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Meghan
Duchess of Sussex (more)
Meghan in 2024
Born	Rachel Meghan Markle (1981-08-04) August 4, 1981 (age 43) Los Angeles, California, US
Spouses	\n Trevor Engelson \n (m. 2011; div. 2014) \n Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex \n (m. 2018)
Issue	\n Prince Archie of Sussex \n Princess Lilibet of Sussex \n
House	Windsor (by marriage)
Father	Thomas Markle Sr.
Mother	Doria Ragland

Alma mater	Northwestern University
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2001\u20132017 (actress)
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Meghan, Duchess of Sussex (/\u02c8m\u025b\u0261\u0259n/; born Rachel Meghan Markle; August 4, 1981) is an American member of the British royal family, media personality and former actress. She is married to Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, the younger son of King Charles III.\n

Meghan was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. Her acting career began at Northwestern University. She played the part of Rachel Zane for seven seasons (2011\u20132018) in the American TV legal drama Suits. She also developed a social media presence, which included The Tig (2014\u20132017), a lifestyle blog. During The Tig period, Meghan became involved in charity work focused primarily on women's issues and social justice. She was married to American film producer Trevor Engelson from 2011 until their divorce in 2014.\n

Meghan retired from acting upon her marriage to Prince Harry in 2018 and became known as the Duchess of Sussex. Meghan and Harry have two children: Archie and Lilibet. The couple stepped down as working royals in January 2020, moved to Meghan's native Southern California and launched Archewell Inc., a Beverly Hills-based mix of for-profit and not-for-profit (charitable) business organizations. In March 2021, she and her husband participated in Oprah with Meghan and Harry, a much-publicized American television interview by Oprah Winfrey. She has written The Bench (a picture book for children) and presented a podcast Archetypes. Meghan and Harry starred in Harry & Meghan, a Netflix docuseries, which was released in December 2022.\n

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Year\n	Title\n	Role\n	Notes\n
1995\n	Married... with Children\n	Student\n	1 episode \"The Undergraduate\" (season 9: episode 26); uncredited\n
2001\n	General Hospital\n	Jill\n	2 episodes^[37]\n
2004\n	Century City\n	Natasha\n	1 episode \"A Mind is a Terrible Thing to Lose\" (season 1: episode 4)\n
2005\n	Cuts\n	Cori\n	1 episode \"My Boyfriend's Back\" (season 1: episode 5)\n
Love, Inc.\n	Teresa Santos\n	1 episode \"One on One\" (season 1: episode 9)\n
2006\n	1 vs. 100\n	Herself\n	1 episode \"Mob member number 7\" (Episode 101)\n
The War at Home\n	Susan\n	1 episode \"The Seventeen-Year Itch\" (season 1: episode 17)\n
Deceit\n	Gwen\n	Television movie\n
CSI: NY\n	Veronica Perez\n	1 episode \"Murder Sings the Blues\" (season 3: episode 7)\n
2006–2007\n	Deal or No Deal\n	Herself\n	Holder of Case #24; 34 episodes^[368]\n
2008\n	90210\n	Wendy\n	1 episode \"We're Not in Kansas Anymore\" (season 1: episode 1) \"The Jet Set\" (season 1: episode 2)\n
'Til Death\n	Tara\n	1 episode \"Joy Ride\" (season 3: episode 2)\n
The Apostles\n	Kelly Calhoun\n	Television movie\n
Good Behavior\n	Sadie Valencia\n	Television movie\n
2009\n	Knight Rider\n	Annie Ortiz\n	1 episode \"Fight Knight\" (season 1: episode 14)\n
Without a Trace\n	Holly Shepard\n	1 episode \"Chameleon\" (season 7: episode 15)\n
Fringe\n	Junior FBI Agent Amy Jessup\n	2 episodes \"A New Day in the Old Town\" (season 2: episode 1) \"Night of Desirable Objects\" (season 2: episode 2)\n
The League\n	Meghan\n	1 episode \"The Bounce Test\" (season 1: episode 2)\n
2010\n	CSI: Miami\n	Officer Leah Montoya\n	1 episode \"Backfire\" (season 8: episode 20)\n
The Boys & Girls Guide to Getting Down\n	Dana\n	Television movie\n
2011\u20132018\n	Suits\n	Rachel Zane\n	Series regular (seasons 1\u20137), 108 episodes (Markle's final scene was filmed in 2017)\n
2012\n	Castle\n	Charlotte Boyd / Sleeping Beauty\n	1 episode \"Once Upon a Crime\" (season 4: episode 17)\n
2014\n	When Sparks Fly\n	Amy Peterson\n	Hallmark Channel television movies\n
2016\n	Dater's Handbook\n	Cassandra Brand\n
2018\n	Queen of the World\n	Herself\n	HBO documentary\n
2019\n	Harry & Meghan: An African Journey\n	ITV documentary\n
2021\n	Oprah with Meghan and Harry\n	CBS Special interview\n
2022\n	Harry & Meghan\n	Netflix series\n
Live to Lead\n
2023\n	Heart of Invictus\n
2024\n	Polo\n
2025\n	With Love, Meghan\n

Year\n	Title\n	Role\n	Notes\n
2005\n	A Lot like Love\n	Natalie \"Hot Girl\"\n	Cameo\n
2010\n	Remember Me\n	Megan\n	\n
Get Him to the Greek\n	Tatiana\n	Uncredited\n
The Candidate\n	Kat\n	Short film\n
2011\n	Horrible Bosses\n	Jamie\n	\n
2012\n	Dysfunctional Friends\n	Terry\n	\n
2013\n	Random Encounters\n	Mindy\n	UK Title: A Random Encounter\n
2015\n	Anti-Social\n	Kirsten\n	\n
2020\n	Elephant\n	Narrator\n	Disneynature film; credit: Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex^[188]\n

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