Rachael Taylor (born July 11, 1984) is an Australian actress.

Having 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, the first time she has played a character with her natural Australian accent. 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, in spite of the show having been removed from television 2 months earlier.

Originally from Launceston, Tasmania, Rachael moved to Sydney at the age of 16 to further her acting. She studied politics and history at the University of Sydney, before deferring her Law/Arts degree to appear on headLand.

Rachael is currently filiming Transformers: The Movie, which is hitting the big screen on July 4, 2007.