Rachel Marcus

Rachel Marcus is a Canadian 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).[1]

Rachel Marcus
OccupationActress
Voice artist
Years active2007-present

Career

Marcus' first acting job, apart from school plays, was when at the age of 10 years 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 Hunter.[2] For her performance as Booky, Marcus received a 2008 Gemini Awards nomination.[3] Her second starring film role was a year later when she reprised her role as Booky for Booky's Crush,[4] for which she received another Gemini Awards nomination.[5][6] In 2008, she joined the cast of Stoked which premiered on June 25, 2009 on Teletoon. From 2011 to 2015, she voiced Stella in the animated series Stella and Sam.

Filmography
Film and television
Year Title Role Notes
2007 Booky and the Secret Santa Beatrice "Booky" Thomson TV film
2009 Booky's Crush Beatrice "Booky" Thomson TV film
2009 Stoked Erica (voice) Recurring role (11 episodes)
2010 The Dogfather Olivia
2010 Vacation with Derek Maddie TV film
2010 The Devil's Teardrop Shannon Kincaid TV film
2010 Being Erica Young Erica Episode: "Fa La Erica"
2011 Wild Kratts Ellie (voice) Episode: "Mystery of the Squirmy Wormy"
2011 Stella and Sam Stella (voice) Main role (26 episodes)

Recognition

Awards and nominations

References
  1. "Rachel Marcus". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
  2. Wysong, Pippa (December 2, 2007). "Times were tough in 1930s Toronto". Toronto Star. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
  3. Szklarski, Cassandra (November 24, 2008). "Two youngsters vying for best actress Geminis". Toronto Star. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
  4. HArris, Bill. "It's a role, period". Toronto Sun. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
  5. Frenette, Brad (August 25, 2009). "Flashpoint sets record as nominees announced for 24th annual Gemini Awards". National Post. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
  6. "24th Gemini Nominees" (PDF). Gemini Awards. p. 30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-27. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
  7. Kubacki, Maria (February 11, 2009). "Booky's back: Depression-era tween learns to deal with (ugh) boys". Vancouver Sun. Canwest News Service. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
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