Editing Rachel Hunter (section)

===Acting===
Hunter first appeared on television in 1985 in an advertisement for the New Zealand ice cream brand Tip Top, promoting their "Trumpet" ice-cream.

Hunter guest starred in a 1997 episode of ''[[The Drew Carey Show]]'' as herself. She has appeared in several independent films, including 1999's ''A Walk in the Park'' and 2000's ''[[Two Shades of Blue]]'', an [[erotic thriller]] with [[Marlee Matlin]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0161029/|title=Two Shades of Blue (1999)|publisher=IMDb.com|access-date=9 November 2012}}</ref> She stars as a lesbian cook doling out relationship advice in the award-winning [[indie film]] ''[[La Cucina (film)|La Cucina]]''. She had a brief appearance as a sexy mother in [[Dennis Dugan]]'s ''[[The Benchwarmers]]'' (2006) and also played a sultry, bikini-clad mother in the music video for [[Fountains of Wayne]]'s 2003 song "[[Stacy's Mom]]".

Hunter was one of six celebrities in the inaugural cast of the American dance [[Reality competition|competition]] series ''[[Dancing with the Stars]]'' in 2005.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rachel Hunter hits the dance floor on US version of hit show |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/rachel-hunter-hits-the-dance-floor-on-us-version-of-hit-show/5CRH5H757RMMNDILYTX4AOU2QY/ |access-date=2022-06-02 |website=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |language=en-NZ}}</ref> She appeared on a 2005 celebrity episode of ''[[Lingo (American game show)|Lingo]]'', where she and her partner [[Trista Rehn]] split $30,000 for charity. Hunter is an ambassador to The [[Born Free Foundation]], and established the Rachel Hunter Lowland Gorilla Fund. Hunter also appeared as herself in the 2004 Christmas Special of ''[[The Vicar of Dibley]]''. She also starred in ''[[Confessions of a Go-Go Girl]]'' (2008), ''[[The Perfect Assistant]]'' (2008),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1063336/|title=The Perfect Assistant (2008)|publisher=IMDB.com|access-date=19 August 2013}}</ref> the science fiction TV movies ''[[Piranhaconda]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1886644/|title=Piranhaconda (2011)|publisher=IMDb.com|access-date=9 November 2012}}</ref> (2011) and ''Swamp Volcano'', aka ''Miami Magma'' (2012).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1808304/|title=Miami Magma (2011)|publisher=IMDb.com|access-date=9 November 2012}}</ref>

[[File:Rachel Hunter and Patsy Reddy.jpg|thumb|right|Hunter (left), alongside the governor-general, [[Patsy Reddy|Dame Patsy Reddy]], at the Suffrage 125 launch at [[Government House, Wellington]], on 7 March 2018]]
She appeared as a judge on ''[[New Zealand's Got Talent]]'' from 2012 to 2013.<ref name="judge">{{cite news|title=UB40 front man to judge New Zealand's Got Talent|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=10816396|work=29 June 2012|publisher=[[New Zealand Herald]] |access-date=14 July 2012|date=29 June 2012}}</ref> In 2015, Hunter fronted her own television series titled ''Rachel Hunter's Tour of Beauty'' for [[TV One (New Zealand)|TV One]] where she travelled the world to discover what beauty meant in various countries.