Who is Rachel Zane (and why should you care)?
Well, where to begin? She’s smart, ambitious, loyal, kind. She’s biracial, also beautiful, resplendently attired (always). She works endless hours. She wanted to go to Harvard, never got in (long story.) She’s a paralegal, or was. Her father is a powerful attorney. She always wanted his respect. Daddy always considered her his “little girl.”
She loves Mike Ross, and Mike Ross loves her.
Viewers? Them, too, because Rachel, above all else, is lovable.
Fans of “Suits,” USA’s long-running legal drama, know Rachel well, of course. This little primer, however, isn’t for them but for the vast majority of viewers who have no idea who she is but do know the actress who plays her.
After all, Meghan Markle is suddenly one of the most famous women in the world. But in the unending and soon quite possibly unbearable crush of news coverage on the fianc?e of Prince Harry, one little piece of her fascinating puzzle has been lost in the scrum. That would be Rachel.
In fact, Rachel made Markle famous before she was famous. Like any professional actor in Hollywood, Markle, 36, had a couple dozen bit roles over the years, including as a so-called “Golden Briefcase Girl” on “Deal or No Deal.” Then along came “Suits,” which launched in the summer of 2011 and quickly become one of cable TV’s biggest hits.