Mary-Rachel was born into the world of theatre: Her British father the
Honorable Oliver Foot and American mother Nancy Bruce Foot were the
founding members of Footsbarn Theatre - a non-profit, grass roots
theatre company that revived the Cornish legends, Shakespeare and
modern theatre. The group made their own costumes, wrote original works
and did their own choreography and music.
It is through her experience with Footsbarn that she started
performing. She acted in her first play at the age of 6 and since then
has never lost her love for the stage.
Mary-Rachel also comes from a highly respected, world-renowned
Political family in England. Her grandfather Sir Hugh Foot also known
as Lord Caradon was a British diplomat who led the British Colonies to
their independence. He was created Lord Caradon after he retired as
last British colonial governor of Cyprus.
Sir Hugh was also British Ambassador to the United Nations as well as
Governor of Jamaica, Cyprus and Nigeria. The Queen knighted him for his
foreign service in Palestine, Jamaica, Cyprus and Nigeria. He also
served in the House of Lords.
Her great-uncle, the Rt. Honorable Michael Foot (Sir Hugh Foot's
Brother), was A Labour party MP and former party leader who ran against
Margaret Thatcher for Prime Minister.
Her uncle, Paul Foot, a veteran journalist, was once voted journalist
of the decade in the UK; he wrote for the Socialist Worker and Private
Eye magazine (a political satire).
Mary-Rachel moved to the United States in 1979. From the age of 9-18
she lived on Long Island, New York where she thrived as an athlete as
well as won musical and dramatic awards. Nominated by her classmates
most likely to succeed, most all around, most dramatic and most
musical. Mary-Rachel attended Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts
where she majored in broadcast journalism and communications.
In 1992, she moved to California where she began an enchanting
introduction into the world of entertainment in Los Angeles. Following
in her father's footsteps, Mary-Rachel also started her own theatre
company, The Rogue Theatre Company, where members wrote, directed and
performed in original works at the Zephyr Theatre, Los Angeles.
