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Rachel Skarsten (born 23 April 1985) is a Canadian actress best known for her roles as Dinah Lance / Black Canary on the WB series Birds of Prey, Tamsin in the Syfy series Lost Girl, Elizabeth I of England in Reign, and Beth Kane / Alice in Batwoman. Skarsten was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on April 23, 1985. She is fluent in Norwegian and English. She graduated from Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, with a double degree in English Literature and Classical Studies. Skarsten began her acting career in theatre, appearing in several productions with the Royal Alexandra Theatre in Toronto. She made her television debut in 2002, with a starring role in the WB series Birds of Prey. She played Dinah Lance / Black Canary, a superhero who fights crime with her teammates, Oracle and Huntress. The series lasted for one season. In 2010, Skarsten was cast as Tamsin in the Syfy series Lost Girl. Tamsin is a Fae who is half-human and half-Succubus. She is a powerful and dangerous creature who is often at odds with the main character, Bo Dennis. The series ran for five seasons. In 2013, Skarsten was cast as Elizabeth I of England in the CW series Reign. Elizabeth is the Queen of England and a complex and powerful figure. Skarsten received critical acclaim for her performance, and she was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for Best Actress in a Drama Series. The series ran for four seasons. In 2019, Skarsten was cast as Beth Kane / Alice in the The CW series Batwoman. Beth is the twin sister of Kate Kane, who becomes Batwoman. Alice is a villain who is obsessed with Kate and seeks revenge on her. The series ran for three seasons.
The fourth instalment from The Conjuring franchise has been revealed as The Conjuring: Last Rites. The announcement was made during the CinemaCon event that took place in Las Vegas. The Conjuring franchise stars Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson as paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren. Giancarlo Esposito will later be casted to play Gaston Perrault, the former chief of the Tonton Macoute While the director of the fourth instalment is yet to be revealed, it is highly likely that James Wan who backed and helmed the first film, might return to helm the film."With the Conjuring films, we are very precious about [them]. And so we kind of want to just take our time to make sure we get it right and to make sure the emotion of the Warren stories that we want to tell, and moving into, and potentially wrapping up, we just want to make sure that it's the right thing, the right story that we're telling," James was quoted as saying earlier. However, the makers did not confirm if The Conjuring: Last Rites will be the last part of the horror franchise. It was the first Conjuring film in the series to be distributed by Paramount Pictures internationally along with the North American distributor Warner Bros. Pictures and the production companies of New Line Cinema, Atomic Monster Productions and The Safran Company.
