Rachel Luttrell

Stargate Atlantis

Rachel Luttrell is an accomplished actress and singer who has worked in film, television, and on stage, best known for her role as Teyla Emmagan, an Athosian warrior leader on Stargate Atlantis.

Her first film role while still in high school, playing Billy Dee Williams’s daughter in the made-for-television movie Courage (1986), which also starred Sophia Loren.

Rachel also appeared in Anne Rice’s critically acclaimed TV movie The Feast of All Saints (2001), in which she played Peter Gallagher’s daughter in a cast that also included Forest Whitaker, Jennifer Beals, and Ossie Davis. Later that same year, she appeared in a small but memorable role in the feature film Impostor (2001), opposite Gary Sinise.

In 2011, Rachel completed her first CD titled “I Wish You Love,” on which she collaborated with world-renowned percussionist Jeff Hamilton and stand-up bass virtuoso Jennifer Leitham.

After Stargate: Atlantis finished, Rachel made guest appearances on True Justice, NCIS, NCIS: Los Angeles , No Sleep Till 18  and Arrow.

She can currently be seen in The Guardians of the Galaxy: Holiday Special.