Rachel Luttrell (born 19 January 1971) is a Canadian actress best known for her roles as Veronica Beck in the CBC series Street Legal and Teyla Emmagan, an Athosian warrior leader on Stargate Atlantis.
Luttrell was born in Lushoto, Tanzania, one of four daughters born to an American father from Louisiana, and Tanzanian mother. Her family emigrated to Canada when she was five years old, where she was raised. Her family was very musical; her father...
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Rachel Luttrell (born 19 January 1971) is a Canadian actress best known for her roles as Veronica Beck in the CBC series Street Legal and Teyla Emmagan, an Athosian warrior leader on Stargate Atlantis.
Luttrell was born in Lushoto, Tanzania, one of four daughters born to an American father from Louisiana, and Tanzanian mother. Her family emigrated to Canada when she was five years old, where she was raised. Her family was very musical; her father, a former member of the critically acclaimed Mendelssohn Choir, trained Luttrell's soprano voice. She studied ballet at the prestigious Russian Academy of Classical Ballet School and also studied piano at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto.
Rachel Luttrell's training in dance and music naturally led her to the stage. She made her professional début in a production of Miss Saigon in Toronto. She would go on to appear in roles in other stage productions such as Goblin Market, Las Meninas and Once on This Island.
Following a move to Los...
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