What is the net worth of Rachael Leigh Cook?
Rachael Leigh Cook is an American actress, model, and producer who has a net worth of $5 million. She became a household name after starring in the movie She’s All That in 1999. She also starred in the now legendary This Is Your Brain on Drugs PSA.
Since then, she has focused primarily on independent film roles and voiceover work. Some of her projects included “The Bumblebee Flies Anyway”, “Into the West”, “Descent” and “The Final Season”. From 2012 – 2015, he starred in the hit drama “Perception” on TNT.
Youth
Rachael Leigh Cook was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on October 4, 1979, to Thomas, a social worker and stand-up comedian, and JoAnn Cook, a cooking and fabric teacher. Cook began her professional print modeling career while in elementary school, appearing in national advertisements for Target and on boxes of Milk-Bone dog biscuits. He attended Laurel Springs School, a school for young actors. Cook later graduated from Minneapolis South High School. Her younger brother Ben is an aspiring filmmaker.
Career in acting
She began acting in films and television projects in her early teens, making her screen debut as Mary Anne Spier in the 1995 film The Baby-Sitters Club. Later that year, he appeared in “Tom and Huck.” In 1996, he starred in a short film called “26 Summer Street”. Cook next starred in the film Country Justice, portraying the victim of a pregnant sexual assault victim. In 1999, Cook starred in her biggest role to date: the romantic comedy She’s All That. At the same time, she starred in Sixpence’s music video.
In 2000, Cook starred alongside Elijah Wood in The Bumblebee Flies Anyway. Cook was a cover girl for FHM in the spring of 2000 and later that year starred in the video for New Found Glory’s “Dressed to Kill”. In 2001, Cook starred in the cult classic (but box office flop) Josie and the Pussycats. She was ranked 26th in Stuff magazine’s “100 Sexiest Women in the World”. In 2003, she played the role of Cheri in the movie “11:14” and appeared as a cast member in the Steven Speilberg television miniseries “Into the West” in 2005. In 2007, Cook appeared in “Nancy Drew” and played mainly female. in the sports drama “The Final Season.” She has starred in numerous TV shows such as ‘Robot Chicken’ and ‘Psycho’ in the US. In 2012, Cook played the female lead in ‘Perception’ and starred in the indie film ‘Broken Kingdom’. He starred in two Hallmark movies in 2016 and 2017: “Autumn in the Vineyard” and “Summer in the Vineyard.” That same year, she starred in, developed and executive produced Hallmark’s Frozen in Love. It aired in 2018 as part of the channel’s “Winterfest” season.
Cook also did voice work, voicing Chelsea Cunningham in the children’s series “Batman Beyond” as well as the film “Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker.” She also voiced Tifa Lockhart in the video games Kingdom Hearts II, Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII, Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy, and Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children. In 2020, Rachel appeared as Max in the final episode of season fifteen of “Criminal Minds”. Cook started his own production company called Ben’s Sister Productions and produced and starred in the movie “Love, Guaranteed”. The film debuted on Netflix in September 2020. In 2021, Rachel appeared in He’s All That, the direct gender-swapped remake of She’s All That.
Public service
She was in her first PSA at the age of seven for the foster care system. Cook starred in the famous “This is Your Brain on Drugs” PSA in 1997. In the video, she portrayed a drug-addicted teenage girl who destroys a kitchen with a frying pan. Cook reprized the role 20 years later for a Drug Policy Alliance PSA intended to criticize the War on Drugs and its effect on mass incarceration, racism, and poverty in America. The ad was posted on April 20, 2017 (in a nod to 4/20) on YouTube. Starting in June 2012, Cook started a scholarship for students between the ages of 14 and 19 to help pay for mentoring and other school fees.
She was selected by the Obama Administration in 2011 as a champion of change for arts education.
Personal life
She had a brief romance with Ryan Reynolds in early 2001. When they met, they hit it off right away, but he had to go to England to start filming Blow Dry. Reynolds surprised her with a romantic gesture, pulling out of his film schedule and going with her to London. They dated for less than a year.
Cook began dating Daniel Gillies in late 2001. They married on August 8, 2004. They have two children, a daughter (b. 2013) and a son (b. 2015). They announced their separation in June 2019, and Gillies filed for divorce shortly after. Cook and Gillies’ divorce was finalized in March 2021. In July 2021, Cook became “Instagram official” with her boyfriend, producer Kevin Mann. She continues to co-parent with her ex-husband.
