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    Rachel McKenna - Wikipedia

    • Rachel McKenna is a fictional character from the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street, played by Angela Bloomfield and who made her first appearance in early 1993. Bloomfield left the role in late 1999, before returning in early 2001 and departing in early 2003. She returned in a guest role in mid-2007 and again in a full-time role in late 2009 before d… See more

    Creation and casting

    To widen demographic audiences, producers ensured Shortland Street featured family units so that several key … See more

    Storylines

    Rachel arrived in early 1993 and forced her father Michael (Paul Gittins) to dump his young girlfriend. She became besotted by Stuart Neilson (Martin Henderson) and used a smitten Nick Harrison (Karl Burnett) to get closer to St… See more

    Portrayed byAngela Bloomfield
    Duration1993–1999, 2001–2003, 2007, 2009–2016
    First appearance15 January 1993
    Last appearance6 October 2016
    Character development

    The teenage Rachel was "bolshy" and vastly different from later appearances, being a lot more selfish. She was said to be clever and attractive and fierce like her mother and was once referred to as a, "stroppy littl… See more

    Reception

    In 2002 Bloomfield was voted "Best Actress" in the TV Guide Reader's Poll. Rachel has been labelled "Shortland Street's sexiest ever women" and "popular". She had also adorned the title, "Shortland Street's be… See more

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