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'''Rachael Harris''' (born January 12, 1968) is an American actress and comedian who played the role of [[Susan Heffley]] in the [[Diary of a Wimpy Kid (series)#Film Adaptions|first three films]]. | |||
==Early | |||
Harris was born in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worthington,_Ohio Worthington, Ohio] She graduated from Triad High School [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Worthington_High_School]. She went on to graduate from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otterbein_College Otterbein College], in 1989,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachael_Harris#cite_note-0 | ==Early life== | ||
Harris performed with the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles,_California Los Angeles, California], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Improvisational_comedy improvisational comedy] troupe the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groundlings Groundlings], and taught for a time with the Groundlings school.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-alper_1-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachael_Harris#cite_note-alper-1 | Harris was born in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worthington,_Ohio Worthington, Ohio] She graduated from Triad High School [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Worthington_High_School]. She went on to graduate from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otterbein_College Otterbein College], in 1989,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachael_Harris#cite_note-0 [1]]</sup> majoring in theatre. | ||
Harris performed with the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles,_California Los Angeles, California], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Improvisational_comedy improvisational comedy] troupe the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groundlings Groundlings], and taught for a time with the Groundlings school.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-alper_1-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachael_Harris#cite_note-alper-1 [2]]</sup> She debuted on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television television] in a 1993 episode of ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SeaQuest_DSV SeaQuest DSV]'' | |||
After an appearance on ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek:_Voyager Star Trek: Voyager]'' in 1997, Harris went on to a recurring role in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_WB The WB]'s ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sister,_Sister_(TV_series) Sister, Sister]''. Other television credits include a stint as a correspondent for ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Daily_Show The Daily Show's]'' 2002-2003 season, as well as roles on ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sarah_Silverman_Program The Sarah Silverman Program]'', ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reno_911! Reno 911!]'', ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_West_Wing_(television) The West Wing]'', ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends Friends]'', ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curb_Your_Enthusiasm Curb Your Enthusiasm]'', ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monk_(TV_series) Monk]'', and, in November 2008, ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desperate_Housewives Desperate Housewives]''. | After an appearance on ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek:_Voyager Star Trek: Voyager]'' in 1997, Harris went on to a recurring role in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_WB The WB]'s ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sister,_Sister_(TV_series) Sister, Sister]''. Other television credits include a stint as a correspondent for ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Daily_Show The Daily Show's]'' 2002-2003 season, as well as roles on ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sarah_Silverman_Program The Sarah Silverman Program]'', ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reno_911! Reno 911!]'', ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_West_Wing_(television) The West Wing]'', ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends Friends]'', ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curb_Your_Enthusiasm Curb Your Enthusiasm]'', ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monk_(TV_series) Monk]'', and, in November 2008, ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desperate_Housewives Desperate Housewives]''. | ||
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Harris played the supporting role of Kevyn Shecket, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirstie_Alley Kirstie Alley]'s personal makeup artist, on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Showtime Showtime] series ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fat_Actress Fat Actress]'' in 2005. She played Cooper in the ABC sitcom ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notes_from_the_Underbelly Notes from the Underbelly]''. | Harris played the supporting role of Kevyn Shecket, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirstie_Alley Kirstie Alley]'s personal makeup artist, on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Showtime Showtime] series ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fat_Actress Fat Actress]'' in 2005. She played Cooper in the ABC sitcom ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notes_from_the_Underbelly Notes from the Underbelly]''. | ||
Her film credits include roles in ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Best_in_Show_(film) Best in Show]'', ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Mighty_Wind A Mighty Wind]'', ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/For_Your_Consideration_(film) For Your Consideration]'', ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starsky_%26_Hutch Starsky & Hutch]'', ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kicking_%26_Screaming Kicking & Screaming]'', and ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daddy_Day_Care Daddy Day Care]''. In the 2009 comedy ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hangover_(film) The Hangover]'' she plays Melissa, girlfriend to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Helms Ed Helms]. She previously co-starred with Helms on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Daily_Show the Daily Show].<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-2">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachael_Harris#cite_note-2 | Her film credits include roles in ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Best_in_Show_(film) Best in Show]'', ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Mighty_Wind A Mighty Wind]'', ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/For_Your_Consideration_(film) For Your Consideration]'', ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starsky_%26_Hutch Starsky & Hutch]'', ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kicking_%26_Screaming Kicking & Screaming]'', and ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daddy_Day_Care Daddy Day Care]''. In the 2009 comedy ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hangover_(film) The Hangover]'' she plays Melissa, girlfriend to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Helms Ed Helms]. She previously co-starred with Helms on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Daily_Show the Daily Show].<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-2">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachael_Harris#cite_note-2 [3]]</sup> In 2010, she played Greg's mom in the film ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diary_of_a_Wimpy_Kid Diary of a Wimpy Kid]''. | ||
Harris hosted ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Smoking_Gun_TV&action=edit&redlink=1 Smoking Gun TV]'' in 2004, and has made multiple appearances on such [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VH1 VH1] documentaries as ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Love_the_%2780s_(U.S._TV_series) I Love the '80s]'', ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Love_the_%2790s_(U.S._TV_series) I Love the '90s]'', and ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Best_Week_Ever Best Week Ever]''. | Harris hosted ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Smoking_Gun_TV&action=edit&redlink=1 Smoking Gun TV]'' in 2004, and has made multiple appearances on such [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VH1 VH1] documentaries as ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Love_the_%2780s_(U.S._TV_series) I Love the '80s]'', ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Love_the_%2790s_(U.S._TV_series) I Love the '90s]'', and ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Best_Week_Ever Best Week Ever]''. | ||
Harris' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TV_commercial TV commercial] work includes ads for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinty_Moore Dinty Moore],<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-alper_1-1">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachael_Harris#cite_note-alper-1 | Harris' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TV_commercial TV commercial] work includes ads for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinty_Moore Dinty Moore],<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-alper_1-1">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachael_Harris#cite_note-alper-1 [2]]</sup> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avis_Rent_a_Car_System Avis],<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-alper_1-2">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachael_Harris#cite_note-alper-1 [2]]</sup> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expedia Expedia],<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-alper_1-3">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachael_Harris#cite_note-alper-1 [2]]</sup> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quaker_Oats Quaker Oats], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T-Mobile T-Mobile], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geico Geico], and a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Bowl Super Bowl] commercial for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Census 2010 Census].<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-3">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachael_Harris#cite_note-3 [4]]</sup> She is the voice of turtle Karolyn Slowsky in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comcast Comcast] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slowskys Slowskys] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television_commercials television commercials].<sup class="Template-Fact" style="white-space: nowrap" title="This claim needs references to reliable sources from May 2009">[''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed citation needed]'']</sup> | ||
Harris appeared as a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_disparity_in_sexual_relationships#Slang_terms cougar] — an older woman who pursues younger men — in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funnyordie.com funnyordie.com] sketch "Cougar 101 with Hunter Parrish".<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-4">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachael_Harris#cite_note-4 | Harris appeared as a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_disparity_in_sexual_relationships#Slang_terms cougar] — an older woman who pursues younger men — in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funnyordie.com funnyordie.com] sketch "Cougar 101 with Hunter Parrish".<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-4">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachael_Harris#cite_note-4 [5]]</sup> | ||
Harris has signed on to ABC's ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cougar_Town Cougar Town]'', TVGuide.com has confirmed. She will play Shanna, a woman that the network describes as being the "nemesis" of Jules.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-5">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachael_Harris#cite_note-5 | Harris has signed on to ABC's ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cougar_Town Cougar Town]'', TVGuide.com has confirmed. She will play Shanna, a woman that the network describes as being the "nemesis" of Jules.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-5">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachael_Harris#cite_note-5 [6]]</sup> | ||
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Latest revision as of 03:16, 3 May 2023
Rachael Harris (born January 12, 1968) is an American actress and comedian who played the role of Susan Heffley in the first three films.
Early life
Harris was born in Worthington, Ohio She graduated from Triad High School [1]. She went on to graduate from Otterbein College, in 1989,[1] majoring in theatre. 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, Friends, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Monk, and, in November 2008, Desperate Housewives.
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, Starsky & Hutch, Kicking & Screaming, and Daddy Day Care. In the 2009 comedy The Hangover she plays Melissa, girlfriend to Ed Helms. She previously co-starred with Helms on the Daily Show.[3] In 2010, she played Greg's mom in the film Diary of a Wimpy Kid.
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.
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.[4] She is the voice of turtle Karolyn Slowsky in the Comcast Slowskys television commercials.[citation needed]
Harris appeared as a cougar — an older woman who pursues younger men — in the funnyordie.com sketch "Cougar 101 with Hunter Parrish".[5]
Harris has signed on to ABC's Cougar Town, TVGuide.com has confirmed. She will play Shanna, a woman that the network describes as being the "nemesis" of Jules.[6]