Rachel Hayward (born August 7, 1968) is a Canadian actress. She began pursuing a serious acting career in her early twenties. As a child and teen, Hayward was involved in modeling and commercials but always thought she would become a doctor. She graduated from the

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, having studied graphic design and

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. From there she freelanced as a designer and simultaneously began working in acting. Hayward's feature film and TV movie credits include '' Stranger in the Mirror'', ''Under the Gun'', '' Breaking All the Rules'', '' Deadfire'', ''

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'', ''Convergence'', '' Knight Moves'' and the romantic comedy '' Apartment Hunting''. In television she has starred as Florence in Chris Carter's series '' Harsh Realm'' and had a recurring role in ''

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''. She is remembered by many science fiction fans as the

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Sergeant who is abducted by Apophis in the opening moments of the ''

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. She has also appeared in '' Andromeda'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' First Wave'', '' Highlander: The Series'', ''

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'', '' Mutant X'', '' Sliders'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Welcome to Paradox'' and '' Xena: Warrior Princess''. Hayward is single and resides in

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, Canada.

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* Canadian film actresses Canadian television actresses Living people OCAD University alumni 20th-century Canadian actresses 21st-century Canadian actresses 1968 births {{Canada-actor-stub