Rachael has an Italian father, Tony, and an Australian mother, Gael, and grew up on a property near Dural, in Sydney's Hills district She joined an acting agent and was happy to get bit parts in television shows and commercials, but never took acting seriously. Coming from an academic family, school work was always first. She studied drama in her final year of high school and her marks placed her in the top 10 per cent in NSW. She enrolled in a Bachelor of Arts, Media and Cultural Studies degree and also took performance studies, majoring in writing. She deferred her last year of university to work on _"McLeod's Daughters" .
Studied acting at the Australian College of Entertainment at MacQuarie University and at the Drama Works Drama Company. She deferred her last year of university to work on McLeods Daughters but hopes to return to do honours at some point.
She has a younger brother and sister.
She likes skiing and dirt bike racing.
