Rachelle Lefevre

'Rachelle Lefevre' (qv) was born in Canada. While waiting tables, Lefevre was discovered by a Canadian film producer who, in turn, helped the aspiring actress land her first acting gig. Lefevre then moved to Los Angeles and earned a recurring role on the television show _What About Brian (2006)_ (qv). When Lefevre was working at a Montreal sushi restaurant as a teen, a regular customer heard about her acting aspirations and put her in touch with a casting director. This eventually led to a role on a Canadian sitcom.She appeared on several episodes of 'David E. Kelley' (qv)'s _Boston Legal (2004)_ (qv), which led to a lead role in his 2008 U.S. adaptation of BBC hit _Life on Mars (2008)_ (qv).Her father's family is French, though Lefevre grew up speaking mostly English; she eventually moved to Los Angeles in 2004 due to a lack of English-speaking parts in Montreal.Landed her biggest film role to date in 'Catherine Hardwicke' (qv)'s adaptation of 'Stephenie Meyer' (qv)'s Twilight, the first in a series of popular teen novels about vampires.::Mohamed_Ali