Spend Five Minutes with Rachael Leigh Cook and You'll Love Her Even More Now Than You Did in She's All That!
Mia Phillips
Updated on March 29, 2026
I have always been a fan of Rachael Leigh Cook. I mean, who didn't love her with Freddie Prince, Jr. in She's All That? Definitely one of those movies that I have to sit and watch any time that I come across it on TV. And now, Rachael is taking on a completely different role in the new TNT show Perception. She plays an FBI agent and gets to co-star with another of my favorites, Will Truman Eric McCormack.
I couldn't go on until we all took a minute to watch that scene (with a young Sooki Anna Paquin too!).
Anyway, I caught up with Rachael not that long ago and it was an instant love fest. She thought my eyeshadow looked "amazing" and I loved her overall look--dress, shoes and bag (see pic below to see what I mean).
In between all that gushing, I managed to get Rachael to reveal just a few of her current obsessions. Think of this as the Obsessed questionnaire lite!
Current Obsession: UFC (as in Ultimate Fighting Championship) and Skinnygirl Margaritas.
Childhood Crush: "I had one on REM's Michael Stipe when I was young. That didn't go my way. Then I was obsessed Jacob Dylan. He was hot, hot, hot!"
TV Show Obsessed With: Archer and VeepMovie So Obsessed With Knows All the Words: Say Anything
Album Most Obsessed With: Rhythm of the Saints by Paul Simon
Books Everyone Should Read: "How I Became a Famous Novelist by Steve Hely. You gotta read that if you haven't. It's hilarious. I hate when people say, 'Oh, I laughed out loud--but you really do. And Geek Love by Katherine Dunn. It's beautiful and weird and really good."
Last Supper: "Pizza, eggplant parm and things like that. I'm an Italian girl."
Twitter Feeds Most Obsessed With: "Liana Maeby. She's out of New York and really funny. And this guy Flint Wainess out of LA. He's called @Don'tAskDon'tYell and is really funny!"
Thing in My Closet Most Obsessed With: "My Liebeskind Berlin bag."
By the way, I personally am obsessed with the fact that Rachael was in this iconic, late '90s anti-drug ad!
