Rachelle Beinart

Rachelle Amy Beinart (born 29 September 1984) is a British actress and stunt performer. She is a member of the Game of Thrones stunt team that won two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and has done stunt performances for films including Rogue One. She has also acted in preschool children's shows as a suit actor, including the reboot of Teletubbies.

Rachelle Beinart
Born
Rachelle Amy Beinart

(1984-09-29) 29 September 1984
OccupationStunt performer, actress, voice actress
Years active2010–present
Known forTeletubbies as Po since November 2015

Beinart is currently starring as well as voicing Po in the 2015 reboot of the TV show Teletubbies taking over from Pui Fan Lee who previously played Po in the original series before it went into a 14-year hiatus. Previously, she has appeared in another CBeebies show, ZingZillas (2010-2012).

She has been the stunt double for Raffey Cassidy, Milo Parker and Molly Windsor. She doubled for Young Maleficent in Maleficent[1] and Young Jyn in Rogue One. As part of the stunt cast for Les Miserables, she was nominated for "Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Performer in a Motion Picture" at the 2013 Screen Actors Guild Awards.

She is part of the Game of Thrones stunt team that won "Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series" at the Screen Actors Guild Awards in 2014[2] and 2017. She joined the ranks of actors on the program in season 6 episode "The Door", as a Child of the Forest.

From Shepperton, Middlesex, she was born in Hendon.

Guest appearances: Good Morning Britain (as Po)(guest)(2015), Strictly Come Dancing (as Po)(guest)(2015),Peter Pan Goes Wrong (TV movie)(as Po)(2016), Lorraine (as Po)(guest)(2017), This Morning (as Po)(guest)(2019).

References

  1. "Maleficent Production Notes" (PDF). Visual Hollywood. Walt Disney Pictures: 42. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 August 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  2. "SAG Awards: 'Lone Survivor', 'Game Of Thrones' Win Stunt Honors". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Business Media, LLC. 18 January 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
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