Raylene Rankin was born on September 15, 1960 in Mabou, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada. She was an actress, known for The Rankin Family: Fare Thee Well Love (1990), The Rankin Family: Backstage Pass (1996) and A Sigh and a Wish: Helen Creighton's Maritimes (2001). She died on September 30, 2012 in Sydney, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia.