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 Michael Grant, 12th Baron de Longueuil, 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

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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 2002 James Bond film ''

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''. One of her first TV roles was on SyFy as Nina, the hostess of horror show '' Sci-fright''. She was Professor Myang-Li in the

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series '' Brainiac: Science Abuse'' from 2003-2007. 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 m ...

'', '' 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 (television presenter), Richard Jobson, and starring Dominic Monaghan. It was produced by Chris Atkins (journalist), Chris Atkins. Cast * Kevin McKidd as Moses * Gordon Alexand ...

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

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''.

Sexual assault allegation

On 15 January 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 film ''

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'', 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 in the past, denied these allegations.

Personal life

In November 2019, Grant married 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 was the 10th edition of the Miss Earth pageant, held at the Vinpearl Land Amphitheater in Nha Trang, Vietnam, on December 4, 2010. Larissa Ramos of Brazil crowned Nicole Faria of India as her successor at the end of the event. ...

'' 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 Victoria Pratt, Sid Haig, Jason Connery, and Ken Foree, directed by Peter Scheerer and Michael Roesch. The film was shot in 12 days. It had its world premiere at the Sitge ...

'' as Jill (2006) *''

'' as Maria Ronson (2007) *'' The Tournament'' as Lina Sofia (2009) *'' The African Game'' as Bian (2010) *'' Red Princess Blues (film)'' as Princess (2011) *'' Snatchers (film)'' as Edie (2017)

References

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