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Rachael Leigh Cook

Rachael Leigh Cook

Actor and producer, also writer · Born October 4, 1979 (47) · Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Rachael Leigh Cook (born October 4, 1979) is an American actress, model, voice artist, and producer. She is best known for her starring film roles as Laney Boggs in She's All That (1999), Doreen Carter in Get Carter (2000), Josie McCoy in Josie and the Pussycats (2001), as well as TV roles as Kate Moretti on Perception, and Clara Wheeler on Into the West. She had recurring roles as Penny Posin on Las Vegas, Abigail Lytar on Psych, and the voice of Lt. Jodi Yanarelli on Titan Maximum. She is also the voice behind various characters in Robot Chicken and Tifa Lockhart in the English version of Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children. She has produced and starred in multiple TV movies. She first appeared in a public service announcement for foster care at seven years of age, and began working as a child print model at the age of 10, most notably in nationwide advertisements for Target and appearing on the boxes of Milk-Bone dog biscuits. She married actor Daniel Gillies in August 2004, after less than a year of dating. They have one daughter, Charlotte Easton Gillies, born in September 2013.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 4, 1979 (47)
From
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Works as
Actor and producer, also writer
Titles
67 on MovieCove · 88 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 25% in 30 days

What are Rachael Leigh Cook's films like?

Across their 56 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy26 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama13 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 20th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 27th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Romance2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 35th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Romance movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
30%
Self
24%
Morality
23%
Survival
9%
Society
7%
Power
5%
Ideas
2%
Romantic love18 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds14 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice10 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth11 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption8 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity8 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship5 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 53 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 30 · Serious 16 · Dark 7

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 38 · Stylized 11 · Heightened 4

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 26 · Charged 17 · Intense 10

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 29 · Shifting 20 · Whiplash 4

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 16 · Some laughs 25 · Funny 12

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 24 · Even-paced 27 · Relentless 2

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 36 · Engaged 12 · Full focus 5

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 42 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 4

Roles they play

35 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 15 of 35 analyzed roles.

Hero
15 of 35
Ally
11 of 35
Shapeshifter
4 of 35
Trickster
2 of 35
Herald
2 of 35
Mentor
1 of 35
Show the 35 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
21
Warm
18
Joyful
19
Romantic
16
Hopeful
19
Other
66

How their films linger

Feel-good30 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful24 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 9 with a twist

  • Happy30
  • Bittersweet16
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous7
  • Cyclical2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Rachael Leigh Cook's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 47 of their 67 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (17).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Rachael Leigh Cook's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

88 credits, 67 with a MovieCove page; 11 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Straight Shot(2026)

    as Colleen Ashland

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Caught by Love(2026)

    as Annie

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Heroic Dose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Rachael

  • Sisterhood, Inc.(2025)

    Producer · as Megan Noore

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Rescuing Christmas(2023)

    Producer · as Erin

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • A Tourist's Guide to Love(2023)

    Producer · as Amanda Riley

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Spirit Halloween(2022)

    as Sue

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • 'Tis the Season to be Merry(2021)

    as Merry Griffin

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • He's All That(2021)

    as Anna Sawyer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Cross Country Christmas(2020)

    Executive Producer · as Lina

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Love, Guaranteed(2020)

    Producer · as Susan

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • A Blue Ridge Mountain Christmas(2019)

    Producer · as Willow Petersen

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Valentine in the Vineyard(2019)

    Executive Producer · as Frankie Baldwin

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Liza on Demand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 2 episodes · as Rachael Leigh Cook

  • Frozen in Love(2018)

    Executive Producer · Story · as Mary Campbell

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Summer in the Vineyard(2017)

    Executive Producer · as Frankie Baldwin

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • A Midsummer Night's Dream(2017)

    as Hermia

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Autumn in the Vineyard(2016)

    Executive Producer · as Frankie Baldwin

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Summer Love(2016)

    as Maya Sulliway

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Red Sky(2014)

    as Karen Brooks

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Left to Die(2012)

    as Tammi Chase

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Broken Kingdom(2012)

    Producer · as Marilyn

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Stealing Paradise(2011)

    as Amanda Collier

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Perception(2012)

    Show 39 episodes · as Kate Moretti

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Kingdom Come (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Producer · as Self

  • Vampire(2011)

    as Laura King

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Family Tree(2011)

    as Rachel

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Robot Chicken: Star Wars III(2010)

    as Beru Lars / Gary's Wife (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Falling Up(2009)

    as Caitlin O'Shea

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Titan Maximum(2009)

    Show 9 episodes · as Lt. Jodi Yanarella (voice)

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Bob Funk(2009)

    as Ms. Thorne

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Lodger(2009)

    as Amanda

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II(2008)

    as Beru Lars / Sally Johnson / Gary's Wife (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Blonde Ambition(2007)

    as Haley

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • The Final Season(2007)

    as Polly Hudson

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • All Hat(2007)

    as Chrissie

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Tak & the Power of Juju(2007)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows

  • Descent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Allison

  • Matters of Life and Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Emily Jennings

  • Nancy Drew(2007)

    as Jane Brighton

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • My First Wedding(2006)

    as Vanessa

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Psych(2006)

    Show 6 episodes · as Abigail Lytar

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Ghost Whisperer(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Grace Adams

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Criminal Minds(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · as Maxine

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Head Cases (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show Actor

  • Weekends at the D.L. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Into the West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 6 episodes · as Clara Wheeler

  • Robot Chicken(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Josie McCoy (voice) · as Self (voice)

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • 11:14(2003)

    as Cheri

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Stateside(2004)

    as Dori Lawrence

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • American Crime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Jesse St. Claire

  • Spike TV VGA Video Game Awards (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 10 episodes · Actor

  • Las Vegas(2003)

    Show 5 episodes · as Penny Posin

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all shows

  • Tempo(2003)

    as Jenny

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Scorched(2003)

    as Shmally

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Big Empty(2003)

    as Ruthie

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Bookies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Hunter

  • 29 Palms (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as The Waitress

  • Icons(2002)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Texas Rangers(2001)

    as Caroline Dukes

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Tangled(2001)

    Producer · as Jenny Kelley

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Josie and the Pussycats(2001)

    as Josie McCoy

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Blow Dry(2001)

    as Christina Robertson

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Antitrust(2001)

    as Lisa Calighan

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker(2000)

    as Chelsea Cunningham (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Get Carter(2000)

    as Doreen Carter

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Sally (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Beth

  • The Hi-Line (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Vera Johnson

  • The Bumblebee Flies Anyway(1999)

    as Cassie

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • She's All That(1999)

    as Laney Boggs

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Batman Beyond(1999)

    Show 2 episodes · as Chelsea (voice)

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Living Out Loud(1998)

    as Teenage Judith

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • All I Wanna Do!(1998)

    as Abigail 'Abby' Sawyer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Naked Man(1999)

    as Deloris

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Dawson's Creek(1998)

    Show 3 episodes · as Devon

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • The Defenders: Payback (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Tracey Lane

  • The House of Yes(1997)

    as Young Jackie-O

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • True Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 2 episodes · as Georgia Lawshe (young)

  • Country Justice(1996)

    as Emma Baker

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Eighteenth Angel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Lucy Stanton

  • Carpool(1996)

    as Kayla

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Tom and Huck(1995)

    as Becky Thatcher

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Baby-Sitters Club(1995)

    as Mary Anne

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Outer Limits(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Cassie Boussard

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Fearless (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · as Gaia Moore

  • The Christmas Affair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer · as Natalie

  • There She Goes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer · as Molly

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 88 titles, 85 of them dated from 1992 to 2026; peak year 2000.

Biggest box office

She's All That (1999)

$103M worldwide

Highest rated

Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II (2008)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

Perception (2012)

Film career

19922026

Peak 2000 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 25 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting87 of 88: 75 only acting, 12 with another role · typical Midcredits score46thWriting1 of 88: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing13 of 88: 1 only producing, 12 with another role · typical Midcredits score53rd

88 titles, 12 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 12 of them.

By decade

1990s16 · acting2000s41 · 41 acting · 1 crew2010s17 · 16 acting · 5 crew2020s11 · 11 acting · 5 crew

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 32% of 44 roles
9500051020

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Rachael Leigh Cook's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 41st percentile, the median of all 55; across their 53 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 37th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

37thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 53

Approval · how many liked their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 53

Reach · how many have seen their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 53

Midcredits score across 67 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th17
  • 25th to 49th26
  • Below 25th14

Shape of the crowd

31 of their 67 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser21
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed31

Most divisive · actor

Straight Shot (2026)

99th percentile spread · 35% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (2000)

Midcredits 96th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the acting 60/100 in their films, across 51 reviewed titles; fans 73, detractors 36. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Rachael Leigh Cook's work okay for kids?

Across up to 14 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore7 titles19–71 · median 35 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity14 titles12–47 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity8 titles34–77 · median 52 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles36–44 · median 42 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles22–54 · median 47 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Rachael Leigh Cook work with?

People who share at least 2 of Rachael Leigh Cook's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jim Head shares the most, 8.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles