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4Rachel Alice Marie Skarsten (born April 23, 1985 in Toronto, Ontario) is a UsefulNotes/{{Canad|a}}ian actress best known for her role as [[ComicBook/BlackCanary Dinah Lance/Redmond]] on the television series ''Series/BirdsOfPrey2002'', Tamsin in ''Series/LostGirl'', UsefulNotes/ElizabethI of England in ''Series/{{Reign}}'' and Alice in ''Series/{{Batwoman|2019}}''.
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6Prior to her acting career, Skarsten was a dancer and athlete.
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8She's also popular with the LGBTFanbase due to her characters being prone to LesYay (sometimes coupled with FoeRomanceSubtext).
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10On 12 May 2020 Skarsten announced via Instagram that she married her boyfriend Alexander Robicquet. They have one child, born 2023.
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12! Filmography [[note]]works listed are those with TV Tropes pages only[[/note]]
13!!Film
14* ''Film/JackBrooksMonsterSlayer'' (2007) as Eve
15* ''[[Film/AmericanPie American Pie Presents Beta House]]'' (2007) as Sharon
16* ''Film/TheVow'' (2012) as Rose
17* ''Film/FiftyShadesOfGrey'' (2015) as Andrea
18* ''Film/MollysGame'' (2017) as Leah
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20!!Television
21* ''Series/TheFamousJettJackson'' (1998) as Mickey Twitty
22* ''Literature/LittleMen'' (1998 - 1999) as Elizabeth "Bess" Lawrence
23* ''[[Film/AngelsInTheOutfield Angels in the Infield]]'' (2000) as Brigitte
24* ''Series/Tracker2001'' (2002) as Kamie Swenson / Lontoria
25* ''Series/{{Birds Of Prey|2002}}'' (2002 - 2003) as [[ComicBook/BlackCanary Dinah Lance/Redmond]]
26* ''Series/OneEightHundredMissing'' (2003) as Brittney Moore
27* ''Series/{{Flashpoint}}'' (2011) as Natalie Braddock
28* ''Series/TheListener'' (2011 - 2012) as Elyse
29* ''Series/TheLAComplex'' (2012) as Roxanne
30* ''Series/TheTransporter'' (2012) as Della
31* ''Series/{{Beauty and the Beast|2012}}'' (2012) as Brooke
32* ''Series/LostGirl'' (2013 - 2015) as Tamsin
33* ''Series/{{Reign}}'' (2015 - 2017) as UsefulNotes/ElizabethI
34* ''Series/WynonnaEarp'' (2017) as Eliza Shapiro
35* ''Series/{{Imposters}}'' (2018) as Poppy Langmore
36* ''Series/{{Batwoman|2019}}'' (2019 - 2022) as Elizabeth "Beth" Kane / Alice
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39! Tropes
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41* CastTheRunnerUp: She was considered to reprise her ''Series/{{Birds Of Prey|2002}}'' role as ComicBook/BlackCanary in ''Series/{{Arrow}}''. She went on to play Alice in [[Series/{{Batwoman 2019}} its sister show]].
42* MsFanservice: She's a beautiful woman and a number of her roles tend to emphasize this.
43* StatuesqueStunner: She stands 5'10, so this automatically applies to all her characters unless BeautyInversion is in play.

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