Occupation Actress, Model Parents Richard True Role Film actress | Name Rachel True Years active 1991–present | |
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Full Name Rachel India True Nominations NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series Movies and TV shows Similar Fairuza Balk, Essence Atkins, Neve Campbell | ||
Rachel India True (born November 15, 1966) is an American film and television actress and former fashion model. She is best known for her roles in such films as The Craft (1996), Nowhere (1997) and Half Baked (1998). True is also known for her role as Mona Thorne on the UPN sitcom Half & Half, ran from 2002-2006.
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- Processed food is the problem rachel true
- Rachel True Discusses Exclusion
- Life and career
- Filmography
- References
Processed food is the problem rachel true
Rachel True Discusses Exclusion
Life and career
True was born in New York City in 1966. Her father is Jewish and her mother is of African-American and Native American descent. She attended the New York University, and in 1991 made her television debut on The Cosby Show. Later, she moved to Los Angeles, and began appearing on Beverly Hills, 90210, Getting By, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, and Dream On.
In 1993, True appeared opposite Chris Rock in his film CB4. After CB4, she was cast alongside Alyssa Milano in the horror film Embrace of the Vampire. True's breakthrough role was in the 1996 film The Craft, where she played a member of a teenage coven along with Robin Tunney, Neve Campbell and Fairuza Balk. The following year, she starred in Nowhere. True played Dave Chappelle's character's girlfriend in 1998 film Half Baked. From 1997 to 1998, she also had the recurring role of Janet Clemens on The Drew Carey Show. From 1999 to 2000, she appeared in the ABC drama series, Once and Again.
From 2002 to 2006, True starred opposite Essence Atkins in the UPN comedy series Half & Half. True played Mona Thorne, an insecure twenty-something music-industry executive in San Francisco who worked on strengthening her self-esteem and her relationship with her paternal half-sister, played by Atkins.
True is currently a tarot-card reader in Echo Park.
Filmography
Actress
-
Half Baked 2 (completed) as
Mary Jane
-
Jungle Alley (TV Series) (completed) as
Mabel (2021)
2023
Harlem (TV Series) as
Aimee
- Fall Back to Rumspringa Forward (2023) - Aimee
- Joy, Joy, Joy, Joy (2023) - Aimee
- Pride (2023) - Aimee
- An Assist from the Sidelines (2023) - Aimee
- Takesie Backsies (2023) - Aimee
2022
Family Reunion (TV Series) as
Cheryl
- Remember When the Raccoon Crashed the Wedding? (2022) - Cheryl
2021
Horror Noire as
Charlotte
2021
Agnes as
Sister Ruth
2021
Assault on VA-33 as
Sasha
2019
Better Things (TV Series) as
Pascal
- Show Me the Magic (2019) - Pascal
2018
The Manor as
Doctor Tryvniak
2018
Chris Pierce: Trouble Man (Video) as
Rachel True
2017
Good Grief as
Pepper
2017
Being Mary Jane (TV Series) as
Tiffany
- Feeling Seen (2017) - Tiffany
2017
Limelight as
Mrs. Roberts
2017
Stage Fright (TV Movie) as
Melissa Ameia
2015
Sharknado: Heart of Sharkness as
Rachel
2015
A House Is Not a Home as
Simi Valley 911 Operator (voice)
2014
Sharknado 2: The Second One (TV Movie) as
1st Officer Jonni Valentine
2014
Blood Lake: Attack of the Killer Lampreys (TV Movie) as
Marcy
2013
Social Nightmare (TV Movie) as
Mrs. Langran
2012
White Room: 02B3 (Short) as
Three
2012
Sugar Mommas (TV Movie) as
Thomasina
2012
Noah as
Temba (voice)
2011
Thugs, the Musical! (Short) as
Lisa Rowlands
2009
Pink Eye (Short) as
Wygenia
2009
Divas as
Ayanda
2007
The Perfect Holiday as
Brenda
2006
Noah's Arc (TV Series) as
Brooklyn
- Give It Up (2006) - Brooklyn
2002
Half & Half (TV Series) as
Mona Thorne
2002
New Best Friend as
Julianne Livingston
2001
Who Is A.B.?
2001
Dawson's Creek (TV Series) as
Kira
- Hopeless (2001) - Kira
2000
Love Song (TV Movie) as
Renee
2000
The Craft: Deleted Scenes (Video short) as
Rochelle
1999
Once and Again (TV Series) as
Mali
- Letting Go (2000) - Mali
- A Dream Deferred (1999) - Mali
- Liars and Other Strangers (1999) - Mali
- Let's Spend the Night Together (1999) - Mali
2000
Providence (TV Series) as
Talia Weber
- Family Ties (2000) - Talia Weber
2000
Groove as
Beth
1999
The Auteur Theory as
Sasha Swann - Finalist
1999
The Apartment Complex (TV Movie) as
Tasha
1999
The Big Split as
Jenny
1998
Damon (TV Series) as
Monique
- The Last Cub Scout (1998) - Monique
1997
The Drew Carey Show (TV Series) as
Janet Clemens
- The Wedding Dress (1998) - Janet Clemens
- The Salon (1998) - Janet Clemens
- Howdy Neighbor (1998) - Janet Clemens
- Batmobile (1997) - Janet Clemens
- A Very, Very, Very Fine House (1997) - Janet Clemens
- Misery Loves Mimi (1997) - Janet Clemens
1998
With or Without You as
Misha
1998
Half Baked as
Mary Jane
1997
Nowhere as
Mel
1997
Boston Common (TV Series) as
Cheryl
- To Bare Is Human (1997) - Cheryl
1996
The Craft as
Rochelle
1994
Dream On (TV Series) as
Linda Castorini
- The Weekend at the College Didn't Turn Out Like They Planned (1995) - Linda Castorini
- Little Orphan Eddie (1995) - Linda Castorini
- From Here to Paternity (1994) - Linda Castorini
1995
Embrace of the Vampire as
Nicole
1995
Family Matters (TV Series) as
Sue
- What's Up Doc? (1995) - Sue
1995
A Walton Wedding (TV Movie) as
Girl Student
1993
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (TV Series) as
Rhetta
- Take My Cousin- Please (1993) - Rhetta
1993
Moment of Truth: Stalking Back (TV Movie) as
Katie
1993
Thea (TV Series) as
Candy
- Artie's Party (1993) - Candy
1993
Beverly Hills, 90210 (TV Series) as
Jan Myler
- The Girl from New York City (1993) - Jan Myler
- So Long, Farewell, Auf Wiedersehen, Goodbye (1993) - Jan Myler
1993
Renegade (TV Series) as
Dawn
- Vanished (1993) - Dawn
1993
Getting By (TV Series) as
Andrea
- The Suit (1993) - Andrea
1993
CB4 as
Daliha
1993
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper (TV Series) as
Yvette
- Boyz in the Woodz (1993) - Yvette
1991
The Cosby Show (TV Series) as
Nicki
- Theo's Future (1992) - Nicki
- Theo's Final Final (1991) - Nicki
1990
A Girls' Guide to Sex (TV Movie) as
Bridget
1983
Tall Hopes (TV Series)
- Scalped (1983)
Self
2023
Hey Dude... The 90s Called! (Podcast Series) as
Self - Guest
- Honing Your "Craft" with Rachel True (2023) - Self - Guest
2023
The Boulet Brothers' Halfway to Halloween TV Special (TV Special) as
Self
2022
Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror (TV Mini Series documentary) as
Self
- Episode #1.4 (2022) - Self
- Episode #1.2 (2022) - Self
2022
2022 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards (TV Special) as
Self - Presenter
2021
Hollywood Signs (Documentary) as
Self
2019
The Boulet Brothers' Dragula (TV Series) as
Self - Guest Judge
- Monsters of Rock (2021) - Self - Guest Judge
- Halloween Haunt (2019) - Self - Guest Judge
2021
Quoting Gene Roddenberry Podcast (Podcast Series) as
Self - Host
- Host Reflections (2021) - Self - Host
- Live in the Real World (2021) - Self - Host
- Trekkies Have Been Right (2021) - Self - Host
- We're Going to Be Something! (2021) - Self - Host
- Pretty Remarkable Creature (2021) - Self - Host
- Feel at Home (2021) - Self - Host
- Police Shows (2021) - Self - Host
- The 23rd Century (2021) - Self - Host
- Good News (2021) - Self - Host
- Simply Alive (2021) - Self - Host
- When I Grow Up (2021) - Self - Host
- It's Not All Over (2021) - Self - Host
- World of Dreams (2021) - Self - Host
- Relationships We Formed (2021) - Self - Host
- Wise and Brave (2021) - Self - Host
- Have Courage (2021) - Self - Host
- Exciting Kaleidoscope (2021) - Self - Host
- Tidal Wave of Knowledge (2021) - Self - Host
- Positively Value Diversity (2021) - Self - Host
- In Love (2021) - Self - Host
- We are Better (2021) - Self - Host
- Problems of That Day (2021) - Self - Host
- Need to Learn (2021) - Self - Host
- Evolving as a Life-Form (2021) - Self - Host
- People And Ideas (2021) - Self - Host
- Knowledge We Cannot Conceive (2021) - Self - Host
- Effort Yields Its Own Reward (2021) - Self - Host
- It Isn't All Over (2021) - Self - Host
- The Whole Purpose (2021) - Self - Host
- There is More (2021) - Self - Host
- Acquainted With The Universe (2021) - Self - Host
- Writers Say Something (2021) - Self - Host
- Driven Creature (2021) - Self - Host
- Make The Unknown Known (2021) - Self - Host
- What I Believe Art Is (2021) - Self - Host
- Star Trek Is About Those Things (2021) - Self - Host
- Unusual Creature (2021) - Self - Host
- I Disagree With You (2021) - Self - Host
- Belong In Space? (2021) - Self - Host
- Space Voyages (2021) - Self - Host
- Compete (2021) - Self - Host
- Sexual Equality (2021) - Self - Host
- Science Fiction Is- (2021) - Self - Host
- Just Two People (2021) - Self - Host
- Petty Governments (2021) - Self - Host
- Trekkers Are People Who- (2021) - Self - Host
- Don't Be Judgemental (2021) - Self - Host
- There Will Be No Greed (2021) - Self - Host
- A Traveler (2021) - Self - Host
- Diversity (2021) - Self - Host
- Art Is- (2021) - Self - Host
- About Ourselves (2021) - Self - Host
- Television (2021) - Self - Host
- To Be Different (2021) - Self - Host
- Not Only A Writer (2021) - Self - Host
- God Help Us (2021) - Self - Host
- Life And Death (2021) - Self - Host
- Toes In The Mud (2021) - Self - Host
- A Life Raft Which Drugs Offer (2021) - Self - Host
- Most Critical Need (2021) - Self - Host
- An Amusement Park (2021) - Self - Host
- Martin Luther King Jr. (2021) - Self - Host
- Women (2021) - Self - Host
- Flesh and Blood Heroes (2021) - Self - Host
- The Worst Possible Thing (2021) - Self - Host
- A New Gutenberg Press (2021) - Self - Host
- A Great Optimism (2021) - Self - Host
- A Multiracial Crew (2021) - Self - Host
- If I Have Any Achievement (2021) - Self - Host
- Using Drama to Comment (2021) - Self - Host
- Star Trek Was Not About (2021) - Self - Host
- Few People Can Think (2021) - Self - Host
- Life's Exciting Variety (2021) - Self - Host
- Our Infancy (2021) - Self - Host
- In The Future (2021) - Self - Host
- I Suspect (2021) - Self - Host
- Basic Human Needs (2021) - Self - Host
- Learn About Science (2021) - Self - Host
- Our Laws (2021) - Self - Host
- Often-Ridiculed Mass Audience (2021) - Self - Host
- The Planet Earth (2021) - Self - Host
- Tolerance on a Galaxy Wide Scale (2021) - Self - Host
- I am an Alien (2021) - Self - Host
- Love Affair (2021) - Self - Host
- Curl Up With a Book (2021) - Self - Host
- A "New" New World (2021) - Self - Host
- Humans Are Improving (2021) - Self - Host
- Infinitely More (2021) - Self - Host
- Live Life as Fully (2021) - Self - Host
- Diversity in Life (2021) - Self - Host
- Of Course We Will (2021) - Self - Host
- The Beauty of Diversity (2021) - Self - Host
- Positively Value (2021) - Self - Host
- Our Communicators (2021) - Self - Host
- Good Things Do Happen (2021) - Self - Host
- You and the Universe (2021) - Self - Host
- Enthusiastically Welcome (2021) - Self - Host
2020
1 on 1's w/Deuces (TV Series) as
Guest
- Rachel True (2020) - Guest
2020
History of Horror (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- Witches (2020) - Self
2019
Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror (Documentary) as
Self - Actor, The Craft
2018
The Night Time Show (Podcast Series) as
Self - Guest
- #100: Lisa Loeb, Kate Flannery, Oscar Nunez, EG Daily, Rachel True, and Kendall Schmidt- Grammy Winner, The Office, Rugrats, The Craft, Big Time Rush (2018) - Self - Guest
2016
The Jimmy Star Show with Ron Russell (TV Series) as
Self - Guest
- Rachel True (2016) - Self - Guest
2015
Bizarre Transmissions from the Bermuda Triangle (TV Series) as
Self
- Recap Show (2015) - Self
- Jive Turkey Thanksgiving Special (2015) - Self
2015
Captain Kyle's Cosplay Spotlight (TV Series) as
Self
- Tony Stark (2015) - Self
2006
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List (TV Series) as
Self
- Official Book Club Selection (2009) - Self
- Kathy at the Apollo (2009) - Self
- Paris Is My New BFF (2009) - Self
- What's Woz's Love Got to Do with It (2008) - Self
- Dating for Publicity (2007) - Self
- Puppy Chaos (2006) - Self
- Red State, Blue State (2006) - Self
- Going, Going, Gone (2006) - Self
2007
E! True Hollywood Story (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- Kathy Griffin (2007) - Self
2006
The 20th Annual Soul Train Music Awards (TV Special) as
Self
2006
37th NAACP Image Awards (TV Special) as
Self
2005
36th NAACP Image Awards (TV Special) as
Self
2004
My Coolest Years (TV Mini Series documentary) as
Self ("The Dirty Hippies")
2003
Call of the Wild: Sex in the Animal Kingdom (Video documentary) as
Self
2002
In the Life (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- Season Premiere (2002) - Self
2000
Conjuring 'the Craft' (Video documentary short) as
Self
1996
The Witching Hour (TV Movie documentary) as
Self
1996
Alta Voltagem (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #1.24 (1996) - Self
References
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