Canadian actress Rachel Blanchard turns 50 today. The star was born on March 19, 1976, in Toronto, Ontario.
Blanchard has been active as a performer since the 1980s, but she rose to true fame in the 1990s with starring roles in shows like “Are You Afraid of the Dark?” and “Clueless.”
As she celebrates becoming a quinquagenarian, let’s take a look at Rachel Blanchard as she looked back when she first rose to fame, all the way up to what she looks like today.
Rachel Blanchard’s Early Roles In the 1980s
Above is a social media post with a picture and video of Rachel Blanchard working one of her first jobs in a commercial for the “Jem and the Holograms” dolls.
In addition to landing work in several commercials, Rachel Blanchard acted in several television series in the 1980s. They included roles in Canadian shows “The Kids of Degrassi Street,” “The Littlest Hobo,” “The Elephant Show,” “Alex: The Life of a Child,” “Glory Enough for All,” and the sci-fi series “War of the Worlds.”
The Early 1990s
Above is a social media post with a picture of Rachel Blanchard appearing in the May 1990 issue of “Starlog” magazine.
In the early 1990s, Blanchard appeared in more television shows, but also landed her first movie role, in the 1991 Canadian drama film “On My Own.”
Her television credits in this period included period drama “The Campbells” and mystery horror anthology series “The Hitchhiker.” She also starred in two of her most famous roles as Kristen in the horror anthology series “Are You Afraid of the Dark?” and as Dinah McGee in the children’s series “Chris Cross.”
The Mid-Late 1990s
Above is a social media post with a picture of Rachel Blanchard in “Clueless.”
In the mid-late 1990s, Rachel Blanchard appeared in more television shows. In addition to the Disney Channel series “Flash Forward,” she took on her most iconic role as Cher Horowitz in the teen sitcom “Clueless.”
She also appeared in three movies. They were the 1995 direct-to-video action movie “Iron Eagle on the Attack,” the 1995 romantic television movie “Young Ivanhoe,” and the supernatural horror sequel “The Rage: Carrie 2.”
The Early-Mid 2000s
Above is a social media post with several pictures of Rachel Blanchard on the set of “Peep Show.”
In the early-mid 2000s, Blanchard appear in the family drama series “7th Heaven” and had a recurring role as Nancy in the brilliant British sitcom “Peep Show.”
She also appeared in several movies. They included 2000’s road sex comedy “Road Trip,” 2001’s teen film “Sugar & Spice,” 2002’s Canadian drama “The Wild Dogs,” and 2004’s adventure comedy “Without a Paddle.”
The Late 2000s
GettyThe late 2000s saw Blanchard appear in single episodes of the sitcoms “Joey” and “Flight of the Conchords.”
Movie-wise, her credits included the 2005 thriller “Where the Truth Lies,” comedy movie “Comeback Season” and action thriller “Snakes on a Plane” in 2006, the 2008 Canadian drama “Adoration,” and the 2009 sex comedy “Spread.”
The Early 2010s
Above is a social media post with several pictures of Rachel Blanchard in “The Surrogacy Trap.”
In the early 2010s, Blanchard appeared in many television shows. They included the Canadian sitcom “Call Me Fitz,” the Canadian police procedural series “Flashpoint,” comedy-drama series “Wedding Band,” sitcom “Legit,” detective comedy-drama series “Psych,” and the crime comedy-drama series “Fargo.”
Movies she appeared in included 2010’s thriller “Open House” and Canadian drama “Daydream Nation,” 2012’s comedy “My Uncle Rafael,” and 2013’s Canadian period drama “Mad Ship” and television film “The Surrogacy Trap.”
The Mid-Late 2010s
GettyIn the mid-late 2010s, Blanchard’s television credits included the dark comedy series “Childrens Hospital,” the period sitcom “Another Period,” and the comedy-drama series “You Me Her.”
She did not appear in any movies during this time.
The Early-Mid 2020s
GettyOn television in the early 2020s, Blanchard only new credit came in the coming-of-age romantic drama series “The Summer I Turned Pretty.”
Film-wise, she appeared in the 2020 comedy “Getting to Know You” and the 2022 erotic psychological thriller “Deep Water.”
Rachel Blanchard Today
GettyToday, Blanchard looks at stunning as ever. Her most recent on-screen credits include the 2025 horror movie “Vicious” and a 2026 appearance in the police procedural drama series “9-1-1.”
We’d like to wish the beautiful Rachel Blanchard the happiest of 50th birthdays. We hope she has a wonderful day.
Filmography info per IMDb.
