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Rainey Qualley
Qualley performing in 2017
Born (1990-03-11) March 11, 1990 (age 34)
New York City, U.S.
Other namesRainsford
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
  • songwriter
Years active2012–present
MotherAndie MacDowell
RelativesMargaret Qualley (sister)

Rainey Qualley (born March 11, 1989) is an American actress and singer. She made her acting debut in the 2012 film Mighty Fine. She is best known for her music, which she releases under the name Rainsford.

Early life

Rainey Qualley was born March 11, 1989 (or 1990) in New York City but was raised in North Carolina.[1] She is the daughter of actress and model Andie MacDowell, and model, musician, contractor, and rancher Paul Qualley. She has two siblings: an older brother, Justin and a younger sister, actress and model Margaret Qualley.[2]

Career

Qualley made her debut as Miss Golden Globe in 2012.[3] That same year, she starred in Mighty Fine, opposite her mother Andie MacDowell, directed by Debbie Goodstein.[4] In 2014, Qualley starred in Falcon Song directed by Jason Corgan Brown.[5] In 2015, Qualley guest starred in an episode of Mad Men.[6] In 2018, Qualley starred in Perfect directed by Eddie Alcazar.[7] She made a cameo appearance as herself in Ocean's 8.[8] Qualley will next star in The Shuroo Process directed by Emrhys Cooper.[9]

Qualley releases and writes music under the name Rainsford.[10][11]

In 2016, she released the song "Too Close".[12] In 2017, she released the song "Rendezvous".[13] In 2018, Rainsford released her debut extended play Emotional Support Animal.[14] In 2019, Rainsford released two songs, "Passionate" and "Open Open".[15][16] In 2020, Rainsford released two songs, "2 Cents" and "Crying in the Mirror".[17][18] Rainsford collaborated with Twin Shadow on two songs on his fourth studio album.[19]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2012 Mighty Fine Maddie Fine
2014 Pink & Baby Blue Stall Girl Short film
2014 Falcon Song Sarah Lou
2016 No Other Like You Her
2018 Perfect Perl
2018 Ocean's 8 Herself
2019 Samice Unknown Short film
2021 Ultrasound Katie
2022 Shut In[20] Jessica
TBA The Shuroo Process Nadia Post-production
TBA The Daylong Brothers Frankie Post-production

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2015 Mad Men Cindy Episode: "Severance"
2020 Love in the Time of Corona Elle[21] limited series, main role

Discography

EPs

  • Turn Down the Lights (2015)
  • Emotional Support Animal (2018)

Singles

  • "Me and Johnny Cash" (2015)
  • "Too Close" (2016)
  • "Rendezvous" (2017)
  • "Somewhere Else" (2018)
  • "Passionate" (2019)
  • "Open Open" (2019)
  • "2 Cents" (2020)
  • "Crying in the Mirror" (2020)
  • "Oh My God" (2020)
  • "Love Me Like You Hate Me" (2020)

Guest appearances

List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
Title Year Other performer(s) Album
"Brace" 2018 Twin Shadow Caer
"Sympathy"
"My Margaret"[22] 2020 by.ALEXANDER 000 CHANNEL BLACK
“Mille Cose” 2021 Mecna Mentre Nessuno Guarda

References

  1. ^ Wete, Brad (March 6, 2017). "Rainsford on Her Manifesting Pop Stardom and Fitting Fashion In, Too: New Face, Fresh Style". Billboard. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
  2. ^ "The two lives of Andie MacDowell". main.nc.us. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
  3. ^ Alexander, Reagan (December 8, 2011). "Rainey Qualley Named Miss Golden Globe 2012". People. Archived from the original on March 18, 2016. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
  4. ^ Simon, Alex (May 31, 2012). "Andie MacDowell and Rainey Qualley Prove Mighty Fine". The Huffington Post. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
  5. ^ Rama (February 28, 2014). "FALCON SONG Trailer Starring @RaineyQualley". Rama Screen. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
  6. ^ B. Kile, Meredith (April 7, 2015). "The Hot 'Mad Men' Model Is Andie MacDowell's Daughter". Entertainment Tonight. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
  7. ^ Bitel, Anton (November 25, 2018). "PERFECT FILM REVIEW TALLINN BLACK NIGHTS FILM FESTIVAL 2018: AN UNSETTLING HALLUCINATORY JOURNEY". SciFiNow.co.uk. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
  8. ^ "Celebrities Playing Themselves At The Met Gala". Screen Rant. 9 June 2018. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
  9. ^ Clarke, Stewart (July 26, 2019). "Zachary Quinto Exec Producing Emrhys Cooper's 'The Shuroo Process' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
  10. ^ Arunarsirakul, Alissa (March 21, 2019). "Rainsford Reveals Her "Passionate" Self with Minimalistic-Pop Melodies [PREMIERE]". OnestoWatch.com. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
  11. ^ Valentine, Claire (April 6, 2018). "Rainsford Is the Minimalist 'Weirdo-Pop' Star of Your Dreams". Paper Magazine. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
  12. ^ "Too Close". Amazon. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
  13. ^ Hahn, Rachel (July 27, 2017). "Margaret and Rainsford Qualley Explore a Passionate (and Very Mature) Love Connection in a New Music Video". Vogue. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
  14. ^ "RAINSFORD RELEASES DEBUT EP EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMAL". Red Light Management. April 27, 2018. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
  15. ^ Ascher, Katie (June 28, 2019). "Rainsford's New Music Video Is Pink Pastel Perfection". L'Officiel. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
  16. ^ Heileman, Weslee (October 19, 2019). "Rainsford On Her New Song 'Open Open'". Baltisoul.net. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
  17. ^ Lindsay, Kathryn (April 17, 2020). "Rainsford's "2 Cents" Music Video Is One Latex-Filled Dream". Refinery29. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
  18. ^ Mackelden, Amy (May 24, 2020). "Kaia Gerber and Cara Delevingne Just Collaborated on Rainsford's New Music Video". Harper's Bazaar. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
  19. ^ Gawron, Nolan (April 27, 2018). "Twin Shadow on His Forced Hiatus, New Album 'Caer', and Smoking With Snoop". Globe International. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
  20. ^ "The Daily Wire Announce Premiere Date for First Original Film, SHUT IN". Movieguide. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  21. ^ Ramos, Dino-Ray (June 29, 2020). "'Love In The Time Of Corona': Freeform Sets Leslie Odom Jr., Nicolette Robinson, Tommy Dorfman, Rainey Qualley And 4 More For Limited Series Event". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  22. ^ "000 CHANNEL BLACK by _BY.ALEXANDER". 27 August 2020.
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