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Blair's Girls: Rachel Varney
Played by Joan Severance
"Bird on a Wire" (1990 Film)
Every time I watch
"Bird on a Wire" I wait for this
character! And an interesting character she is! She's like
a woodsy version of Wonder Woman. Rachel is a veterinarian who
just happens to know a thing or two about gunplay. She's the
woman from Rick Jarmin's (Mel Gibson) past, and can do things that most
women WISH they could do. And there's a little bit of rivalry
between her and Rick's other woman, as played by Goldie Hawn.
She's funny, and a survivalist. Rachel is more than capable of
taking care of herself.
I like Joan Severance as an actress in all her
movies and TV shows. I recommend seeing her
in films "See no Evil, Hear no Evil" (in which she's a bad girl)
and the "Black Scorpion" films just to name a few of her
projects. She was also a regular on the "Wiseguy" TV
series. Not to mention she's done tons of magazine ads and TV
commercials. Anyone who likes great-looking actresses who can
really act should check out the work of Joan Severance.