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Rachel Chagall

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Rachel Chagall
Born
Rachel Levin

OccupationActress
Years active1987–2006
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
SpouseGreg Lenert (m. 1999)
Children2

Rachel Chagall (born Rachel Levin) is an American actress, best known for roles as Gaby in the film Gaby: A True Story (1987), for which she was nominated for Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama and as Val Toriello on The Nanny (1993–1999).

Life and career

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Rachel Levin was born in New York City, to a Jewish family.

In 1982, she contracted Guillain–Barré syndrome, recovering sufficiently to be cast in the starring role of Gaby, A True Story.[1][2]

She is perhaps best known for her role as the dimwitted sidekick Val Toriello, on the 1990s television series The Nanny. She and her husband Greg Lenert, who was The Nanny's stage manager, had twins – a girl and a boy – on March 19, 1999.[citation needed]

She made guest appearances on Just Shoot Me! and Strong Medicine. She also played a mysterious woman in What I Like About You. As Rachel Levin, Chagall appeared in Gaby: A True Story (1987) in the title role as Gabriela Brimmer and White Palace (1990) in the role of Rachel. She also appeared in The Last Supper (1995). On December 6, 2004, Chagall appeared at the cast reunion for The Nanny, The Nanny Reunion: A Nosh to Remember.

Filmography

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Year Title Role Other notes
1987 Gaby: A True Story Gaby Nominated: Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama
1990 White Palace Rachel
1993–1999 The Nanny Val Toriello 79 episodes
1995 The Last Supper Abortion Activist
1998 The Simple Life As Val from The Nanny.
2001 Odessa or Bust Declining Agent
Just Shoot Me! Aunt Mindy "Sid & Nina"
2004 Strong Medicine Renee Edwards "Like Cures Like"
The Nanny Reunion: A Nosh to Remember Herself
2006 What I Like About You Chocolate Lady "Now and Zen"

References

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  1. ^ Passafiume, Andrea. "Gaby - A True Story". Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
  2. ^ "Gaby - A True Story Details | Sony Movie Channel". Archived from the original on 2014-04-26.
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