Rachel McKenna is a fictional character from the New Zealand soap
opera Shortland Street, played by Angela Bloomfield and who made her
first appearance in early 1993. Bloomfield left the role in late 1999,
before returning in early 2001 and departing in early 2003. She
returned in a guest role in mid-2007 and again in a full-time role in
late 2009 before departing once again in late 2016.Arriving as part of
the McKenna family unit, Rachel debuted in early 1993 alongside her
mother Alex (Liddy Holloway), the estranged wife of Clinic Director
Michael McKenna (Paul Gittins). The family were later joined by
Rachel's homosexual brother Jonathon (Kieren Hutchison). Originally a
love interest for "heart throb" Stuart Neilson (Martin Henderson),
Rachel would go through numerous boyfriends and four husbands
including a "will they, won't they?" romance with Chris Warner
(Michael Galvin), spanning more than 15 years. She was known for her
covering of "ethical issues" such as storylines that featured bulimia,
near death experiences, alcoholism, student loan protests, child abuse
and being hit by lightning. Her friendship with Nick Harrison (Karl
Burnett) spanned numerous years, saw the two become an iconic coupling
and even become briefly married during a protest about student
allowances.The character is one of the shows longest running
characters and has been labelled hugely iconic. Many of her story
lines have been praised, such as her relationships and "ethical
storylines". Bloomfield has been celebrated for her portrayal, winning
several awards including "Best Actress" and "Sexiest Female" in TV
Guide reader polls.
opera Shortland Street, played by Angela Bloomfield and who made her
first appearance in early 1993. Bloomfield left the role in late 1999,
before returning in early 2001 and departing in early 2003. She
returned in a guest role in mid-2007 and again in a full-time role in
late 2009 before departing once again in late 2016.Arriving as part of
the McKenna family unit, Rachel debuted in early 1993 alongside her
mother Alex (Liddy Holloway), the estranged wife of Clinic Director
Michael McKenna (Paul Gittins). The family were later joined by
Rachel's homosexual brother Jonathon (Kieren Hutchison). Originally a
love interest for "heart throb" Stuart Neilson (Martin Henderson),
Rachel would go through numerous boyfriends and four husbands
including a "will they, won't they?" romance with Chris Warner
(Michael Galvin), spanning more than 15 years. She was known for her
covering of "ethical issues" such as storylines that featured bulimia,
near death experiences, alcoholism, student loan protests, child abuse
and being hit by lightning. Her friendship with Nick Harrison (Karl
Burnett) spanned numerous years, saw the two become an iconic coupling
and even become briefly married during a protest about student
allowances.The character is one of the shows longest running
characters and has been labelled hugely iconic. Many of her story
lines have been praised, such as her relationships and "ethical
storylines". Bloomfield has been celebrated for her portrayal, winning
several awards including "Best Actress" and "Sexiest Female" in TV
Guide reader polls.
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