Personal details
- Height: 5′ 2½″ (1.59 m)
- Birth Location: Sydney, Australia
- Parents: Joanne Banno
- Professions: Actress, Writer, Producer
Raechelle’s been on quite the ride lately, honestly. She just played Nicole Appleton in “Better Man” — that’s the Robbie Williams biopic everyone’s been buzzing about. Big shoes to fill, but she clearly knows what she’s doing. Not her first rodeo, either. You might’ve caught her as Ruby in that Lifetime/A&E flick series, “The Ruby Landry Saga.” Yeah, the ones pulled from those V.C. Andrews books that are way more dramatic than real life ever gets. She also popped up in “Pandora” as Atria Nine, part of the CW’s attempt at sci-fi drama. Definitely not your average role, but she handled it. Before all the international stuff, Raechelle made her mark back in Australia playing Olivia on the classic soap “Home & Away.” That show’s basically a rite of passage for Aussie actors, so no surprise there. Plus, she scored a co-lead in “Second Best,” a short that snagged a few shiny awards and got some festival love. She’s not just another face on screen, though. Raechelle got behind the camera in 2020, teaming up with her twin Karina for the short film “@Bladeroller: Case Unsolve.” That got into the Sydney Underground Film Festival’s “Take 48,” which is pretty cool. The twins also became finalists for AACTA x Monster Pictures’ film development thing with their project “Blackheath.” Then, in 2021, Raechelle jumped headfirst into directing with “The Party Job.” She didn’t just direct — she wrote and produced it, too, with her production company Palindrom Productions (yep, Karina’s in on that, too). The short picked up a bunch of nominations and actually landed her the Emerging Talent Award at the Canberra Short Film Festival. After making it onto Omeleto, the film racked up over 145,000 views. Not bad, huh?
Kayla Banno, yep—she’s Karina Banno’s identical twin. Wild, right? These two are basically clones, but each has her own thing going on in the acting world. You might spot Kayla in a scene and do a double-take, thinking it’s Karina, but nope, they’re just rocking that twin energy. Born in Australia, both sisters have popped up in various TV shows and movies, sometimes even working together. There’s this unspoken twin telepathy thing, and honestly, it shows in their performances. You can’t help but wonder if they swap roles just to mess with people on set. Kayla’s got a style that’s a bit different from Karina's, though—she brings her own flavor to every character. Fans love trying to spot the differences, but most of the time, it’s just fun watching their dynamic. Twins in the industry always add a little extra spice, don’t they?
5′ 2½″ (1.59 m)
Konidela Ram Charan
Sydney, Australia
Joanne Banno and Surekha