Rachael Coopes
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Rachael Coopes is an Australian actress, best known for her character Sigourney in the SBS
cult parody series Life Support
. After starring in her first acting gig as Max Cullen's daughter in the Australian film Billy's Holiday for which she received great reviews despite the film getting a mixed response, she went on to complete a bachelor of Economics at the University of Sydney
.
Coopes has appeared as a guest actor in various television series including White Collar Blue
and The Secret Life of Us
. She was a series regular in the ABC comedy Dog's Head Bay, a semi-regular in All Saints
. After completing the third series of Life Support in 2004, she was awarded the Marten Bequest Travelling Scholarship and the Ian Potter Cultural Trust to study with Philippe Gaulier in Paris, the mentor and teacher of Sascha Baron Cohen.
She returned in 2007 and appeared in the last series of McLeod's Daughters
as the vet Ingrid Marr.
In 2009, Coopes became host of a finance webisode.
Coopes's first play "Art House" was produced by award-winning Tangram Theatre Company in July and Aug 2009, previewing in London at The Old Red Lion and then Zoo Venue at The Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
http://www.broadwaybaby.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&catid=46:current-edinburgh-festival&id=4967:art-house&Itemid=66
Coopes plays Flatmate Wanted in Australia's "Balls of Steel". http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/confidential/unwitting-victim-finds-tv-prank-a-killer/story-e6frf96x-1226038765158
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/insider/gallery-e6frewt9-1226038230951?page=8
She is currently on ABC's Playschool. http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/play-school-announces-new-presenters-20110608-1frzm.html#comments
Coopes is also involved with Australian Theatre for Young People
.
Special Broadcasting Service
The Special Broadcasting Service is a hybrid-funded Australian public broadcasting radio and television network. The stated purpose of SBS is "to provide multilingual and multicultural radio and television services that inform, educate and entertain all Australians and, in doing so, reflect...
cult parody series Life Support
Life Support (TV series)
Life Support was a comedy programme on Australia's SBS network which satirised lifestyle television programs. It ran for three seasons. On Australia Day 2006, a Life Support Marathon was shown on the Comedy Channel showing the first series and half of the second.-Concept:A satirical, sometimes...
. After starring in her first acting gig as Max Cullen's daughter in the Australian film Billy's Holiday for which she received great reviews despite the film getting a mixed response, she went on to complete a bachelor of Economics at the University of Sydney
University of Sydney
The University of Sydney is a public university located in Sydney, New South Wales. The main campus spreads across the suburbs of Camperdown and Darlington on the southwestern outskirts of the Sydney CBD. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and Oceania...
.
Coopes has appeared as a guest actor in various television series including White Collar Blue
White Collar Blue
White Collar Blue was an Australian television series made by Knapman Wyld Television for Network Ten from 2002 to 2003.Starring Peter O'Brien as Joe Hill and Freya Stafford as Harriet Walker, the series dealt with a division of the police force working in the city of Sydney and the personal and...
and The Secret Life of Us
The Secret Life of Us
The Secret Life of Us was a television drama series set in the beachside suburb of St Kilda, Melbourne, Australia. The series was produced by Southern Star Entertainment and screened in Australia from 2001 to 2005 on Network Ten and on Channel 4 in the UK...
. She was a series regular in the ABC comedy Dog's Head Bay, a semi-regular in All Saints
All Saints (TV series)
All Saints is an Australian medical drama which first screened on the Seven Network. The series debuted on 24 February 1998 and concluded its run on 27 October 2009...
. After completing the third series of Life Support in 2004, she was awarded the Marten Bequest Travelling Scholarship and the Ian Potter Cultural Trust to study with Philippe Gaulier in Paris, the mentor and teacher of Sascha Baron Cohen.
She returned in 2007 and appeared in the last series of McLeod's Daughters
McLeod's Daughters
McLeod's Daughters is a Logie award-winning Australian drama series that aired on the Nine Network from 2001 to 2009. It tells the story of two sisters, Claire and Tess McLeod, who are reunited after they inherit the family farm...
as the vet Ingrid Marr.
In 2009, Coopes became host of a finance webisode.
Coopes's first play "Art House" was produced by award-winning Tangram Theatre Company in July and Aug 2009, previewing in London at The Old Red Lion and then Zoo Venue at The Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
http://www.broadwaybaby.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&catid=46:current-edinburgh-festival&id=4967:art-house&Itemid=66
Coopes plays Flatmate Wanted in Australia's "Balls of Steel". http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/confidential/unwitting-victim-finds-tv-prank-a-killer/story-e6frf96x-1226038765158
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/insider/gallery-e6frewt9-1226038230951?page=8
She is currently on ABC's Playschool. http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/play-school-announces-new-presenters-20110608-1frzm.html#comments
Coopes is also involved with Australian Theatre for Young People
Australian Theatre for Young People
The Australian Theatre for Young People is Australia's flagship youth theatre company and the largest youth theatre in the world. Over 6000 young people aged between three and 26 participate in the company's work across Australia....
.