Rachel Marcus
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Rachel Marcus is a Canadian
child actress and voice artist best known for her role as Beatrice 'Booky' Thomson in Booky and the Secret Santa
(2007) and Booky's Crush
(2009.
. For her performance as Booky, Marcus received a 2008 Gemini Awards nomination. Her second starring film role was a year later when she reprised her role as Booky for Booky's Crush, for which she received another Gemini Awards nomination. In 2008 she joined the voice cast for Stoked
which premiered in 2009 on Teletoon
. She is currently voicing 'Stella' in the new animated series "Stella and Sam".
Canada
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child actress and voice artist best known for her role as Beatrice 'Booky' Thomson in Booky and the Secret Santa
Booky and the Secret Santa
Booky and the Secret Santa is a 2007 Canadian family television movie starring Rachel Marcus and Megan Follows. Directed by Peter Moss from a book adapted by Joe Wiesenfeld and written by Bernice Thurman Hunter...
(2007) and Booky's Crush
Booky's Crush
Booky's Crush is a 2009 Canadian made for TV drama film directed by Peter Moss. The screenplay was written by Tracey Forbes and based upon the Bernice Thurman Hunter novels That Scatterbrain Booky, With Love From Booky, and As Ever, Booky....
(2009.
Career
Marcus' first acting job, apart from school plays, was when at 10-years-old she landed the starring role of Beatrice 'Booky' Thomson in Booky and the Secret Santa, a made for TV film based upon the novel series by Bernice Thurman HunterBernice Thurman Hunter
Bernice Thurman Hunter, was a Canadian children's author.Born in Toronto, Ontario, Hunter spent her adult years as an Eaton's employee, and did not publish her first book, That Scatterbrain Booky , until she was a grandmother...
. For her performance as Booky, Marcus received a 2008 Gemini Awards nomination. Her second starring film role was a year later when she reprised her role as Booky for Booky's Crush, for which she received another Gemini Awards nomination. In 2008 she joined the voice cast for Stoked
Stoked (TV series)
Stoked is a Canadian animated TV series produced by Fresh TV Inc. It is produced by Jennifer Pertsch and Tom McGillis and premiered on Teletoon on June 25, 2009. It is currently airing on Teletoon in Canada, and formerly on Cartoon Network in the United States...
which premiered in 2009 on Teletoon
Télétoon (Canadian TV channel)
Télétoon is a Canadian French language Category A specialty channel that specializes in animation programming. Télétoon is owned by Teletoon Canada Inc; a 50/50 partnership between Astral Media and Corus Entertainment...
. She is currently voicing 'Stella' in the new animated series "Stella and Sam".
Filmography
- Booky and the Secret SantaBooky and the Secret SantaBooky and the Secret Santa is a 2007 Canadian family television movie starring Rachel Marcus and Megan Follows. Directed by Peter Moss from a book adapted by Joe Wiesenfeld and written by Bernice Thurman Hunter...
(2007) (TV) - Monday Report (1 episode, 2009) (TV)
- Booky's CrushBooky's CrushBooky's Crush is a 2009 Canadian made for TV drama film directed by Peter Moss. The screenplay was written by Tracey Forbes and based upon the Bernice Thurman Hunter novels That Scatterbrain Booky, With Love From Booky, and As Ever, Booky....
(2009) (TV) - StokedStoked (TV series)Stoked is a Canadian animated TV series produced by Fresh TV Inc. It is produced by Jennifer Pertsch and Tom McGillis and premiered on Teletoon on June 25, 2009. It is currently airing on Teletoon in Canada, and formerly on Cartoon Network in the United States...
(11 episodes, 2009) (TV) (Voice) - The Dogfather (2010)
- Vacation with DerekVacation with DerekVacation with Derek is a 2010 Canadian television movie based on the TV series Life with Derek. The TV movie follows the McDonald-Venturi family as the children are forced to spend part of their summer vacation with their grandmother at her lodge...
(2010) (TV) - The Devil's Teardrop (2010) (TV)
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(2010-) (TV)
Awards & nominations
- 2008, Gemini Awards nomination for 'Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series' for Booky and the Secret SantaBooky and the Secret SantaBooky and the Secret Santa is a 2007 Canadian family television movie starring Rachel Marcus and Megan Follows. Directed by Peter Moss from a book adapted by Joe Wiesenfeld and written by Bernice Thurman Hunter...
- 2009, Gemini Awards nomination for 'Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series' for Booky's CrushBooky's CrushBooky's Crush is a 2009 Canadian made for TV drama film directed by Peter Moss. The screenplay was written by Tracey Forbes and based upon the Bernice Thurman Hunter novels That Scatterbrain Booky, With Love From Booky, and As Ever, Booky....
External links
- Rachel Marcus at the Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...