Rachel Keller

Rachel Keller is a fictional character from The Ring film series. The character was invented by writer-producer Ehren Kruger and played by Naomi Watts, serves as the protagonist of The Ring and The Ring Two which share a number of similarities to Reiko Asakawa, the protagonist of the original Japanese films.Introduced in 2002's film, Rachel is an investigative journalist, who must find how to avoid the death penalty after viewing a video that was cursed that she discovered while investigating the death of her niece. Rachel is required to dig into the background of Samara Morgan when her son develops a mysterious illness. Ruth asks Rachel Keller who is an investigative journalist, to find out the truth behind Katie's death. Rachel is told by her sister Ruth that she has discovered Katie's damaged body in the closet. She also divulges that Katie died from an attack on her heart. Katie's close friends inform Rachel about the legend behind the cursed videotape , and also that Becca, Katie's friend, was institutionalized after witnessing Katie's death. She also learns Katie's boyfriend, as well as two of her buddies were killed in bizarre accidents the same evening at 10 pm. Rachel goes to Shelter Mountain Inn, where she is in Cabin 12. This cabin is one Katie and her friends stayed in when they saw the tape that had been cursed. Rachel finds the mysterious tape and begins to watch it after which the phone rings. Rachel hears a voice utter "seven days". Rachel seeks help from her ex-boyfriend Noah Clay, a video analyst. Then, Rachel discovers that Aidan, her son with Noah, watched the tape exactly as Noah calls her and assures him that he trusts her. Rachel is able to locate the location of the lighthouse. It was located on Moesko Island. Anna Morgan, a cursed horse breeder, appeared on the tape. After a thorough investigation, Rachel discovers Anna had an adopted daughter named Samara who had the ability to burn frightening images into the minds of people including animals, people and even objects. Rachel is introduced to Anna's widower Richard. He makes Rachel go away as shortly as she starts asking questions about Samara.