Rachael Leigh Cook is a 45-year-old American actress with a net worth of $6 million, famous for starring in She’s All That, The Baby-Sitters Club, Into the West, and Perception among others.
Although Rachael is mostly known for her acting career, she has also made remarkable impact in other spheres of the American entertainment industry as a producer, voice artist, and model. Find more information on Rachael Cook below.
Biography Summary of Rachael Leigh Cook
- Full name: Rachael Leigh Cook
- Nickname: The Indie Queen
- Gender: Female
- Date of birth: October 4, 1979
- Rachael Leigh Cook Age: 45 years old
- Ethnicity: Caucasian
- Nationality: American
- Zodiac sign: Libra
- Sexual Orientation: Straight
- Marital Status: Divorced
- Rachael Leigh Cook Husband: Daniel Joshua Gillies
- Rachael Leigh Cook Children: Charlotte Easton Gillies and Theodore Vigo Sullivan Gillies
- Rachael Leigh Cook Parents: Thomas Cook and Joann Cook
- Siblings: Ben Cook
- Rachael Leigh Cook Height in Inches: 5 feet 2 inches
- Rachael Leigh Cook Height in Centimeters: 157
- Rachael Leigh Cook Height in meters: 1.57
- Rachael Leigh Cook Net worth: $ 6 million
- Famous for: being a celebrity actress
- Rachael Leigh Cook Instagram: @rachaelleighcook
- Twitter: @RachaelLCook
How Old Is Rachael Leigh Cook?
Rachael Leigh Cook is currently 45 years old and was born on October 4, 1979. The Indie Queen was born in Minnesota to her father Thomas H. Cook, a former stand-up comedian who is now a social worker under the public school system, and her mother, Joann Cook, a cooking instructor and weaver.
Although Cook had a very busy childhood, she spent her free time in Minnesota where she grew up with her parents and her younger brother, Ben Cook, an aspiring filmmaker. For her education, Rachael attended the Clara Barton Open School, Laurel Springs School, and Minneapolis High School.
What is Rachael Leigh Cook’s Net Worth?
Rachael has a net worth of approximately $ 6 million, thanks to her different thriving careers in the entertainment industry as an actress, voice actress, film producer, and also model. It is believed that in the years to come, her net worth will be more than what it is currently as she is still very much active n the industry, and not showing any sign of slowing down soon.
Sources of Rachael Leigh Cook’s Net Worth
Although Rachael Leigh Cook is now known mostly as an actress she has a successful career in other fields. She kicked off her career first as a model and after that, she ventured into acting. However, over the years she has sought to further diversify her career into voice acting and movie production. Let’s look at her various career fields and how successful she is in each of them.
She Launched Her Showbiz Career as a Child Model
The Indie Queen first stepped into the limelight in 1986 at the age of 7 when she appeared on a public service announcement for foster care. She began her modeling career as a child in print model in 1989, appearing across the US in advertisements for Target and also on the cartons of a dogs’ biscuit known as Milk-Bone. At that time she was just 10.
More light was thrown on her in 1998 when she appeared in a video for the famous “This Is Your Brain on a Dog” PSA TV advertisement in 1998. In the videos, she Is seen thrashing through a kitchen to show the effects of drugs use and advocate against it. She also appeared on the cover page of the US issue of FHM around March 2000.
Besides being on the cover pages of brands, Rachael Leigh Cook has also worked with different artists as a model. In 2000 she was featured in New Found Glory’s video “Dressed to Kil”, and also in Daniel Powter’s “Love You Lately” Video.
She Ventured Into Acting as a Teenager
Rachael started officially auditioning for roles in 1993 at 14 when her modeling agency made her read for a short film 26 Summer Street (1996), after that she developed a great love for acting.
However, unlike many upcoming actresses, she didn’t have to struggle for a place in Hollywood. Clearing the auditions, she landed a role in her debut movie The Baby-sitters Club where she played the character in 1995. After that, she was in another movie, Tom and Huck. The next two years saw her in two different major movies.
The peak of her acting career was in 1999 when she starred in the unforgettable teen rom-com, She’s All That. Since then, Rachael has been in several other movies even as a voice actress for several animated movies and video games.
For the movies, she voiced the character Chelsea Cunningham in the animated series Batman Beyond and Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker. And for the video games, she voiced the character Tifa Lockhart in the video games Kingdom Hearts S2, Dissidia 02 Final Fantasy, and Dirge of Cerberus. She also voiced Reina in the videogame Yakuza.
Rachael’s filmography includes but is not limited to the following;
- Tom and Huck 1995
- The Babysitters Club 1995
- She’s All That 1999
- Get Carter 2000
- Josie and the Pussycats 2001
- Texas Rangers 2001
- Nancy Drew 2007
- Nirvana 2011
- Perception 2012
- Broken Kingdom 2012
The Actress Has Also Diversified into Production
Rachael Leigh Cook owns her own production company which she named Ben’s Sister Production, referencing her younger brother Ben Cook. Also a producer, she co-produced and also starred in the 2020 American romantic comedy film Love, Guaranteed, which premiered on Netflix on September 3.
Who Was The Actress’ Husband?
Rachael Leigh Cook was married to Daniel Gillies, an American actor, and director. The couple met in 2003 at a bar in Los Angeles, just four years after Rachael’s hit movie She’s All That. Shortly after that, they started dating and tied the knot a year later in August 2004 and their marriage was blessed with children.
After fifteen years of marriage, the couple decided to separate, the reason for this was not revealed. Two years after their separation, precisely in 2001, they finalized their divorce proceedings. The divorce agreement was that they would share equal physical and legal custody of their two children, two dogs, and two cats.
While Rachael got to keep their home in California, her personal properties, and a 2020 Audi, Gillies kept his 2019 MBW, their titles and interest with Lovefool Production, and his personal properties. The couple were also to sell and share the proceeds of their $1.9 million family home in Studio City, Los Angeles.
According to the joint post they released, the couple parted on mutual grounds and still respects each other as parents, actors, and artists.
Rachael Had Two Kids With Her Ex-husband, Daniel Gillies
In the course of their marriage, Cook and Gillies had two children. Their daughter Charlotte Easton Gillies was born on September 28, 2013, and their son Theodore Vigo Sullivan Gillies was born on April 4, 2020. Charlotte is currently 11 years old, while Theodore is 54 years old. Since their parents’ divorce, the kids share their time staying with both parents.
What Does Rachael Leigh Cook Do Now?
In addition to her career in the entertainment industry, Rachael also dedicates herself to charitable works. In 2012 she started a charity program where she grants scholarships to students from fourteen to nineteen who wish to pursue career education.
Rachael Leigh Cook has also moved on from her failed marriage. She is currently in a relationship with American producer Kevin Mann and shuffles her time between staying with her children in Los Angeles and going to visit her birth family in Minnesota.
