Rachael Taylor Biography

Rachael Taylor hails from the island of Tasmania, off the coast of mainland Australia. With her pretty, natural looks, she started out as a teenage model with the Skye-Jilly International agency, and also entered the Miss Teen Tasmania and Miss Universe/Miss World state finals.At the urging of her college English professor/modeling agent, Rebecca Miller, Taylor relocated to Sydney to advance

Taylor parents "angry", "bitter" at Newton

Rachael Taylor's parents have spoken out about her relationship with Matthew Newton.

The Australian actress, who is best known for her role in Transformers, received treatment for a sprained jaw, concussion and bruising after fiancé Matthew Newton allegedly assaulted her during a recent trip to Rome.

Her parents Nigel and Christine told The Sunday Telegraph: "We're bitter, we're angry... but we can't say anything except that we love our daughter. We're tremendously proud of her and hope she's okay.

"We were shocked, totally shocked. We didn't know everything at first, and only heard the first part. Then more and more came out and it just got worse and worse.

"We're private people; not even our friends or neighbours know that she is a famous actress. We're not media savvy people so we are trying to stay out of it. She's a strong girl and a very high achiever.

"We love our daughter and we don't want to go saying anything that would harm our daughter or the legal matters. We just want to protect her."