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Rachael Carpani
Born
Rachael Ann Carpani

(1980-08-24) 24 August 1980 (age 44)
Sydney, Australia
OccupationActress
Years active2000–present
PartnerMatt Passmore (2006–2011)

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

Biography

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

Career

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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 NCIS: Los Angeles 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

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Film
Year Title Role Notes
2005 Hating Alison Ashley Valjoy Yurken
2009 Triangle Sally
2016 The Umbrella Man Annie Brennan
2020 The Way Back Diane
2020 The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee Angie
2022 Beat Susan
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2001 All Saints Emily Martin Episode: "Too Little Too Late"
2001 Home and Away Miranda Season 14, episodes 87 & 88
2001 Ihaka: Blunt Instrument Tara TV movie
2001–2009 McLeod's Daughters Jodi Fountain-McLeod Season 1–7 (main), Season 8 (guest); 179 episodes
2007 Law Dogs Carly Owen TV movie
2007 Cane Terry Greenway 5 episodes
2008 Scorched Susan Shapiro TV movie
2009 NCIS: Los Angeles Amy Episode: "Keepin' It Real"
2010 True Blue Tess Flynn TV movie
2010 The Glades Heather Thompson 3 episodes
2011 Against the Wall Abby Kowalski 13 episodes
2014 Stalker 1 episode
2014 Touched Emma TV movie
2015 If There Be Thorns Cathy Dollanganger TV movie
2015 Seeds of Yesterday Cathy Dollanganger TV movie
2017 The Rachels Sami TV movie
2017 800 Words Mary 2 episodes
2024 Home and Away Claudia Salini Season 37

Awards

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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

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  1. ^ "theage.com.au". Archived from the original on 8 July 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Rachael Carpani - Against the Wall Cast & Characters - myLifetime.com". 8 July 2012. Archived from the original on 8 July 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  3. ^ Duck, Siobhan (18 August 2024). "Former McLeod's Daughters star Rachael Carpani on fame, Hollywood – and her return to acting". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
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