| Rachel Hurd-Wood | |
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Gender |
Female |
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Current Age |
33 |
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Birthday |
17 August 1990 |
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Height |
5' 7" (1.70 m) |
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Star Sign |
Leo |
Hurd-Wood was born in London, England, the daughter of Philip and Sarah Hurd-Wood. She had a younger brother, Patrick who appeared with her in Peter Pan as one of the sleeping children in the "I Do Believe In Fairies" scene. He also played the role of Samuel Crowthorn alongside his sister in her later film, Solomon Kane in which she played Meredith Crowthorn. She resided in a Victorian cottage at the edge of a forest in Godalming, Surrey, along with her parents and brother. Her father's work involves performing, writing scripts and doing voice-overs for commercials. She joined a drama club in her school and took part in its stage production during her second year.
In a 2010 live Myspace web chat for the film Tomorrow, When the War Began, Hurd-Wood confirmed the rumour that her uncle is British actor and comedian Hugh Laurie.
Hurd-Wood had considered becoming a marine biologist, until she became interested in working with children who have special needs or disabilities. She studied Linguistics at University College London, having completed her first year in 2009.
When she was younger, she was jealous of the Wendy character in the Disney film Peter Pan (1953), because that Wendy got to swordfight and fly.
She enjoyed ice skating, art and listening to rap and hip-hop music.
She found out about the role of Wendy in Peter Pan (2003) after her grandparents saw an advert on television. They contacted Rachel's mother and when she came home from school one day her mother started measuring her, when she found Rachel was in the height requirements, she said Rachel could audition.
She had often said she did not plan on continuing to have a career of being an actress. In 2003/2004, she said she loved dolphins and hoped to become a marine biologist. In a September/October 2009 interview with Little White Lies magazine, she said she wanted to teach, do speech therapy, or work with autistic children, in which she also stated, "It was never my goal to be an actor".
Sister of Patrick Hurd-Wood
Lived in a cottage at the edge of a forest with her parents and brother in Godalming, Surrey, England
Daughter of Philip Hurd-Wood and Sarah Hurd-Wood.
She attended Rodborough Technology College from 2001-2006. The school is located in Milford, Surrey, England.
Half Irish.
Studied Linguistics at University College London. [2009]
Her father Philip Hurd-Wood is a voiceover artist and actor. Her mother Sarah is a housewife.
Born in Streatham, England before moving to Surrey, England with her parents when she was eight years old.
Girlfriend of Mattis Vigs from Norway. [2004]
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel_Hurd-Wood
ROLES:
2001 :
The Last Furlong - Mae-West O'Mara
2010 :
Tomorrow, When the War Began - Corrie Mackenzie
2009 :
Solomon Kane - Meredith Crowthorn
Dorian Gray -Sibyl Vane 2006 :
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer - Laura
2005:
An American Haunting - Betsy Bell / Entity Voice
2004
Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking (TV movie) - Imogen Helhoughton
2003:Peter Pan - Wendy Darling