Rachel Pickup

Rachel Pickup is an American/British theatre, television and film actress. Her first major role was the leading role of Kaye Bentley in the 10-part BBC TV series No Bananas, with Alison Steadman and Tom Bell. She has gone on to appear in many British and American TV shows and has worked extensively in theatre, playing most of the major Shakespearean heroines. Most recently, she played Portia in The Merchant Of Venice at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London, opposite Jonathan Pryce.