A true English rose - a Rachel Hurd-Wood fansite

Facts about Rachel
"Rachel's ... a true English rose" - Lucy Fisher, producer

Stats

Name - Rachel Hurd-Wood
Age - 13
Birthdate - August 1990
Hair - Blonde
Eyes - Blue
Family - Philip, father; Sarah, mother; Patrick, 12, brother - click to see Rachel with her famly at the PP L.A. Premiere; Grandparents
Future Career - Marine biologist
Favorite Animals - Dolphins and tigers
Music - Hip-hop and R&B
Hobbies - Ice-skating, art, drawing, music
Talents - “a gifted mimic” according to her father
How she came by the Peter Pan auditions: her grandparents saw a commercial saying P.J. Hogan was looking for a “young English rose” to play opposite Peter Pan; they called and told her mother and her mother measured her, and seeing she was within height restrictions, Rachel auditioned

Facts

lived in London until she was 8 years old then moved to Surrey, one of England’s Home Counties
always liked drama and went to drama clubs in school
has been to Italy, Australia, US (NY and CA)
her brother Patrick is in the movie; if you see the casting credits he’s one of the sleeping kids!
she LOVES dolphins
was in Australia for eight months to film Peter Pan
took some acting classes from John Curly, an acting coach
stayed in the Magic Mountain hotel in Australia
hasn’t started dating boys yet
her father does voice-overs for commercials, acts also, writes scripts and is represented by the Tennyson Agency
she absotively posolutely loves dolphins!
Rachel auditioned for Peter Pan just for the fun of it and never expected to get the part; the recalls just kept on coming ;-)
her only experience is a school play in second grade
has met Cher in New York with Jeremy Sumpter (Peter Pan)
her first kiss was on-screen with Jeremy and said it was “a nightmare” to do it so many times while many people were watching
she and Carsen Gray (Tiger Lily) were good friends during the filming
swam everyday for fun after work
if she was free for 20 minutes during filming, she’d go to school
has a thing with Jeremy about slapping hands ;D
have I mentioned that she LOVES dolphins?

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