Rachel Friend
Born (1970-01-08) 8 January 1970 (age 54)
Australia
Occupation(s)Actress, journalist, communications consultant
Years active1985–present
Spouse(s)Craig McLachlan (1993–1994; divorced)
Stuart MacGill (2000–present; separated 2013)
Children2

Rachel Amanda Friend (born 8 January 1970) is an Australian actress and journalist.

Career

Friend began her screen career with roles in Zoo Family, Prime Time and The Bartons. She also starred in the 1986 family adventure film Frog Dreaming.[1]

Friend joined the cast of the soap opera Neighbours in 1988, when she was eighteen.[2] Friend chose to postpone her university degree to join the show as Bronwyn Davies.[2] Friend quit Neighbours in 1990.[3] That same year saw her win the Logie Award for "Most Popular Actress".[4][5]

Other roles include Golden Fiddles (1991), and a brief appearance in Round The Twist as a Mermaid. Friend hosted the Seven Network show Saturday Kitchen with her husband Stuart MacGill on Saturday afternoons. In 2003, Friend established her own PR company, Media Friendly, and in July 2007 produced and presented the Seven Network parenting show, Mums and Bubs. In 2009, Friend began hosting a television show on the Seven Network called New Idea TV alongside Barbara Northwood, Tom Williams and a variety of other presenters. [citation needed]

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Filmography

Year Title Role Type
1985 Zoo Family Susie’s friend TV series, 1 episode
1986 Prime Time TV series
1986 Frog Dreaming (aka The Quest) Wendy Feature film
1988 The Bartons Miranda TV series, 1 episode
1988-90 Neighbours Bronwyn Davies TV series
Round The Twist Mermaid TV series
1991 Golden Fiddles Kitty Balfour Miniseries, 2 episodes
1991 Midday Reporter TV series
1992 Mission Top Secret Annette TV movie / pilot
1993 London Tonight Reporter TV series
Saturday Kitchen Host TV series
2007 Mums and Bubs Presenter TV series
2009 New Idea TV Host TV series
Widlife Presenter TV series
A Current Affair Reporter TV series

Personal life

In 1993, Friend married Australian actor-singer Craig McLachlan whom she had met on the set of Neighbours.[6] They divorced the following year.[6]

Friend married Australian cricketer Stuart MacGill in 2000[6] and they have two children together. The pair separated in 2013.[7]

References

  1. ^ Devlyn, Darren (2 July 1988). "A Friend & neighbor". TV Week. p. 25.
  2. ^ a b "Your New Neighbour". The Sun-Herald. Fairfax Media. 25 June 1988. p. 51. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
  3. ^ Idato, Michael (14 March 2005). "Role of honour". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
  4. ^ "1990 TV Week Logie Awards". TV Week. tvweek.ninemsn.com.au. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
  5. ^ Lewis, Rachel (9 October 2019). "The Cast of Neighbours: Where Are They Now?". Pens & Patron. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  6. ^ a b c Sharp, Annette (15 October 2000). "The Diary". The Sun-Herald. Fairfax Media. p. 26. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
  7. ^ "MacGill and Friend pull up stumps". www.dailytelegraph.com.au. 30 August 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2020.

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Logie Award for Most Popular Actress
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