Rachael Harris
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Born | Rachael Elaine Harris January 12, 1968 Worthington, Ohio, U.S. |
Other names | Rachel Harris |
Occupation(s) | actress, comedian |
Years active | 1992–present |
Rachael Elaine Harris (born January 12, 1968) is an American actress and comedian.
Personal life
Harris was born in Worthington, Ohio. She graduated from Worthington High School and Otterbein College in 1989,[1] majoring in theatre.
Career
Harris performed with the Los Angeles, California, improvisational comedy troupe the Groundlings, and taught for a time with the Groundlings school.[2] She debuted on television in a 1993 episode of SeaQuest DSV.
After an appearance on Star Trek: Voyager in 1997, Harris went on to a recurring role in The WB's Sister, Sister. Other television credits include a stint as a correspondent for The Daily Show's 2002–2003 season, as well as roles on The Sarah Silverman Program, Reno 911!, The West Wing, The Good Guys, Friends, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Monk, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and in November 2008, Desperate Housewives. She also appears in Suits as Sheila, Louis Litt's on-and-off again love interest.
Harris played the supporting role of Kevyn Shecket, Kirstie Alley's personal makeup artist, on the Showtime series Fat Actress in 2005. She played Cooper in the ABC sitcom Notes from the Underbelly.
Her film credits include roles in Best in Show, A Mighty Wind, For Your Consideration, Kicking & Screaming, and Daddy Day Care. In the 2009 comedy The Hangover she plays Melissa, girlfriend to Ed Helms's character Stu. She previously co-starred with Helms on The Daily Show.[3] She played Greg's mother in the film Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010), and reprised the role in the two sequels.
Harris hosted Smoking Gun TV in 2004, and has made multiple appearances on such VH1 documentaries as I Love the '80s, I Love the '90s, and Best Week Ever.
Off-Broadway Harris has performed in Love, Loss, and What I Wore.[4]
Harris' TV commercial work includes ads for Dinty Moore,[2] Avis,[2] Expedia,[2] Quaker Oats, T-Mobile, Geico, and a Super Bowl commercial for the 2010 Census.[5] She is the voice of turtle Karolyn Slowsky in the Comcast Slowskys television commercials.[6]
On ABC's Cougar Town, she played Shanna, a woman that the network describes as being the "nemesis" of Jules.[7] Also on ABC, she made a guest appearance in the Modern Family episode "Caught in the Act" as a restaurateur.
Harris stars in the indie comedy/drama film Natural Selection which was well received at its 2011 South by Southwest debut, winning both jury and audience awards for best narrative feature, in addition to best screenplay, best editing, and best score/music.[8] Harris received the breakthrough performance award for her role as Linda.
In March 2014, Harris began a new role in Surviving Jack with Chris Meloni.[9] which was cancelled after only a few episodes aired.
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1993 | SeaQuest DSV | Rose | 1 episode |
1997 | Star Trek: Voyager | Martis | 1 episode |
1998 | Sister, Sister | Simone | 5 episodes |
1999 | Serial Experiments Lain | Female Knight | Voice: English version |
2000 | The Amanda Show | — | 1 episode |
2000 | Two Guys and a Girl | Pregnant Damsel | 1 episode |
2001 | Grosse Pointe | Reporter | 1 episode |
2001 | Three Sisters | Sal | 1 episode |
2002 | Judging Amy | Alumni Volunteer #2 | 1 episode |
2002 | Friends | Julie | Episode #8.23: "The One Where Rachel Has a Baby (Part 1)" |
2003 | Fraiser | Erin | |
2003–2009 | Reno 911 | Debbie Dangle-Frost, Claire the Madam | 6 episodes |
2004 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Joanne | 2 episodes |
According to Jim | Mindy | 1 episode | |
The West Wing | Corrine McKenna | 1 episode | |
2005 | Fat Actress | Kevyn Shecket | 7 episodes |
Monk | Alice Westergren | 1 episode | |
Committed | Ruby | 1 episode | |
8 Simple Rules | Margaret Brandenbauerbern | 1 episode | |
2006 | Reno 911 | Debbie Dangle | 3 episodes |
2007 | The New Adventures Of Old Christine | Claire | 1 episode |
Notes from the Underbelly | Cooper | Main cast | |
Matters of Life and Dating | Carla | Movie | |
2007–2008 | The Sarah Silverman Program | School Teacher | 2 episodes |
2008 | Desperate Housewives | Sandra Birch | 1 episode |
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Megan | 1 episode | |
Pushing Daisies | Georgeann Heaps | 1 episode | |
Suburban Shootout | Natalie Davenport | — | |
Hollywood Residential | Rachael | Voice, 3 episodes | |
Frisky Dingo | A.L.E.X. | 2 episodes | |
Emily's Reasons Why Not | Lila Cox-Weiner | 1 episode | |
2008–2009 | Worst Week | Julie | 2 episodes |
2008–2010 | The Life & Times of Tim | Adam's Date | Voice, 3 episodes |
2009 | Cougar Town | Shanna | 1 episode |
True Jackson, VP | Kitty Monreaux | 1 episode | |
In the Motherhood | Blair | 5 episodes | |
2010 | My Boys | Marcia | 3 episodes |
Glenn Martin DDS | Melissa the Wedding Planner | Voice, 1 episode | |
Childrens Hospital | Mrs. Throman | 1 episode | |
The Good Guys | Cynthia Savage | 1 episode | |
Party Down | Marguerite Tayler | 1 episode | |
Gary Unmarried | Rachael | 1 episode | |
2011 | Modern Family | Amelia | 1 episode |
Archer | Rona Thorne | 1 episode | |
$h*! My Dad Says | Soledad Cho | 1 episode | |
2012 | New Girl | Tanya Lamontagne | 4 episodes |
Happy Endings | Suzanne | 1 episode | |
2013 | Newsreaders | Wendy Hayflack | 1 episode |
The Office | Rachael | 1 episode | |
2012–2014 | Suits | Sheila Sazs | 6 episodes |
2014 | Surviving Jack | Joanne Dunlevy | Series regular |
2014 | Maron | Herself | 1 episode |
2014 | Bad Judge | Dana McCoy | 1 episode |
References
- ^ "Rachael Harris Biography". Tvguide.com. Retrieved 2011-03-12.
- ^ a b c d Alper, Aaron. "Rachael Harris Sounds Off", Tampa Bay Times, March 2005, via AaronAlper.com
- ^ "lonokenews.net – Archives". Lonokedemocrat.com. Retrieved 2011-03-12.
- ^ Harris, Malcolm (2010-07-20). "Now Playing: "Love, Loss and What I Wore"". One Dress Project. Retrieved 2011-07-16.
- ^ "Census 2010 – Ed Begley Jr. | Free Video Clips". SPIKE. 2010-02-07. Retrieved 2011-03-12.
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006713/otherworks
- ^ Mickey O'Connor. "Rachael Harris Signs On to Cougar Town". TVGuide.com.
- ^ "SXSW Film Award Categories". Retrieved March 30, 2011.
- ^ Rodman, Sarah (2014-03-26). "In 'Surviving Jack,' Meloni slips comfortably into comedy". Boston Globe. Retrieved 2014-03-28.
External links
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- 1968 births
- 20th-century American actresses
- 21st-century American actresses
- Living people
- Actresses from Ohio
- American women comedians
- American film actresses
- American television actresses
- The Groundlings
- Otterbein University alumni
- People from Columbus, Ohio
- The Daily Show correspondents and contributors
- People from Worthington, Ohio