani

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Rachael Carpani
Born
Rachael Ann Carpani

(1980-08-24) 24 August 1980 (age 44)
Sydney, Australia
OccupationActress
Years active2000–present
Partner Matt Passmore (2006–2011)

Rachael Ann Carpani (born 24 August 1980) is an Australian actress best known as Jodi Fountain in McLeod's Daughters .

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Biography

Carpani has twice been nominated at the Logies, both in 2007. [1]

Career

She is most famous for her role as Jodi Fountain on the Australian TV drama McLeod's Daughters. [2] Carpani also had a role in the film Hating Alison Ashley , starring Delta Goodrem, and appeared in All Saints . Carpani attended The Hills Grammar School with Delta Goodrem.

Carpani left McLeod's Daughters to pursue her career in the United States. She had been cast in the CBS pilot, Law Dogs with Janeane Garofalo, but the series was not picked up. She appeared in seven episodes of season one of Cane . Rachael then returned to McLeod's Daughters as Jodi Fountain for the final episode on 31 January 2009.

Carpani appeared commercially as one of the faces for Telstra's Next G network. She appeared in episode six of NCIS: Los Angeles in November 2009, playing a small role alongside Chris O'Donnell and LL Cool J. In 2010, she had a recurring role on The Glades , playing opposite former real-life boyfriend Matt Passmore. She began starring in the crime drama Against the Wall in 2011. In 2015, Carpani starred in the TV films If There Be Thorns and Seeds of Yesterday on the Lifetime cable network, which are the third and fourth films in the Flowers in the Attic TV film series that are based on the Dollanganger novel series by V.C. Andrews. In 2018, she appeared in a multi-episode arc in the Seven/South Pacific series 800 Words .

In August 2024, Carpani joined the recurring cast of Home and Away as Claudia Salini. [3]

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
2005 Hating Alison Ashley Valjoy Yurken
2009 Triangle Sally
2016The Umbrella ManAnnie Brennan
2020 The Way Back Diane
2020 The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee Angie
2022BeatSusan
Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2001 All Saints Emily MartinEpisode: "Too Little Too Late"
2001 Home and Away MirandaSeason 14, episodes 87 & 88
2001Ihaka: Blunt InstrumentTaraTV movie
2001–2009 McLeod's Daughters Jodi Fountain-McLeodSeason 1–7 (main), Season 8 (guest); 179 episodes
2007Law DogsCarly OwenTV movie
2007 Cane Terry Greenway5 episodes
2008 Scorched Susan ShapiroTV movie
2009 NCIS: Los Angeles AmyEpisode: "Keepin' It Real"
2010True BlueTess FlynnTV movie
2010 The Glades Heather Thompson3 episodes
2011 Against the Wall Abby Kowalski13 episodes
2014 Stalker 1 episode
2014TouchedEmmaTV movie
2015 If There Be Thorns Cathy DollangangerTV movie
2015 Seeds of Yesterday Cathy DollangangerTV movie
2017The RachelsSamiTV movie
2017 800 Words Mary2 episodes
2024 Home and Away Claudia SaliniSeason 37

Awards

Carpani has been nominated for several television awards in her career. For her role on McLeod's Daughters, she has been nominated for the following awards at the Logies:

References

  1. ↑ "theage.com.au". Archived from the original on 8 July 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  2. ↑ "Rachael Carpani - Against the Wall Cast & Characters - myLifetime.com". 8 July 2012. Archived from the original on 8 July 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  3. ↑ Duck, Siobhan (18 August 2024). "Former McLeod's Daughters star Rachael Carpani on fame, Hollywood – and her return to acting". The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved 19 August 2024.
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