Rachael Taylor (born 11 July 1984) is an Australian actress and celebrity. She made her leading role debut in the short-lived Australian program headLand and has starred in the big budget movie Transformers.

Originally from Launceston, Tasmania, Taylor attended Riverside High School.

Taylor modeled for Skye-Jilly International and competed successfully in the State finals of Miss Teen Tasmania and Miss Universe/Miss World. She has appeared in a number of United States productions – such as telemovies about Natalie Wood and the making of Dynasty (where she played Catherine Oxenberg), and the horror movies Man-thing and See No Evil. She played Sasha Forbes on the short-lived Australian drama series headLand. On April 3, 2006 it was announced that she had been nominated for a Logie Award for Most Popular New Female Talent for her role on headLand.

Taylor had a supporting role in Transformers, but turned down reprising the role in Transformers 2, saying "I don't t