Rachel Alice Marie Skarsten (born April 23, 1985 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian actress best known for her role as Dinah Lance/Redmond on the television series Birds of Prey (2002), Tamsin in Lost Girl, Elizabeth I of England in Reign and Alice in Batwoman.
Prior to her acting career, Skarsten was a dancer and athlete.
She's also popular with the LGBT Fanbase due to her characters being prone to Les Yay (sometimes coupled with Foe Romance Subtext).
On 12 May 2020 Skarsten announced via Instagram that she married her boyfriend Alexander Robicquet. They have one child, born 2023.
Filmography note
Film
- Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer (2007) as Eve
- American Pie Presents Beta House (2007) as Sharon
- The Vow (2012) as Rose
- Fifty Shades of Grey (2015) as Andrea
- Molly's Game (2017) as Leah
Television
- The Famous Jett Jackson (1998) as Mickey Twitty
- Little Men (1998 - 1999) as Elizabeth "Bess" Lawrence
- Angels in the Infield (2000) as Brigitte
- Tracker (2001) (2002) as Kamie Swenson / Lontoria
- Birds Of Prey (2002 - 2003) as Dinah Lance/Redmond
- 1-800-Missing (2003) as Brittney Moore
- Flashpoint (2011) as Natalie Braddock
- The Listener (2011 - 2012) as Elyse
- The L.A. Complex (2012) as Roxanne
- The Transporter (2012) as Della
- Beauty and the Beast (2012) as Brooke
- Lost Girl (2013 - 2015) as Tamsin
- Reign (2015 - 2017) as Elizabeth I
- Wynonna Earp (2017) as Eliza Shapiro
- Imposters (2018) as Poppy Langmore
- Batwoman (2019 - 2022) as Elizabeth "Beth" Kane / Alice
Tropes
- Cast the Runner-Up: She was considered to reprise her Birds Of Prey role as Black Canary in Arrow. She went on to play Alice in its sister show.
- Ms. Fanservice: She's a beautiful woman and a number of her roles tend to emphasize this.
- Statuesque Stunner: She stands 5'10, so this automatically applies to all her characters unless Beauty Inversion is in play.
