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Rachel Roberts | |
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| Born | April 8, 1978 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Occupation(s) | Model, actress |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
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| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Hair color | Blonde |
| Eye color | Green |
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Rachel Roberts (born April 8, 1978) is a Canadian model and actress. Roberts has appeared in numerous ad campaigns, most notably for Biotherm Skin Care Products, and she became well known in the United States as the title character in the film Simone .
When she began modeling, she worked for magazines such as Elle , Vogue , Harper's Bazaar , Glamour , Marie Claire and the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue of 2000, Victoria's Secret Country 1998, 1999 and Victoria's Secret lookbook 2000, 2001.
As skin-care line Biotherm's official model, she posed for campaigns for labels such as Ralph Lauren, Gap, Bottega Veneta, Ferre, Sisley, and Victoria's Secret. She has modeled for multiple designers such as Chloé, Valentino, Givenchy, Fendi, Blumarine, Roberto Cavalli, Comme des Garçons, Paul Smith and Balmain. She also appeared in the European advertisements of Nivea.
Roberts made her film debut as the title character of the movie Simone in 2002 performing opposite Al Pacino. The studio attempted to keep her identity a secret during production, and did not accord her credit in the initial theatrical release, in an effort to maintain the illusion that her character was a virtual computer-created entity. After release her identity became known and she received credit in the video release. [2] [3]
She has guest-starred on such television series as Entourage , Ugly Betty and Numbers . She was given a recurring role on the ABC one-hour drama FlashForward . In 2011, she played Carrera in the movie In Time opposite Justin Timberlake and Amanda Seyfried. She appeared in the series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Karen Chevera in the episode "Unplugged" (2012). She played Soul Fleur in the 2013 movie The Host . Roberts appeared on Mad Men opposite Jon Hamm in the episode "Tale of Two Cities". She starred in Rihanna's music video "Bitch Better Have My Money" which was released on July 2, 2015. She was cast as Cassandra in Andrew Niccol's sci-fi thriller film Anon . She also portrayed Sharon Tate in the tenth episode of American Horror Story: Cult .
Roberts was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. In 2002, she married Andrew Niccol, who wrote, produced and directed Simone and Anon. They have two children, a son and daughter. [4]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2002 | Simone | Simone | |
| 2009 | How to Seduce Difficult Women | Sabrina | |
| 2011 | In Time | Carrera | |
| 2013 | The Host | Soul Fleur | |
| 2018 | Anon | Alysa Egorian |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2004 | Still Life | Nona | Unaired television series |
| 2007 | Ugly Betty | Marla | Episode: "Secretaries' Day" |
| 2007 | Entourage | Monika | Episode: "Gary's Desk" |
| 2008 | Numbers | Melissa Conroy | Episode: "Charlie Don't Surf" |
| 2009–2010 | FlashForward | Alda Hertzog | Recurring role; 5 episodes |
| 2012 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Karen Chevera | Episode: "CSI Unplugged" |
| 2013 | Mad Men | Cindy | Episode: "A Tale of Two Cities" |
| 2017 | American Horror Story: Cult | Sharon Tate | Episode: "Charles (Manson) in Charge" |
| Year | Title | Role | Artist |
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| 2015 | "Bitch Better Have My Money" | The Accountant's Wife | Rihanna |
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