Rachel Grant

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Rachel Grant
Born	Rachel Louise Grant de Longueuil (1977-09-25) 25 September 1977 (age 43)[1] Parañaque, Philippines[2]
Nationality	English
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73m)
Spouse(s)	Stephen Hersh ​ (m. 2019)​
Parent(s)	The 12th Baron de Longueuil and Isabel Padua

Rachel Louise Grant de Longueuil (born 25 September 1977) is an English actress and TV presenter.^[3]

Early life[]

Grant was born on the island of Luzon in the Philippines. Grant moved to the United Kingdom when she was a baby. She was raised in Nottingham, England. Grant is of Scottish, French-Canadian, Filipino and Spanish descent through her parents. Her father is the 12th Baron de Longueuil. She is related to the British royal family through her grandfather, the 11th Baron de Longueuil (second cousin to Queen Elizabeth II).

Acting career[]

Grant played Peaceful Fountains of Desire in the James Bond film Die Another Day.^[4] One of her first TV roles was on SyFy as Nina, the hostess of horror show Sci-fright. She was Professor Myang Li in the Sky One series Brainiac: Science Abuse.^{[citation needed]} She has starred in theatre and in TV shows including Emmerdale, Murder in Suburbia, Blue Murder and Casualty. She also appeared in the films Until Death, The Purifiers and more recently, in the sci-fi-fi comedy Snatchers.

Sexual assault allegation[]

On January 15, 2018, Grant publicly made a sexual assault allegation against actor/producer Steven Seagal, stating an incident took place in 2002, during pre-production on his direct-to-video film Out for a Kill (2003), and that she lost her job on the film after the incident.^[3][5] Seagal, who had been accused by other actresses of sexual assault and rape in the past, denied these allegations.^[3][6]

Personal life[]

In November 2019, Grant married Biaggi Luggage CEO Stephen Hersh in Israel.^[7]

Filmography[]

Television[]

• Emmerdale as Tanya (1999)
• Masters of Combat as Kali (2001)
• Sci-fright as Nina (2001)
• Brainiac: Science Abuse as Professor Myang Li (2003-2007)
• Blue Murder as DC Jenny Chen (2003)
• Zero to Hero as Nemesis (2004)
• Casualty as Marie Webster (2004)
• Starhyke as Wu Oof (2006)
• Murder in Suburbia as Sandra Foy (2004)
• Miss Earth 2010 as a main judge (2010)
• Tour Group as Tour Guide (2016)

Film[]

• Die Another Day as "Peaceful Fountains Of Desire" (2002)
• The Purifiers as Li (2004)
• Brotherhood of Blood as Jill (2006)
• Until Death as Maria Ronson (2007)
• The Tournament as Lina Sofia (2009)
• The African Game as Bian (2010)
• as Princess (2011)
• as Edie (2017)

References[]

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rachel Grant.

• Official website
• Rachel Grant at IMDb