Rachel: It's an intelligent person who can imagine things, run with it, and say, "Yeah, that could be possible! Why not?"
Rachel: Jason and I get along very well. He is like a huge, huge, puppy dog!
Reporter: Would you like to see Teyla in a relationship, or do you think it would detract from what the show is really about? Rachel: I think it would take away.
Reporter: What made you decide to go into acting? Rachel: Ah, I don't know. I mean it seemed like more of a natural progression to me because I always seemed to be acting, and you know I seem to have been through all kinds of things.
Rachel Luttrell: I first discovered Stargate because of the movie, and I absolutely loved the movie. I just loved the notion of being able to go through a wormhole into other worlds.
Two of Rachel's sisters were also born in Tanzania.
Rachel answers questions from fans on the forums of
Rachel says that David Hewlett is the funniest cast member on the set of Stargate Atlantis. She says he has a sharp, quick wit, a trait similar to the character he plays on the show, Rodney McKay.
James Bamford, the stunt coordinator for Stargate Atlantis, taught Rachel the basics of Kali, a martial arts form from the Philippines.
Rachel enjoys reading.
Rachel spends much of her free time training in martial arts.
Rachel now lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, because of her role on Stargate Atlantis.
Rachel is also an American citizen.
Rachel studied piano and voice at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto. She also trained in piano and singing with her father.
Rachel's father is a Louisiana native of British descent.
Rachel has three sisters.
Rachel is a cast member of the Sci Fi Channel series Stargate Atlantis, in the role of Teyla Emmagan.
Rachel is a licensed bartender.
Rachel immigrated from Tanzania to Canada at age five.
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