Rachael Carpani Explained

Rachael Carpani
Birth Name:Rachael Ann Carpani
Birth Date:24 August 1980
Birth Place:Sydney, Australia
Occupation:Actress
Domesticpartner:Matt Passmore (2006–2011)

Rachael Ann Carpani (born 24 August 1980) is an Australian actress best known as Jodi Fountain in McLeod's Daughters.

Biography

Carpani has twice been nominated at the Logies, both in 2007.[1]

Career

She is most famous for her role as Jodi Fountain on the Australian TV drama McLeod's Daughters.[2] Carpani also had a role in the film Hating Alison Ashley, starring Delta Goodrem, and appeared in All Saints. Carpani attended The Hills Grammar School with Delta Goodrem.

Carpani left McLeod's Daughters to pursue her career in the United States. She had been cast in the CBS pilot, Law Dogs with Janeane Garofalo, but the series was not picked up. She appeared in seven episodes of season one of Cane. Rachael then returned to McLeod's Daughters as Jodi Fountain for the final episode on 31 January 2009.

Carpani appeared commercially as one of the faces for Telstra's Next G network. She appeared in episode six of in November 2009, playing a small role alongside Chris O'Donnell and LL Cool J. In 2010, she had a recurring role on The Glades, playing opposite former real-life boyfriend Matt Passmore. She began starring in the crime drama Against the Wall in 2011. In 2015, Carpani starred in the TV films If There Be Thorns and Seeds of Yesterday on the Lifetime cable network, which are the third and fourth films in the Flowers in the Attic TV film series that are based on the Dollanganger novel series by V.C. Andrews. In 2018, she appeared in a multi-episode arc in the Seven/South Pacific series 800 Words.

In August 2024, Carpani joined the recurring cast of Home and Away as Claudia Salini.[3]

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
2005Hating Alison AshleyValjoy Yurken
2009TriangleSally
2016The Umbrella ManAnnie Brennan
2020The Way BackDiane
2020The Very Excellent Mr. DundeeAngie
2022BeatSusan
Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2001All SaintsEmily MartinEpisode: "Too Little Too Late"
2001Home and AwayMirandaSeason 14, episodes 87 & 88
2001Ihaka: Blunt InstrumentTaraTV movie
2001–2009McLeod's DaughtersJodi Fountain-McLeodSeason 1–7 (main), Season 8 (guest); 179 episodes
2007Law DogsCarly OwenTV movie
2007CaneTerry Greenway5 episodes
2008ScorchedSusan ShapiroTV movie
2009AmyEpisode: "Keepin' It Real"
2010True BlueTess FlynnTV movie
2010Heather Thompson3 episodes
2011Against the WallAbby Kowalski13 episodes
2014Stalker1 episode
2014TouchedEmmaTV movie
2015If There Be ThornsCathy DollangangerTV movie
2015Seeds of YesterdayCathy DollangangerTV movie
2017The RachelsSamiTV movie
2017800 WordsMary2 episodes
2024Home and AwayClaudia SaliniSeason 37 (upcoming role)

Awards

Carpani has been nominated for several television awards in her career. For her role on McLeod's Daughters, she has been nominated for the following awards at the Logies:

References

  1. Web site: theage.com.au . 3 April 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120708073725/http://www.mylifetime.com/shows/against-the-wall/cast/rachael-carpani . 8 July 2012 . dead.
  2. Web site: Rachael Carpani - Against the Wall Cast & Characters - myLifetime.com. 2012-07-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20120708073725/http://www.mylifetime.com/shows/against-the-wall/cast/rachael-carpani. 2012-07-08. 2018-04-03.
  3. News: Former McLeod's Daughters star Rachael Carpani on fame, Hollywood – and her return to acting. Duck. Siobhan. 18 August 2024. The Daily Telegraph. 19 August 2024.

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