| Rachael Carpani | |
| Birth Name: | Rachael Anna-Maie Carpani |
| Birth Date: | 24 August 1980 |
| Birth Place: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Death Place: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Actress |
| Years Active: | 2000–2025 |
| Domestic Partner: | Matt Passmore (2006–2011) |
Rachael Anna-Maie Carpani (24 August 1980 – 7 December 2025) was an Australian actress best known for her role as Jodi Fountain-McLeod in McLeod's Daughters.
Carpani is most famous for her role as Jodi Fountain on the Australian television drama McLeod's Daughters.[1] Carpani also had a role in the film Hating Alison Ashley, starring Delta Goodrem, and appeared in All Saints. Carpani and Goodrem had both attended The Hills Grammar School.
She left McLeod's Daughters to pursue her career in the United States. She had been cast in the CBS pilot, Law Dogs with Janeane Garofalo, but the series was not picked up. She appeared in seven episodes of season one of Cane. Carpani returned to McLeod's Daughters as Jodi Fountain for the final episode on 31 January 2009.
Carpani appeared commercially as one of the faces for Telstra's Next G network. She appeared in episode six of in November 2009, playing a small role alongside Chris O'Donnell and LL Cool J. In 2010, she had a recurring role on The Glades, playing opposite former real-life boyfriend Matt Passmore. She began starring in the crime drama Against the Wall in 2011.[2] In 2015, Carpani starred in the TV films If There Be Thorns and Seeds of Yesterday on the Lifetime cable network, which are the third and fourth films in the Flowers in the Attic TV film series that are based on the Dollanganger novel series by V.C. Andrews. In 2018, she appeared in a multi-episode arc in the Seven/South Pacific series 800 Words.
In August 2024, Carpani joined the recurring cast of Home and Away as Claudia Salini.[3] [4]
Carpani dated Matt Passmore, a fellow actor. After her death, he paid tribute to her.[5]
Carpani spoke openly on her struggle with Endometriosis, the condition she lived with for twenty years. She opened a dialogue about living with the condition and how it affected her life and her time on set.[6]
On 15 December 2025, the family of Carpani announced that she had died from a chronic illness in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia on 7 December 2025, at the age of 45.[7] [8]
Leading a tribute was her McLeod's Daughters co-star Bridie Carter, who shared on social media "Rest in Peace our beautiful girl."[9] Matt Passmore in his tribute said "the greatest gift was knowing you."
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Hating Alison Ashley | Valjoy Yurken | ||
| 2009 | Triangle | Sally | ||
| 2016 | The Umbrella Man | Annie Brennan | ||
| 2020 | The Way Back | Diane | ||
| 2020 | The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee | Angie | ||
| 2022 | Beat | Susan |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | All Saints | Emily Martin | Episode: "Too Little Too Late" | |
| 2001 | Home and Away | Miranda | Season 14, episodes 87 & 88 | |
| 2001 | Ihaka: Blunt Instrument | Tara | TV movie | |
| 2001–2009 | McLeod's Daughters | Jodi Fountain-McLeod | Season 1–7 (main), Season 8 (guest); 179 episodes | |
| 2007 | Law Dogs | Carly Owen | TV movie | |
| 2007 | Cane | Terry Greenway | 5 episodes | |
| 2008 | Scorched | Susan Shapiro | TV movie | |
| 2009 | Amy | Episode: "Keepin' It Real" | ||
| 2010 | True Blue | Tess Flynn | TV movie | |
| 2010 | Heather Thompson | 3 episodes | ||
| 2011 | Against the Wall | Abby Kowalski | 13 episodes | |
| 2014 | Stalker | 1 episode | ||
| 2014 | Touched | Emma | TV movie | |
| 2015 | If There Be Thorns | Cathy Dollanganger | TV movie | |
| 2015 | Seeds of Yesterday | Cathy Dollanganger | TV movie | |
| 2017 | The Rachels | Sami | TV movie | |
| 2017 | 800 Words | Mary | 2 episodes | |
| 2024 | Home and Away | Claudia Salini | Season 37 (10 episodes) |
Carpani was nominated for several television awards in her career. For her role on McLeod's Daughters, she was nominated at the 2007 Logies for a Gold Logie and Most Popular Actress award.[10]
