Rachelle Lefevre

Birthday: 1 February 1979, Montreal, Québec, Canada

Birth Name: Rachelle Marie Lefevre

Height: 168 cm

Rachelle Lefevre was born in Canada. While waiting tables, Lefevre was discovered by a Canadian film producer who, in turn, helped the aspiring actress land her first acting gig. Lefevre then moved to Los Angeles and earned a recurring role on the television show What About Brian (2006). When Lefevre was working at a Montreal sushi restaurant as a teen, a regular customer heard about her acting aspirations and put her in touch with a casting director. This eventually led to a role on a Canadian sitcom.She appeared on several episodes of David E. Kelley's Boston Legal (2004), which led to a lead role in his 2008 U.S. adaptation of BBC hit Life on Mars (2008).Her father's family is French, though Lefevre grew up speaking mostly English; she eventually moved to Los Angeles in 2004 due to a lack of English-speaking parts in Montreal.Landed her biggest film role to date in Catherine Hardwicke's adaptation of Stephenie Meyer's Twilight, the first in a series of popular teen novels about vampires. Show less «

I actually did not have a date to my prom. I ended up taking a friend.

I can't play a character that I am judging.

There is no substitute for a real location when you're trying to shoot the jungle. You can't just go...Show more »

There is no substitute for a real location when you're trying to shoot the jungle. You can't just go anywhere. You've got to go where it's lush and green and there really is those mountain ranges, the trees and the ocean. Show less «

The thing I love about vampires that I find so fascinating is that, unlike other sci-fi creations, t...Show more »

The thing I love about vampires that I find so fascinating is that, unlike other sci-fi creations, they aren't monsters from the get-go, they're human beings first... and so what kind of human you are would dictate what kind of vampire you would be. Show less «

'Twilight''s got some avid - and rabid - fans.

I am tone deaf.

My hair walks into a room before I do.

I go to various boot camps 4-5 times a week, and I try to get some Pilates in there to thin and tone...Show more »

I go to various boot camps 4-5 times a week, and I try to get some Pilates in there to thin and tone. Show less «

I drink tons of water. It always sounds like the lamest thing, but there's a reason you keep hearing...Show more »

I drink tons of water. It always sounds like the lamest thing, but there's a reason you keep hearing this over and over again. It really works. Show less «

My awkward stage extended well into high school.

I'm obsessed with being human.

I feel like there's different kinds of evil and there's different kinds of villains, and as much as ...Show more »

I feel like there's different kinds of evil and there's different kinds of villains, and as much as I would like to be dark and playing with knives... it's not me and it's not my look. Show less «

Dating and getting attention from boys was something that came later to me.

Most actors will tell you that it takes a while to figure out what you want to be because we just wa...Show more »

Most actors will tell you that it takes a while to figure out what you want to be because we just want to do everything we see on TV and don't know that 'actor' is a job yet. Show less «

I volunteer with School on Wheels in Los Angeles, and I also tutor with Koreh L.A.

I came from Canada, where it's freezing cold for seven months out of the year.