Rachel Grate

Birth : 1986-05-03, Camarillo, California, USA

History

As an accomplished stage and film actress and President of Grate Artists, Inc., Rachel Grate has been entertaining Los Angeles audiences for the majority of her life. She's best known for playing Beth Novelli in the CBS drama First Monday alongside Joe Mantegna and Linda Purl. Grate was nominated for a Young Artist Award for her guest star performance in the television series ER, and was featured on many other television shows, including MADtv, Mr. Show, and Judging Amy. Since graduating from UC Irvine with Honors in Acting, Rachel has guest starred on NCIS, NCIS: Los Angeles, The Secret Life of the American Teenager, The Young and the Restless, and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. Films include Camilla Dickinson, Modern Problems, Norm of the North, and Shoot the Moon, for which she won best supporting actress at the Rome International Film Festival. She was an executive producer on the feature Sugar directed by Rotimi Rainwater, a film that aims to raise awareness about the youth Homeless crisis in America. Rachel also works with Cooking with Gabby, a non-profit organization that teaches children the importance of eating healthfully and exercising. You can see Rachel on your television in several high-profile commercials, including an long-running Allstate spot with Dennis Haysbert and as Annie the social media intern in Jack in the Box's popular ad campaign. She has been active in the Theater in Los Angeles, and was most recently nominated for an LA Stage Alliance Ovation Award for her performance as Rebellious Kay in The Pliant Girls. Her company, Grate Artists, inc. produced the January 2015 run of The Pliant Girls at the Colony Theatre in Burbank.

Movies

Rent-an-Elf
Sahara
Type-A personality, Ava, owns “Rent-an-Elf,” a business in which she sets up a memorable Christmas for busy families. This year, she's hired by the newly-single Liam and falls for him and his adorable son, Nathan. But, just as Ava thinks she’s found her match, Liam’s ex-wife returns, wanting to patch things up. Even though Ava decides to put Liam and Nathan's happiness above her own, she's still determined to give them the best Christmas ever, and maybe even hope for a Christmas miracle or two.
Larry
Girlfriend
Larry lives behind a window. He can see you through the glass. Will you be Larry's friend?
Shoot the Moon
Alice Meyers
Marcy Meyers is down on her luck. Faced with piling bills, the remnants of a failed marriage, and now an imminent home foreclosure, she has nowhere to turn but to the hope of a miracle. That miracle she finds in Shoot the Moon, a national game show that promises a one in a lifetime chance to win it all. But Marcy's faith in the show comes with a price. As her relationship with her daughter Alice is put to the test, the clock ticks towards a seemingly inescapable fate. Shoot the Moon tells the story of miracles and the extraordinary place they are found.
Camilla Dickinson
Pompilia Riccoli
Fifteen-year-old Camilla Dickinson leads a sheltered life in New York City until her parents' marriage begins to fall apart.
Mockingbird Don't Sing
Jill
The tragic true story of one of the worst cases of child abuse ever documented (in which a girl was locked in a room without social contact for nearly thirteen years) and what happened when she was finally rescued.
Dill Scallion
Susie Sue
Dill Scallion is a school bus driver who dreams of becoming a famous country music singer. He sings from his heart and makes up his own dance, the "Scallion Shuffle". But fame is fickle and Dill falls from the spotlight faster than he rose to stardom - all in one summer. His hits include "You Shared You" and "I found love at the Family Reunion." Sheryl Crow contributes an original score and Dill Scallion and the Dillionaires perform all songs in the movie. Star Studded cast. Hilarious and sly humor.